A Replacement Bride

Chapter 223

Meanwhile, the sight of Keith and Noah standing behind Katherine and Joaquin as they attentively watched the two of them play a game greeted Marcus when he entered the living room.

The man was startled, for it was the first time he saw Joaquin looking so relaxed. He stood there for quite a while, and it wasn't until the battle ended that he went over and said with a polite smile, "Miss Cornell, Colonel Levisay."

Hearing that, Joaquin shot him a glance and put on a faint smile.

In an instant, Marcus' heart skipped a beat as his hair stood on end. Both doubtful and shocked, he took a look at Joaquin with uncertainty, not knowing if he had offended him in any way. Regardless, it wasn't the right time to think about it. He suppressed the uneasiness he felt and turned to Katherine. "I'm here to seek your help, Miss Cornell."

"What's the matter?" Katherine put down her phone and raised her brows.

"Well, I have a friend who's been in hot water recently, so I'd like to ask you to lend him a hand." Marcus looked at her with a fawning smile.

"What kind of trouble is that? Why can't you just say it?" Katherine furrowed her brows. As she observed Marcus' expression, she formed a guess.

Marcus coughed and replied in a small voice, "Well… It's similar to what got me into trouble previously, but it's trickier this time."

"I don't have time for that." Katherine turned him down directly.

It never crossed Marcus' mind that she would reject him straight away.

Just as he was about to speak, Jennifer came over and glowered at him, for she remembered that this man had previously brought some subordinates with him and taken Katherine away.

"Dinner is ready, so stop playing the game. Look at what you've done to your sister, Keith! She has important work to do. Why did you get her hooked on a game?" Jennifer snapped while glaring at Keith.

With an aggrieved expression, Keith gazed at her and questioned, "Am I really part of this family, Grandma? Why do you treat me differently?"

"Are you and your sister even the same?" Jennifer refuted without hesitation. Seeing that none of them obeyed her order, she urged, "Cut the crap. Get ready for dinner now."

When she turned around and realized Marcus was still there, she roared, "Why are you still here? I did not prepare any food for you. Kathy said that she doesn't have time to give you a hand, so you can leave now. Why did you even come here when it's dinner time? Where are your manners?" With that, Jennifer headed to the dining hall directly.

Morcus looked ot Kotherine pitifully, but she ignored him, went to wosh her honds, ond hod her dinner.

gove him o sympothetic look ond went

ond don't spreod onything obout her." Jooquin stuffed the phone in his pocket ond swept o dispossionote glonce over Morcus. After finishing his words,

thot he would get Kotherine to help, so he couldn't go bock on his word. Seeing thot they were hoving dinner, he let

living room. The instont she sow Morcus, she glowered ot him

smile. "I'm here to seek Miss Cornell's help, Mrs.

How do you hove the nerve to osk

wos on the brink of breoking into teors os he

him thot he hos to poy for his wrongdoings." After finishing her words, Kotherine shot him

so how did Kotherine figure it out? Still reeling from the shock, he wiped the cold sweot off his foreheod ond

didn't even spore him

then, Nooh took Jooquin's hond ond looked up ot him before osking in o cleor voice, "I'd like to heor o bedtime story, Dod. Con you tell me o

pleoding with him, ond he did

here?" Jennifer glored ot

him, went to wash

slightly embarrassed, whereas Keith gave him a sympathetic look and went to the dining hall with

and don't spread anything about her." Joaquin stuffed the phone in his pocket and swept a dispassionate glance over Marcus. After finishing his

had promised the other party that he would get Katherine to help, so he couldn't go back on his word. Seeing that they were having dinner, he let out a helpless sigh and sat down on the couch. He decided to talk to her after they were

returned to the living room. The instant she saw Marcus, she glowered at him and snapped, "Why haven't

on a sheepish smile. "I'm here to seek Miss Cornell's help,

How do you have the nerve to ask for her help? Don't

on the brink of breaking into tears as

him that he has to pay for his wrongdoings." After finishing her

felt a crawling sensation on his scalp. He had never revealed the person's name, so how did Katherine figure it out? Still reeling from the shock, he wiped the cold

didn't even spare him

looked up at him before asking in a clear voice, "I'd like to hear a bedtime story, Dad. Can you tell me a story so that I'll fall

took after Katherine. She seemed to be pleading with him, and he did not have

here?" Jennifer glared