A Replacement Bride

Chapter 285

Despite hearing the offer, Katherine did not move her eyebrows as she outright refused him. "I don't care what you offer me; the answer is no. I will not save Mike, for this was his own doing. Now, he'll have to face the music. Retribution has come for him, and it is all preordained."

Stunned, Zak asked, "What… Retribution? What do you mean?"

Together with the other three people, he also did not understand her words.

David naturally asked, "What sin did Mr. Fraser commit? Kathy, what do you know?"

Yet, she did not answer him and merely responded, "If you want to know, ask Mike. See if he has the guts to say it." Subsequently, she lay down on the couch candidly, looking like there was no more room to talk. "No matter what you say today, I will not save him. Now, if you don't have anything else to talk about, please leave."

Although Zak was perplexed, he knew he had to save his father no matter what. "Miss Cornell, are you gonna let a man die when you know you can save him?" This time, he was not as polite as before. His tone became stern, just like his expression.

As soon as she heard that, her originally half-closed eyes slowly lifted and shot a calm yet sharp gaze at him. "If I say yes, what are you gonna do about it? Your tone implies that you're threatening me, no?"

A speechless Zak frowned deeply, and his expression darkened considerably.

For some reason, even though he was older than her and had far more experience in life, he felt as if this young woman's aura dominated his at that moment. She might be lounging around, but the aura she exuded oppressed his.

That realization made the also impatient Zak even angrier, for he clenched his teeth and peered at her through his frosted eyes.

Noticing that the situation was slowly heating up, David and Theodore exchanged looks before quickly getting up and laughing to cool down the tense mood.

with principles, Kathy. You haven't changed despite the many years." David then patted Zak on the shoulder. "Mr. Fraser, since she's unwilling to do

left? My father is dying! I don't have much time to waste…" While stating in a choked tone, he stopped suddenly upon

and stated, "I know the time is tight. Don't worry. We'll find another solution. There's another vital matter that I need to discuss with you. It's about the project

not leave, for he sighed subtly after looking at Katherine's cold visage. "Kathy, what kind of unforgivable sin did Mr. Fraser commit for you to have such a bad opinion toward him? Why

against him. In other words, whatever I do or not do to him doesn't interest me in the

not know about Mike's misdeeds at first. She had little to no ties to the Frasers, let

that led her to bump into Mike out of coincidence. Fate took charge, and she somehow

to disclose this to anybody else, she

staying silent, Theodore knew she would not spit a word out even if he were to

which he happily received. "Mr. Levisay, long time no see. I was

long time.

Frasers. Some years back, I built up a somewhat close relationship with them. Since I couldn't ignore Mr. Fraser's condition, I had to

and

…

arrived. As soon as Zak heard about it, he instantly

stage, Mike was terminally ill, and it was no surprise that he would not last

returned, he wanted to prop himself up, yet his powerless body did not

went up and tucked him back

aroma filled the room. "Dad, take your