A Replacement Bride

Chapter 241

At the mention of Noah, Joaquin's attention was quickly diverted. "That reminds me. Haven't you come to Fontan to investigate the incident five years ago? How is it coming along? Have you found anything?"

Katherine suddenly didn't know how to answer him when he brought the topic up, and her grip on the steering wheel tightened.

Besides, they were in the car right then; it wasn't a good place to talk about this. Then, a hint of deliberation flashed across her eyes, but she still decided not to lay her cards out now. "I have. I'll tell you after we get back."

As Joaquin was still oblivious to the truth, he didn't overthink and just nodded.

However, after arriving at Katherine's mansion, he began feeling sluggish. Perhaps the ointment had taken effect.

In addition to living through a heart-stopping chase, he even went out for lunch despite still recovering from a major blood loss and a serious injury. Having been through all that, coupled with the medicine taking effect, he naturally began feeling drowsy.

Katherine, on the other hand, frowned when she noticed he was looking sluggish and brought him into the bedroom right away. "Sleep, now. You're not Wolverine, and you should be recuperating in the first place. Whatever it is you want to talk about, it can wait until you're better."

While speaking, she chucked her phone to him while pulling out another one from the drawer.

"The things you usually keep close to you are gone. You've probably lost them during the chase. Jeremy will probably call this number if he wants to contact you, so you take it."

She had many other reachable contacts anyway, and Savannah would naturally adapt if she couldn't reach Katherine.

Joaquin was already on the verge of falling asleep and couldn't even lift a finger either at this point. After humming a response submissively, he was out cold.

It was summer in Fontan, and it was much warmer and more humid than in Hovington.

having just gone out for lunch, Katherine thought she was going to melt, and she was covered in a sticky layer

sure his wounds were looking okay, she returned to her bedroom next

clean from the shower, she sat drying her hair while ruminating about all that

mysterious night five years ago had been revealed, but now she was somewhat bewildered, and right when Joaquin asked her the question

the table, she was feeling resistant as well, for she didn't

how she could forgive him

more exasperated she grew, and the hair entangled in her fingers

suddenly hit her that she seemed to have changed a

past, she wouldn't have been this hesitant. She would've gone straight to the point once she found out who the mystery man was. In fact, the only emotion she'd be feeling was impassiveness and

days spent with Joaquin flashed

with him before she even realized it. Hence, it was why she would be so shocked and also had such a hard

breath and flipped to her side, feeling

have such a great impact on her, making her so hesitant. But either way, the most important thing at that point

Noah's sake. What was more, they would have to lay this on the table

and buried her face in

had rushed straight to Tom's residence after ten-plus hours of flying, then there was the questioning and also saving Joaquin, so she hadn't managed to sleep a wink

that she was lying in bed and her mind was a mess, she began feeling

…

Joaquin was fast asleep next door when the phone by his pillow

a light sleeper; now, even when he was injured, his vigilance would still respond reflexively. Hence, the second he heard the ringtone, his

the screen. After seeing the familiar phone number, he answered