A Replacement Bride

Chapter 122

Seeing Katherine's bloodless face, Ben suggested out of worry, "Miss Cornell, please have a rest in the room next door. Would you like me to put you on a drip?"

Katherine waved her hand, pulled a chair over, and sat down. "You don't have to care about me. I'll be fine after a short rest." Joaquin was already out of the woods and was in fairly stable condition. She surmised that he'd probably regain consciousness in three to four hours, but he might come around sooner than that. After all, he was different from normal people, being constitutionally much stronger than average people. Therefore, she thought she might as well stay here to collect some data.

Two hours later, Joaquin slowly came around with a cough.

It was very quiet in the ward, save for the beeping sound of medical devices. There was a faint scent in the air that was somewhat familiar to him.

He opened his eyes and stared vacantly at the white ceiling for a long time. Then, he turned his head stiffly to look at Katherine, who was sitting in a chair and dozing with her chin propped in her hand.

At this moment, she looked somewhat pale. The light in the ward illuminated her face like a soft layer of light, making her features seem even more prominent and beautiful. Her long and curly eyelashes cast a faint shadow on her face.

Stunned by the sight of this at once, Joaquin was unable to come to his senses for a long time.

"Have you had enough of staring at me?" Katherine asked impassively without opening her eyes. She had been closing her eyes all this while, but she sensed the intense gaze upon her. She had already woken when Joaquin coughed. She was always vigilant and would stay absolutely awake at all times unless she got drunk.

"Did you save my life?" Joaquin asked impassively, though he asked the question in the indicative mood.

Katherine opened her eyes, which glittered like stars in the galaxy at this very moment. Upon seeing this, Joaquin was distracted somewhat, but he soon collected himself while still looking as nonchalant as usual.

"I've gotten paid for that." Katherine yawned. Then, she came forward and grabbed his wrist to take his pulse.

are ice-cold, thought Joaquin; feeling as though he had gotten an electric shock, he subconsciously tried to retract his hand. The next

retracted her fingers. "You're recovering pretty well. You'll be able to be discharged after resting for a couple

who are you, really?" The longer they spent time together, the more she surprised him. As a result, he began to develop some sort of unfamiliar feeling for her that even he couldn't understand. Such a feeling was out of his

wedding will take place in a couple of

wanted to move, she quickly held him down, saying, "Don't

looked at her in amusement. "Are you that impatient

it's my mom's dying wish,

he was

Ben came in from the outside at this moment while carrying things. The instant he entered and

place with a pained expression. I'm already feeling dizzy with hunger. Can't Ben

her eyes, Ben finally came to his senses and glanced at the food on the floor. He quickly apologized, "Sorry, Boss! I'll go buy some food again right away! Just give me a minute!" With that, he turned around and ran off like

Katherine while subconsciously raising his eyebrows. It's quite

place. Then, she sat sprawled in

that she looked unwell, Joaquin kept quiet without

back

regained some strength, so she took

looked at her from behind until she disappeared from

it weren't for her, you'd probably have died."

a

a Freudian slip. He quickly put on a straight face, saying, "Mr. Levisay, our mission has been leaked this