A Replacement Bride

Chapter 249

Jennifer and Keith were both dumbstruck by Joaquin's sudden confession. They stared at him unblinkingly as they tried to digest this bombshell.

"W-What?!" After a long while, Keith stammered, his face filled with disbelief.

Joaquin pursed his lips and intoned deeply, "Yes. The man from five years ago Kathy was looking for is me."

At this moment, Keith abruptly jerked to his feet and started pacing agitatedly. Jennifer finally came to her senses and stared at Joaquin with her mouth agape. "Y-You were that man five years ago! Y-You are Noah's father!"

As she muttered to herself, she shook her head as if she couldn't believe it. "No, how can that be? How can it be such a coincidence?"

She frantically looked at Katherine and wanted to hear it from her lips. "Kathy, is that true? Tell me! Are you guys trying to fool me because you didn't find that guy? I may be old and useless, but I'm not stupid. So, don't even try lying to me!"

Keith also exclaimed in frustration, "Grandma's right! Kathy, this is impossible! That man was a piece of sh*t! He raped you! Only a scum and b*stard would do such an awful thing! Joaquin is such a nice guy. He wouldn't do something so horrible. No way, he's not that jerk! Is this a joke to you? It's not funny, okay? Don't make such a lousy joke!"

Joaquin was rendered speechless by Keith's insults, and his lips twitched with each derogatory term.

sh*t? Scum? B*stard?

Keith finished speaking, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine and trembled in response. He scratched his nose in confusion and quickly sensed someone boring a hole into his body with their

it's true. Why would we lie to you

suddenly fell quiet, falling into a strange and awkward silence. Keith and Jennifer's eyes simultaneously flicked back and forth between Joaquin and Katherine. Then, they stared at Joaquin as if seeing him for

a while, Jennifer finally spoke, "Joaquin, are you really that man

turned into a rampaging bull. "Grandma, I know it's too late for me to say anything now, but I didn't mean to hurt Kathy. In fact, I swore at that time that I would love Kathy and only Kathy for the rest of my life. Unfortunately, something happened, and we missed each other's path for five years.

she knew he wasn't entirely at fault, she still couldn't accept this. Instead, she felt furious and saddened for Katherine because she saw first-hand

thought of the hardships and grievances Katherine and Noah had endured in the past

same way too. His only family in the world were Jennifer and Katherine. So, when he learned the truth, he naturally felt biased toward

Thus, the atmosphere suddenly became tense and heavy. The air seemed stagnant,

breathing turned light as he waited for the verdict to fall. This was the first time in his life that something could

when she sensed the awkwardness hanging in the air and spoke softly, "Alright, Grandma, Keith. We have already cleared the air about what happened five years ago, and I've forgiven him for what he did. But things happened, and he didn't do it on purpose, nor did he intend to hurt me. So, let’s just let bygones be bygones. We should focus on Noah's illness right now.

Keith pursed their lips upon the mention of Noah, and

long sigh, and her wrinkled face was full of helplessness and sorrow. "Well, things happen for a reason. Who would have thought that you guys would meet in that bar five years ago and that something so bizarre would happen? Even more unexpectedly, you guys were engaged ages ago and are legally married. Noah is also the byproduct of that night. There are too