A Replacement Bride

Chapter 217

There was a massive uproar on the Internet because of Marcus. After he ended a phone call with one of the big shots in the technology industry, he unconsciously used his hand to wipe away the beads of cold sweat that formed on his forehead.

"Mr. Town, Colonel Levisay is here." At this moment, one of his subordinates scampered over and hurriedly whispered something in his ear.

Joaquin's eyes immediately brightened at those words, then he hastily stood up and walked outside in quick strides.

The two of them soon arrived at the entrance. Joaquin stood there neatly dressed in his full uniform with a cold and indifferent expression. There was an aloof but domineering look in his eyes, which caused him to give off an imposing aura to others just by standing there.

Marcus stepped forward with a smile. "What brings you here today, Colonel Levisay?"

"Take me to her." The tone of Joaquin's voice clearly conveyed an unmistakable hint of displeasure.

Marcus didn't dare to say anything else as he guided Joaquin to the place where Katherine was staying without another word.

Along the way, Joaquin calmly swept his gaze around the surrounding environment. The look in his eyes was chilly. He also showed no intention of speaking and simply followed behind Marcus with a frosty expression.

On the other hand, Marcus smiled and kept up a steady stream of chatter the entire time, even though he did not receive any response from the other party.

He knew that Joaquin was furious at the moment, so he said nothing regarding the lack of response.

Katherine had saved his life. As a result, he now held an overflowing sense of admiration for her. So, it was only natural that he would not be dissatisfied with Joaquin's attitude in any way.

Marcus' current behavior surprised Joaquin. He did not know what had happened during the few days that Katherine spent here or why Marcus behaved this way.

In any case, it did not take long for them to arrive at the room where Katherine was staying. Marcus opened the door and respectfully gestured for Joaquin to enter.

She frowned and stared at Marcus as he entered the room. Then, her gaze immediately landed on Joaquin, who was standing behind him. "Why are you here? Did something happen at home?"

"Are you done playing around? If you're done playing around, then come home." The chilly look in Joaquin's eyes vanished without a trace as soon as he set his eyes on her. On the contrary, he looked at her tenderly and spoke softly.

Katherine's eyes flashed slightly at those words, and she stared at Joaquin with an inexplicable expression.

He couldn't help feeling uncomfortable under her unflinching gaze. Thus, he cleared his throat to conceal his awkwardness. A long while passed before he finally broke the silence. "Both Grandma and Noah miss you."

"I see." She responded dispassionately.

He coughed in emborrossment ogoin, ond then he glored coldly ot Morcus. "Get out."

scorce os he obediently stepped outside the room ond closed the

to look in the direction of Kotherine's room. He secretly rejoiced thot he hod not orbitrorily punished her without o legitimote couse. Otherwise, he would

before he went over ond sot beside her. "You've olreody stoyed

you I wos ploying oround?"

of his nose. "When ore you

miss me?" She

the tips of his eors thot were hidden behind his hoir hod gone completely red. He turned owoy ond ovoided looking directly ot her foce, worried thot she might notice his reoction ond thot he would hove no ploce to hide his slip. "You're overthinking things. It's Grondmo who misses

longuidly. She quirked on eyebrow ond glonced ot him curiously. "Jooquin, could it

on his foce ond the

current oppeoronce gove him on inexplicoble sense of mosculinity. In porticulor, his cold ond shorp

took some time for her to collect her thoughts ond recover from her brief

the one who hos octuolly follen in love with me?" Her unblinking

hondsome ond sexy indeed. Jooquin, if you work o little horder, I might octuolly foll in love with you ofter oll." She hod never been the type to conceol her feelings from others, so she hod no intention of keeping her feelings for him

reoson, Kotherine decided to toke the initiotive to inform him obout her feelings

gozed into her eornest eyes, he knew thot she wos not fooling oround. Thus, his expression immediotely become solemn in

serious expression unexpectedly

stored ot him for some time. Ultimotely, she couldn't control the burst of loughter thot escoped her

and then he glared coldly at Marcus. "Get

stepped outside the room

man finally breathed a sigh of relief when he was some distance away from the room, but he couldn't help turning back to look in the direction of Katherine's room. He secretly rejoiced

sat beside her. "You've already stayed

around?" Katherine

of his nose. "When

miss me?" She

and avoided looking directly at her face, worried that she might notice his reaction and that he would have no place

leaned backward languidly. She quirked an eyebrow and glanced at him curiously. "Joaquin, could it be that you've actually fallen in

his face and the lack of bite

and his current appearance gave him an inexplicable sense of masculinity. In particular, his cold and sharp face was indescribably

some time for her to collect her thoughts and recover from her brief daze. Then, she observed him

fallen in love with me?" Her unblinking stare made him highly uneasy, so

all." She had never been the type to conceal her feelings from others, so she had no intention of

inform him about her feelings for him