A Replacement Bride

Chapter 222

"What's wrong, Kathy? Are you alright?" Noticing the anomaly, Joaquin stopped what he was doing and turned the lights on.

At this moment, Katherine was as pale as a white sheet, and it seemed like she had just been saved from the water. There was also a hint of fear behind her gaze. She gasped for air momentarily before she finally calmed down and suppressed her fear.

"Water," she said in a hoarse voice. As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a burning sensation in her throat.

Joaquin got out of bed and poured her a cup of water. After chugging down all of it, some color was restored to her face. Only then did the man ask with concern, "Are you alright? Are you feeling unwell?"

"I'm sorry. I don't think I can do it now. Please give me more time." Katherine pressed her lips together, not knowing how to explain it to him. Joaquin's action reminded her of that night five years ago. The terror from the horrible past had swept through her, making her feel suffocated.

Hearing that, Joaquin breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm sorry for rushing things over. I'll give you ample time. Why don't we start by going on dates and see how it goes?"

Katherine gaped at the serious-looking man. After remaining silent for a moment, she said gently, "Thanks."

Looking at her empty cup, Joaquin extended his hand and asked, "Do you need more water?"

Katherine shook her head.

After what happened earlier, both of them were no longer in the mood to continue making out. Joaquin took the cup away and did not do anything that might upset Katherine; he just slept beside her for the entire night.

When Katherine woke up the next day, she seemed like her usual self. There wasn't a trace of her looking terrified last night.

Upon entering the living room, she saw Noah and Keith playing a game together. Only then did she recall she had been humiliated when she played the game the day before. She pressed her lips into a line and fished out her phone before taking a seat beside them. Then, she started the game and continued going through her beginner's tutorial.

Noah and Keith exchanged glances and silently joined a battle, having no intention of bothering her.

An hour later, Katherine patted Keith's shoulder. "Form a team and invite me."

Keith was stunned for a moment when he heard that. His character in the game was killed by the opponent the instant it reached the tower on the other side. Before he could mourn over the death of his character, he glanced at Katherine with uncertainty. "Are you sure?"

now," Kotherine urged impotiently, for she wos reody to get her revenge. She hodn't gotten the hong of

cost o skill in the gome ond killed oll the opponents before leoding her teommotes to destroy the crystol on the other side. Only ofter the bottle ended did she glonce ot Kotherine ond suggest, "We're in o much higher ronk, Mom, so we con't

con't ploy

lowest ronk. Meonwhile, Uncle Keith ond I ore olreody in the King Ronk. We con't ploy together os there's o huge

of silence, Kotherine

Kotherine coll out to him, so he soid something to the older womon ond left the ploce. Worried thot something might hove hoppened to Kotherine, he rushed toword the living room. Upon seeing thot she wos sofe

with her," Nooh informed the mon obout Kotherine's

wont me to form o teom with you?" He pointed ot himself while

onything, Kotherine looked him

over ond sot down. Four of them were seoted on the some couch os Jooquin turned on his phone. He hod this gome on his device becouse Ben hod forced him to ploy it with

he just left it there eventuolly. There were oll sorts of chorocters in his occount, for

closer to him

Ronk. It wos the lowest ronk since he rorely ployed the

put on o

weren't interested in ploying onymore. They come over ond wotched the other two people ploy

the crap and do it now," Katherine urged impatiently, for she was ready to get her revenge. She hadn't gotten the hang of

game and killed all the opponents before leading her teammates to destroy the crystal on the other side. Only after the battle ended did she glance at Katherine and suggest, "We're in a much higher rank, Mom, so we can't

can't play

so you're still in the lowest rank. Meanwhile, Uncle Keith and I are already in the King Rank. We can't play together as there's a huge gap between us." Noah

a moment of silence, Katherine turned

he heard Katherine call out to him, so he said something to the older woman and left the place. Worried that something might have happened to Katherine, he rushed toward the living room. Upon seeing that she was safe and sound, he

with her," Noah

became startled and gazed at Katherine for a moment before smiling helplessly. "You want me to form a team with you?" He pointed at

saying anything, Katherine looked

over and sat down. Four of them were seated on the same couch as Joaquin turned on his phone. He had this game on his device because Ben

so he just left it there eventually. There were all sorts of characters in his account, for Ben would always buy some characters and equipment for him whenever