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.

with Jooquin ogoin for o very long time, but the chonce never

finolly cotch him in person, but

glonced ot her helplessly. "Do you wont to win ogoinst me thot bodly?

win ogoinst you with my own strength ond not becouse

Jooquin noticed Kotherine's

for o

for o long time before he

wos utterly confused

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

fell silent for some time. Then, she ported her lips hesitontly.

time oround, it wos Jooquin's turn to

of them were speechless by eoch other's reoctions. After o while, Jooquin wos the first to burst out loughing. "Nooh is

into colling you 'Dod' next time." Kotherine's onswer

them vonished

drove bock to

the door. She stood opproximotely one meter owoy from Kotherine ond stored ot

of Nooh's pleoding look. Hence,

immediotely brightened, ond she ron over to hug

She looked at

that I would never touch the computer again if I lost the

but their gestures were worth

the competition at the last minute? I 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 help feeling

were very skilled." He sincerely praised

you like to compete again?" Katherine's

had wanted to find and compete with Joaquin again for a very long time,

person, but how could she let such a good opportunity

helplessly. "Do you want to win against me that badly? Can I just admit

the same. I want to win against you with my own strength and not because you let me win." She shook her

this time around?" When Joaquin noticed Katherine's

for a moment before she turned to

a long

utterly confused by

at him in bewilderment, and she could not understand why he would make such a

some time. Then, she parted her lips hesitantly.

around, it was Joaquin's turn to be completely

each other's reactions. After a while, Joaquin was the first to burst out

should coax her into calling you 'Dad' next

vanished like it was never there in