A Replacement Bride

Chapter 138

Katherine continued to chat with Jessica for a while before she saw that it was almost time for her to go into the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Joaquin only came out of the room then. Seeing him, Jennifer looked at him from head to toe before her gaze eventually fell on the mask on his face. She casually asked after looking at him for a while, "You live here too, Johdy?"

Joaquin walked over and sat down beside Jennifer before he obediently answered, "I live next door, Grandma. I am here to help during the few days that you are here."

Joaquin, who usually wouldn't falter even in the face of violent criminals, was actually a little nervous being scrutinized by Jennifer.

"Oh? How can you help by staying here?" Jennifer's expression didn't change as she asked. It might seem as if she was just exchanging pleasantries with him, but her every word was fishing for information.

"I help with—"

"Joaquin, come and help me wash the vegetables." He was just about to answer when Katherine's voice came from the kitchen.

"I am coming," he quickly agreed and beamed at Jennifer.

Jennifer only quietly looked at him with a half-smile, her gaze pausing on both his wounds.

He then stood up and headed to the kitchen to help Katherine.

As he stepped into the kitchen, Katherine passed the vegetables she was holding to him and reminded, "Don't tell my grandmother too much. She is not young anymore. I worry that we will scare her."

After pondering for a while, he gave her his evaluation. "Your grandmother is really something."

"She is just a normal grandmother." She peered at Joaquin. "There is nothing special."

He didn't say anything in return, but he knew that no ordinary person would make the government come forward and arrange for someone to protect them.

as to how Katherine didn't want to elaborate

worked well together, and it only took half an hour for them to

her hands dry, she went and

with placing the cutleries on the table. Indeed, he

You should go back

and he looked at Jennifer with his

was very satisfied

"Grandma—"

stopped from speaking with a glare from Jennifer, rubbed her nose and obediently

had an idea of what was going on when he saw this—Jennifer probably wanted to have a private conversation

The wedding will be in two days anyway. Rest well today, Kathy. We have to take a few wedding

Katherine hummed in

left after bidding

had just stepped out of her home when Jennifer's face

pout and

been frank with Johdy about you?" Jennifer looked at Katherine with a sullen face and demanded in a

smile swiftly disappeared, and she quietly pressed her lips together when she heard Jennifer's words. She

be together has made the decision to support each

disapprovingly, but when she saw Jennifer's serious expression, she suddenly sighed. "Grandma,

him? There are a lot of things you have to be vocal and direct about to save yourself from possible future troubles. I was the one who was tricked into returning to Hovington this

lowered her head and stared somewhere near her toes when she

That child has suffered enough all these years. She has never kicked up a fuss despite you not being by her side. I am back in Hovington now, and you will have to bring her back eventually as well. Are you planning on never seeing her? Why did you give

will talk to him about it,"

could barely keep her eyes open at