A Replacement Bride

Chapter 86

Meanwhile, Joaquin continued to stand in place for a few more moments until he was surprised to realize just how well Katherine knew Beatrice's condition. Just as he was about to ask her something more, his phone rang. He then took a look at his phone and saw a phone call from the hospital, thinking it could be about Beatrice. Thus, he answered the call while making his way to the exit. "What's the matter?"

"Mr. Levisay, Miss Muller just tried to commit suicide."

An hour later, Joaquin returned to the hospital once again, just as Beatrice's rescue was over. However, she appeared to be unconscious because of the sedation effects. As soon as Joaquin walked in the door and saw the lady, he knitted his eyebrows and turned his attention to the doctor with an intimidating look. "Why did she try to kill herself?"

"Miss Muller was devastated after she learned that she must have her legs amputated. So, as soon as the nurse looked away, she smashed her drip bottle into pieces and grabbed one of the shards to slit her wrist. Fortunately, we were able to discover that and rescue her just in time." Wesley appeared to be covered in a cold sweat at the thought of what he had seen earlier.

"I see." Joaquin pursed his lips, his face darkening. In the meantime, Wesley, the doctor, and the nurse walked out of the ward, leaving Joaquin alone with Beatrice.

Ten minutes later, Theodore came to the hospital after being informed about his granddaughter's condition. The moment he saw Beatrice, he felt a stab of pain in his chest as his disappointment toward her was replaced by sympathy. Then, he went on to greet Joaquin and sat down next to the latter. As the professor's face was written with exhaustion, he seemed like he had aged ten years older.

had no idea what to say, his mouth

is no need for you to apologize to me. In fact, you've done great enough. Beatrice is only left with the choice of accepting her fate." Theodore gazed at Joaquin, forcing a

his expertise in the medical world. Besides, he also knew that Theodore had worked with Nexus Laboratory from Fontan. After all, that lab was well-known thanks to Mr. Q, who rose to fame for his unrivaled medical expertise in cell regeneration. Therefore, Joaquin was hoping Theodore could ask for

she suggested that Beatrice should have her legs amputated. Because of that, Theodore couldn't see a way out

kept quiet without saying a single word more while the two men continued to sit in the ward. Not long after that, Beatrice came to her senses and tried to remove the drip needles that were attached to the back of her hand, only to be stopped by Joaquin just in time. She then burst into tears, crying out loud with a hoarse voice. "Joe, please just let me die. What's the point of living like that? I should just die instead

to that, Joaquin froze in place despite his instinctive rejection of Beatrice's intimate behavior. However, when he noticed the look on her face, he hesitated for a second and decided to gently pat her head with his hand.

for me, and you can go ahead to marry Miss Cornell. Once both

he felt obligated to honor his promise to take good care of her forever after what happened five years ago. In fact, he saw no reason to give up on Beatrice despite her condition because it never crossed his mind to give her up either when she was in good physical health. "Alright, that's enough, girl. I'm going to call off my engagement with Katherine and marry you." Joaquin let out a sigh, trying to get over the complicated emotions within him before replying to Beatrice's

the lady continued to shake her head tearfully. "No, you can't do that, Joe. If you marry me in my condition, we may even have kids with disabilities. Therefore, I'm only going to be a liability if we ever

with a glacial look, his attitude obviously