A Replacement Bride

Chapter 246

Joaquin's brows furrowed tightly as he heard her words, and his expression became grave at the thought of his daughter's illness. "What is the toxin in her body? Haven't you found a solution yet?"

Since they were on the topic of solutions, Katherine immediately thought of Q. "I know a person on the Red Web who specializes in poison research and is an expert in this field. I've already sent Noah's blood sample to him. So now, I can only wait for his prognosis."

Joaquin knew he couldn't rush her, especially when she had already explained the measures she had taken. Therefore, all they could do for now was to wait patiently.

As their conversation fell to a close, the two fell silent. Finally, the truth about five years ago, which had been a burden for the two, was completely unveiled. The two inevitably felt mixed emotions at this moment, and the atmosphere became quite strange.

"Why are you looking at me?" Of course, Katherine noticed his gaze. But her mind was still a mess, so she was still trying to untangle the said mess. However, she could no longer bear his unabashed attention on her person as she stared straight at him.

There was a bright grin on his handsome and charming face, and his starry eyes gleamed with pride as he replied boldly, "Because I want to look at you. You're my wife. So, there's nothing wrong with me looking at you."

Katherine pursed her lips and almost rolled her eyes at his antics.

"You're still hurt and on bed rest for two days. Doctor's orders. Get some rest. I'm leaving now." With that, she was about to get up when Joaquin suddenly tugged on her wrist. She staggered, fell onto Joaquin's lap, and her body was pressed against his firm chest.

"Hey! W-What are you doing?!" His actions shocked Katherine, and she hastily tried to remove herself from this intimate position. Unfortunately, he refused to let go. Instead, he wrapped his arms around her tightly and stopped her from leaving.

He looked down, and his eyes were filled with gratified satisfaction. His lips curled into a small smile, and he pressed his forehead against hers.

Their sudden close proximity made her feel flustered, and she froze on the spot. It didn't help that they could feel the warm breath spreading on each other's faces as they breathed.

Katherine's eyelashes fluttered slightly. Her cheeks felt a little warm, and she could tell that there was a growing flush right up to the tips of her ears. She frantically looked away, not daring to meet his eyes.

with a passionate gaze. After some time, he finally parted

with emotions, including surprise,

her lips slightly without saying anything, but his words

...

still thinking about whether she should return to Cechirus tomorrow or wait for Joaquin to

it was an unknown number. She planned to ignore it, but on second thought, she remembered that she hadn't

mind. Hence, she hesitated for a while and finally

a shocked and suspicious voice came from the other end of the line, "Y-You?!

anything odd in the beginning and was utterly confused by the other party's remarks. Thus, she demanded, "Who are you? What do you want? How do

a series of busy tones. She stared at the phone and frowned in bafflement. What the hell is

his hand. He

and was about to mock the caller when her expression changed drastically. The voice

blurted in bewilderment as soon as she recognized

him your number in Fontan? Why did he call

I tell him this number? This is the number I use to contact

something was fishy, so he asked,

could I not recognize his

that he did not expect her to be the one answering the phone. What was

to puzzle things out, but she still couldn't make heads or tails of this matter. Eventually, she decided to call back, but Keith hung up as soon as the call was connected. This happened several times

pacing back and forth in the laboratory with his

Katherine?! He hacked into the system, found WW's address and phone number, and