A Replacement Bride

Chapter 152

"What's wrong?" Joaquin rushed out of the bathroom when he heard the sound. He only had a bath towel on him, exposing the strong muscles of his upper body as well as the particularly eye-catching deep and shallow wounds.

Katherine only remembered after seeing him that they had just married yesterday and were now officially husband and wife.

Looking somewhat uncomfortable, she only spoke up after a while, "Joaquin, we need to talk."

"What do you want to say to me?" Since last night, he had noticed that something was off with her.

He then took a bathrobe and draped it over his body before he walked over and sat beside the bed, looking at her with serious eyes.

She stayed quiet for a minute before starting. "At the very beginning, our marriage was only a form of deal for us to each get what we need. However, now that we have had a wedding, we are already husband and wife in a legal sense. So, I think there are some things that I need to confess to you."

"What is it?" For some reason, he had a bad feeling about this.

He had envisioned countless possibilities, such as her having some kind of illness or that she actually preferred women.

"Actually, I have a child. She is four years old but has been staying in Fontan for treatment due to her poor health. She has severe autism and doesn't get close to anyone. The only person other than me that can communicate with her is her psychologist." She initially thought it would be hard to talk about this, but after she finished speaking, she realized it was not as difficult as she thought it would be.

She had never mentioned Noah to anyone. Except for her grandmother, even the people closest to her had no idea that Noah was actually her child.

"Huh?" He was a little surprised at how things turned out differently from what he had imagined. "That's it? Is there anything else?"

"That is it." She shook her head.

over her confession

but she acted so naturally

the child back?" He did not have a moment of doubt as he swiftly believed her

of contact with people all her life, so I plan to bring her back. I am just letting you know..."

have to worry or feel pressured either." He figured out

she sincerely gave

'divorce' is not in my vocabulary. So, now that you are married to me, you will

off-guard, she peeped,

serious about what I said. Before my mother passed away, she told me that men must be responsible. Since I married you, I will be responsible for you. So, you can start trying to accept me from now on." His expression looked somewhat stiff. If she

demeanor while

remember there's something I have to attend to today. I am off now. I will bring Noah back in a few days. Let's talk about her then. That is all." After saying that, she swiftly scampered out of the hotel room as her

as he looked at her. He had to admit that she was

came out of the room, she tugged at her clothes and abruptly slapped her forehead upon a realization—she was

boarded and gone down the elevator to the first

could not help but ask and

she only recalled that the woman standing in front of her was Joaquin's aunt after she had thought for a long while. "Hello, Aunt Lilith. Is everything

ought to go to Foster Residence with him today to greet Father. I came to the hotel to remind you as I was worried you would forget about this. Isn't Joaquin with you?" She

with strangers. She inconspicuously avoided Lilith's touch and casually replied, "Joaquin didn't tell me that. I am afraid I can't chat any longer,

left without addressing the sour expression on Lilith's