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.

seeing as to how Katherine didn't want to elaborate on this, he,

together, and it only took half an

hands dry, she went and got Jennifer to come over for

with placing the cutleries on the table. Indeed, he looked

should go back next door tonight, Johdy. People will gossip about it if they found out

when he heard that, and he

satisfied with him. It was just

"Grandma—"

glare from Jennifer, rubbed her nose and obediently sat aside without uttering

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

anyway. Rest well today, Kathy. We have to take a few wedding photos tomorrow that we have to use during the

Katherine

left after bidding Jennifer

when Jennifer's face turned solemn and she

pout and pitifully look

Have you been frank with Johdy about you?" Jennifer looked at Katherine with a

and she quietly pressed her lips together when she heard Jennifer's words.

agreed to the marriage voluntarily or for a purpose, but I am telling you now that a couple that wants to marry and be together has made the decision to support each other for the rest of their lives. Since you want to spend the rest of your life together, there are things that

Jennifer's serious expression, she suddenly sighed. "Grandma, Joaquin and

if he finds out one day that you have hidden so many things from him? There are a lot of things you have to be vocal and direct about to save yourself

her head and stared somewhere near her toes when she saw the grim look

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 birth to her in the first place then?" Jennifer had never asked much about Noah in the past because she knew that Katherine had her own problems she hadn't solved. However, she thought that Katherine needed to resolve

will talk to him about

could barely keep her eyes open at this