A Replacement Bride

Chapter 331

Joaquin, on the other hand, calmly took a glance at Keith without a hint of discomfort. "You call this acting lovey-dovey? This is what we do daily."

As he spoke, he shifted his gaze and had a proper look at Katherine's face. He then lifted his eyebrows and drawled, "Besides, we are lovey-dovey. We don't have to put on an act."

The siblings didn't say anything in reply, but they inwardly sighed in unison. Whatever you say.

After Katherine packed up the lunch box, she suddenly changed the topic. "You are in good health and you are almost healed now. Start packing later. I'll bring you to Grandma," she stated.

Keith froze for a second upon hearing this. "Grandma? Isn't Grandma supposed to be in Hovington? What is she doing in Kyoland? Did she come here to see me because she knew I was sick? Kathy, why did you tell her? You know her health isn't the best. It must have been tiring for her to come all the way here—"

She didn't have a hint of emotion on her face when she interrupted his chatter. "Grandma doesn't know you're sick."

"Oh… She doesn't know, huh?" Keith paused again. "Then what is she doing in Kyoland? Where is she now?"

Katherine didn't divulge much. "You'll see when we're there."

He only grunted in response.

Joaquin's throat bobbed as he quietly watched the siblings talk.

…

An hour later, Keith was standing in front of his grandmother's tombstone. His expression was serious, his lips were tightly drawn, and his eyes were full of suppressed disbelief and shock.

"How… how did this happen?" His throaty voice as he swallowed sounded like he had to force his words out.

Instead of answering him immediately, Katherine kneeled and gently stroked the photo on Jennifer's tombstone with her fingertips.

"Grandma, I brought Keith to you. You must have been very upset that you couldn't see him before you left. He was sick a while ago, but he's recovered now, so you can rest assured. I'll take care of him from now on."

Keith's body tensed up when he heard those words and his throat felt utterly parched.

He struggled to open his mouth before he demanded, "What happened? Why did Grandma suddenly pass away?"

"Are you not going to greet Grandma?" Katherine didn't even look at him when she said that.

"Kathy!" Keith finally couldn't hold his emotions in anymore. He yelled at the top of his lungs, "Tell me! What exactly happened?!"

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then lifted his eyebrows

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to open his mouth before he demended,

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hold his emotions in enymore. He yelled et the top of his

eyes fixated on him. "What are you going to do if I told you?

his forehead popped out. "If someone

was as though

of natural causes. She's gone

Kathy, is there something else you're hiding from me? What the hell happened these past few

of your business." She kept her cool. "Remember my

and neither did she even think of bringing up the

Keith to be safe

had worked hard to achieve everything she had today so that she could protect the

true that Grandma's body had deteriorated. She had been ill for a few years now and she barely hung on with the help of medicine. Now that she is gone, we have to accept the reality. Even though you live in Kyoland, you can come to visit Grandma often

red as his lips pressed into a straight line. "What is

you to tell me straight away and leave the matter to me. You only have to focus on your research. You cannot get involved with anything else. The only thing I want you to do is

possibly be unaware that his

how Kyoland wasn't as simple

couldn't bring himself to say or do anything other than nod when he saw Katherine's

tombstone again, he felt a big lump in his throat and he slowly

nose started stinging as he mumbled, "I'm sorry I couldn't be with you when you left, Grandma. Please don't worry about us. Kathy and I will be