A Replacement Bride

Chapter 166

"Joaquin, do you and Katherine not share a unit?" Tiara followed Joaquin and Katherine into Soulin International with a curious look on her face as she studied her surroundings. At last, she noticed that Katherine walked into unit 1801 while he unlocked the door of unit 1802. Thus, she couldn't help but ask that.

Joaquin cast her a warning look instead of answering. "Are you coming in? If not, you can go home."

"Don't chase me away. I'm coming in," she answered as she quickly slipped into his unit.

He waved at Katherine one more time before he shut the door.

As Tiara walked into the unit, she began to take a look around. The unit lacked decorations and gave her the feeling of the absence of its hostess. She immediately pointed it out. "By the way, Joaquin, I have a question—what's happening between you and Katherine? Are you having a contract marriage like one of the plots in the novel, which you'll divorce after some time?"

He cast her a look without much emotion. "Did Grandpa ask you to monitor us?"

Tiara waved her hands frantically to deny his claim. "No way! That's impossible! Grandpa isn't such a kind of person. It's just that I annoyed him in the house, so he wants to chase me away."

However, Joaquin could see through her lies, and he gestured in the direction of the guestroom. "That's the guest room. You'll be sleeping there. Remember to not touch anything or try to discover anything. Curiosity kills the cat."

"Of course. Can I visit Katherine, though? Aren't you worried about her living alone? I bet the men can't wait to make a move on her, since she's pretty and kind. Aren't you afraid of any love rival?" Pouting at the lack of freedom, she walked toward the guestroom with her suitcase in tow. Before she opened the door, she darted him a question.

Joaquin wasn't looking at her at the moment, but her words created a huge impact on him.

There were indeed a lot of men around Katherine, and most of them were interested in her.

He couldn't make out the source of the disturbing feeling when he thought about it.

Tiara returned to his side after she put her luggage in the room.

she informed him that she would be visiting Katherine, and eagerly left

into the unit, she looked around its interior. "Katherine, do

face walking out of the room caught Tiara's

Tiara, and she stopped in her tracks before turning to

raised her head to acknowledge Tiara after the latter called

Tiara was staring at someone with a shocked

left Tiara alone for a moment and asked Xavier

a lot. I think that if we keep her going like now, she can return to society and live among people soon. You can send her to kindergarten at that time to see if she can get used to such a life." Xavier didn't pay attention

as a response before she finally remembered that the younger woman was

sure what was going on between the two, but her eyes couldn't leave Xavier ever since she walked

the couch in the living room with a remote control in his hand as he watched the television. As he noticed her stare, he turned to her for a moment

Tiara met a man who didn't have his eyes on her all the time

curious about his identity. Thus, Tiara joined him on the couch and expected him to share some juicy details. "Do you know Katherine? Are

Xavier had decided to not pay attention to Tiara. However, she was too talkative for his liking. She

her anymore, he turned to her and shot her an emotionless glance. "Can you

was completely different compared to how he casually treated Katherine a while

taken aback for a few seconds before tears blurred her vision, and she mumbled sadly, "I-I am just being

didn't ask for your politeness." He retorted one more time and paid no more attention to

was building inside her, but she didn't dare cry in front of him. Thus, she only sat on the couch and glared

felt more wronged when Xavier ignored her presence, as

noticed the extreme silence in the living room

from it. Xavier and Tiara each took a spot on the couch, and an odd

Katherine walked