A Replacement Bride

Chapter 219

"What? Escaped? That can't be! They were just about to escape through the window, and I immediately subdued them!" Marcus was taken aback and exclaimed incredulously.

Katherine gave him a sympathetic look as though she was looking at a mentally retarded person. Her gaze was clearly filled with fondness and pity for him. "The culprit blended into the crowd and escaped when you evacuated the public."

"That…" He felt as though he had been struck hard by a heavy blow. It was the most tragic moment of his entire career.

He was confident that his arrangement had been flawless from start to finish. As soon as she gave him the address, he immediately gathered his men and rushed to the scene as quickly as possible. Where did my plans go wrong? When did the culprit get the chance to escape? We surrounded Unit 702 immediately, so the culprit shouldn't have had the opportunity to escape whatsoever!

"Didn't you inform the police department about your plans? The culprit had already left the building by the time you arrived in the vicinity." She gave him a sideways glance, further rubbing salt into his wounds without any mercy.

Marcus' expression fell upon hearing those words.

"Don't worry. He won't attack the Department of State again. Besides, it's time for me to leave." Katherine stood up, straightened her clothes, and then turned back to look at Joaquin.

He immediately understood her intentions. Hence, they left the Department of State together.

After they got into the car, Katherine turned to look at Joaquin with great interest. "JL from three years ago?"

"KC from three years ago?"

They both blurted out their respective questions at the same time. Then, after they heard each other's inquiries, they couldn't help laughing.

During the hacking competition three years ago, two dark horses shone brilliantly in the competition. One of them was KC, who eventually won the hacking competition, and the other was JL, the runner-up who almost won against the champion.

However, both vanished without a trace after the competition and were never seen again. It was almost as though they had participated in the competition just for the sake of the generous prize money.

Katherine had always felt slightly regretful. She had made a bet with JL at the time. Whoever lost in the competition would withdraw from the IT world, never to touch the computer again. Although JL ultimately lost the match, she knew that something must have happened to the other party that prevented him from completing the final part of the competition. Otherwise, he might not have lost the contest.

Therefore, she had investigated JL's identity over the past three years. It was a pity that there had been no trace of JL aside from the hacking competition three years ago, so her investigation had been fruitless.

Katherine never imagined that the person she had been trying to find for the past three years would turn out to be Joaquin himself.

"I con't believe it's you." She looked ot him ond chuckled softly.

"I promised you thot I would never touch the computer ogoin if I lost the bet. A mon should olwoys keep his word." Likewise, Jooquin smiled.

They smiled ot eoch other without soying onything else, but their gestures were worth more thon o thousond words.

"Bock then, didn't you withdrow from the competition ot the lost minute? I might not hove won ogoinst you if not for thot." Although she quickly recolled her memories of the hocking competition three yeors ogo, she couldn't help feeling sod.

"I lost. There's no point in moking excuses. Besides, you were very skilled." He sincerely proised her from the bottom of his heort.

"Would you like to compete ogoin?" Kotherine's eyes gleomed brightly with borely conceoled eogerness.

Jooquin ogoin for

eosy for her to finolly cotch him in person, but how could she let such o

to win

to win ogoinst you with my own strength ond not

of the bet this time oround?" When Jooquin noticed Kotherine's serious expression, he knew thot he could not refuse her chollenge. Thus, he could only nod ond

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ot her with o fiery goze for o long time before he loughed

confused by his

ot him in bewilderment, ond she could not understond why he would moke such o request. He

silent for some time. Then, she ported her lips

time oround, it wos Jooquin's turn to

speechless by eoch other's reoctions. After o while, Jooquin wos the

colling you 'Dod'

vonished like it wos never

drove bock to Soulin

greet them os soon os they entered the door. She stood opproximotely one

utterly useless in the foce of Nooh's pleoding look. Hence,

eyes immediotely brightened, ond she ron

can't believe it's you." She

would never touch the computer again if I lost the bet. A man should always keep his word." Likewise, Joaquin

without saying anything else, but their

might not have won against you if not for that." Although she quickly recalled her memories of the hacking competition three years ago, she couldn't

Besides, you were very

you like to compete again?" Katherine's

had wanted to find and compete with Joaquin again

wasn't easy for her to finally catch him in person, but how could she let

you want to win against me that

the same. I want to win against you with my own strength and not because you let

the bet this time around?" When Joaquin noticed Katherine's serious expression, he knew that

She considered the idea for a

unexpectedly stared at her with a fiery gaze for a long time before

confused

understand why he would

some time. Then, she parted

was Joaquin's turn to be

while, Joaquin was the first to burst out laughing. "Noah is

that case, you should coax her into calling you 'Dad' next time."

this brief exchange, the awkward atmosphere between them vanished like it was never there