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.

still a woman 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 it, it's best not to

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

worry. We'll find another solution. There's another vital matter that I need to discuss with you. It's about the project collaboration…" He slowly fell

looking at Katherine's cold visage. "Kathy, what kind of unforgivable sin did Mr. Fraser commit for you to have such a

or not do to him doesn't interest me in the slightest. You want

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

back that led her to bump into Mike out of coincidence. Fate took charge, and she somehow used fortune-telling to learn about his past, thus knowing the sins he committed like the back of her

this to anybody else, she did not plan to do anything

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

long time no

politely, "Indeed, it's been a long

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

he stopped there and

…

already been sent home when Zak arrived. As soon as Zak heard about it,

was terminally ill, and it was no surprise

that his son had returned, he wanted to prop himself up,

lie down!" Zak quickly went up and tucked him back

the room. "Dad, take your medicine." She went to the other side of the bed, wanting to feed