A Replacement Bride

Chapter 275

Hearing that, Marcus finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Miss Cornell, I knew that asking for your help was the right choice! You're amazing for being so talented at a young age!"

However, Katherine didn't think there was anything to be proud of and raised her hand at that moment to stop his compliments.

"Don't get too excited. Even though I've taken care of the man-faced curse and the poison in their bodies, there are probably quite a few more people who have been infected."

As soon as she said this, Marcus jolted in surprise and soon frowned.

"Other people have been infected? I've sent someone to isolate the Fraser Residence from the outside world. Other than Lexie, no one can enter this place. Besides, no one has gone near the three patients, and so far, everyone else has been fine…"

Katherine shook her head, her slightly pale face cold and solemn.

"You've only seen the surface, but things are far from being as simple as you think. You said that the man-faced curse ran rampant in the Fraser Family three years ago, except that they weren't poisoned for long and weren't at the point of a terminal illness. Even though some people had died, there was no full-blown outbreak, so nobody took it seriously. When I was treating these three people today, I found that although the outbreak of the man-faced curse was intense, it had existed in their bodies a long time ago. In other words, the man-faced curse has a certain incubation period, and while the duration is unknown, it's still contagious even within the incubation period."

Upon hearing her words, Marcus finally realized the severity of the situation and instantly grew nervous.

"What should we do, then? After all, before the outbreak of the man-faced curse, the Fraser Family members must have come into contact with many people, and we can't find them all even if we start searching for them now. Besides, those people will come into contact with even more people, so won't it spread further? Even if you are highly skilled in medicine, surely you can't save so many people…"

It had taken her so much of her time and energy today just to save three people. It was a no-brainer that her skills alone were far from enough to treat everyone who was infected.

Just as he was breaking out in a cold sweat, Katherine spoke up in a calm voice, unlike his frantic demeanor. "Relax and calm down. Things aren't that bleak."

Hearing that, Marcus brightened up and asked curiously, "Miss Cornell, are you saying that… you have a way?"

with pursed lips, but just as she was

continue talking later.

after, he came forward and bent

not like I broke my leg. I-I can

she inexplicably felt a little nervous at that moment and

seeing her lowering her head to look for her slippers, Joaquin raised an eyebrow and nodded, heeding

to them, Marcus cleared his throat a little awkwardly. "About

Katherine's unfinished sentence and longed

a glance and said coldly, "Kathy is already exhausted. She's just woken up,

said so, Marcus stopped questioning further and was forced to

…

his head lowered, browsing his phone. The warm yellow light cast a halo around him, and his usual aloofness seemed to have eased

hand as she stared at him blankly, somewhat lost in thought. As if sensing her gaze, Joaquin raised his head and met her eyes, raising

a hand toward her and said in a

to her senses, she realized that she had been staring at him for a long time. There was an awkward look on her face.

still here? Aren't

me to stay in another room? Kathy, we are now husband and

a seat on the other

she looked up, the towel fell on

cheeks warmed, her voice involuntarily turning quiet

dry her hair as he said, "You