A Replacement Bride

Chapter 270

Joaquin instantly frowned at these words while Katherine merely looked coldly at the woman from the corner of her eye without so much as a change in her expression.

Marcus stepped forward at once. Looking at the woman in displeasure, he reproached sternly, "Watch your mouth, Lexie! How can you call her a novice? She's the only person who can save the Frasers!" After finishing his sentence, he shot her a contemptuous glare. "Also, you're nothing but a maid of the Fraser Family. I didn't bother to argue with you since you always take good care of the Frasers, but you'd better not forget who you are. Don't think you can do whatever you want now that the Frasers are in trouble. It's not up to you to swagger around in this mansion like you're the master," he said, immediately exposing Lexie for who she was.

Lexie's face darkened somewhat at the man's words. The Frasers had recently been afflicted with the man-faced curse; so, as the only person unaffected by the outbreak, she had been taking care of the Frasers these days. With all her employers bedridden, she lived much more comfortably in this mansion despite being a petty maid. As her employers had to be quarantined in their respective bedrooms, she was left with nothing to do. Not only that, she'd even make tea and coffee for herself and enjoy lounging on the luxurious couch. As a result, she became more presumptuous and even acted like the master of the house for a time. Now that Marcus had exposed her like that in front of others, she felt embarrassed for quite a while.

Not wanting to waste time and not bothering to gauge Lexie's mood, Katherine asked in an impassive voice, "Where are the patients?"

He answered at once, "They're all upstairs. Mr. Fraser hasn't returned here in the last couple of months, so he probably wasn't infected. The only ones in the Fraser Residence are his daughter-in-law Patricia, his granddaughter Cyndi, and his grandson Myles." In other words, the only ones here were Zak's wife, daughter, and son.

Katherine nodded before immediately going upstairs and checking on the three of them in turn. "This woman's condition is the most urgent," she said, giving her judgment immediately. Pointing at the shrunken-looking Patricia in bed, she continued, "She has to be treated first, or she may not be able to make it and die here in no time."

Having complete faith in her medical prowess, Marcus instantly nodded at her words. "Alright. Do you need my help with anything?"

secret parchment scroll in her hand. "I have only one request: Nobody will be allowed

nurses in the room a look. "Get out of

to let the nurses leave. At this sight, Marcus reproached in displeasure,

point at Katherine in an apparent display of defiance. "It's not that I don't believe you, Mr. Town. I trust your character, but I think you might've been fooled by this woman. Just look at how young she is. What does she know? How could she possibly be that superbly skilled in medicine? And now, she's demanding that everyone get out of the room. I think she's just a charlatan who knows nothing and is

infuriated. "What nonsense are you talking about?! Why would she come with me if she couldn't cure diseases and save lives? What's more, even if

simple? Nobody knows anything about this man-faced curse, anyway, and there's no cure for it. All she has to do is stay in the room for about an hour—perhaps playing some petty tricks while she's at it—then come out and say that she's done everything she could, no? Ha! I've already

her mouth to silence her when he heard this. "What do you know? You're just assuming everyone

gaze fell upon Lexie's face. "It's fine to have no common sense, but if

Lexie heard this, her face turned livid; she

their last cry in the final moments before their death. Perhaps because she'd been in a lethargic state for too long, a large mouthful of

distance from the latter. "Please have some water, madam," she said. Then, shooting a glance at Katherine from the corner of her eye, she immediately began complaining. "Madam, you're not aware of this, but this woman might've killed you had I not stopped her just now!" she said, deliberately describing the situation in a