A Replacement Bride

Chapter 342

Chapter 341

Katherine's mouth twitched as she said drily, "I will hit you if you dare remove your clothes."

Joaquin couldn't help but laugh softly. "Alright, alright. I'll stop teasing you."

He tidied himself up and buttoned his shirt before throwing his towel aside and approaching her. She eyed him cautiously and moved closer to the headboard. He laughed at that.

"Why are you so scared of me? I must have spooked you earlier."

As if recalling the memory, he pursed his lips, and his eyes sparkled as he murmured gently, "I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself."

She was speechless. Just shut up!

Seeing her flustered expression, he tactfully stopped himself and coughed twice before beginning to talk business. "The Morans were behind this, right?"

Katherine snorted and hugged her knees as she lay against the headboard. "Who else?"

He pondered silently before murmuring, "You exposed yourself already. Now that they know you are controlling W Co., they will never let you off so easily. What are you going to do next?"

I do? If they are

and assured, which didn't surprise Joaquin. Judging by her personality, she would never allow someone to walk all over her without a strategy to counter them. The Morans had already stirred

shifted W Co. back to our home country to focus on developing the local market.

his concern. "I know. The local market seems stable right now with several family-run businesses dominating different parts of the market, so it would be hard to shift their position. Besides, the other first- and second-tier enterprises are all intertwined. W Co. may be powerful and have a high standing overseas, but even that isn't comparable to the local strongholds. It will be hard to get a

made this decision just

things I had to resolve. This is a perfect excuse for holding a press conference since I can kill two birds with

something. He became happier

and her mouth twitched. Shifting her gaze away, she continued, "I know that the local businesses rooted within the market are strong and complicated, but it's not impossible for us to gain a foothold. We just

talk to someone

a hint of coldness flashed across them. "So, you are making them the

curtain, which allowed the dim light of the moon to spill into the

people were meandering outside the hospital and they looked like visitors or family members of the patients. They looked up from time to time, though it wasn't clear which room they were studying. A mocking

over me, then they shouldn't blame me for taking drastic measures. If W Co. is to destroy the Morans, who already have a strong foundation in the Hovington market, on their first try, it would be easy to gain a foothold. Those connections will then fall into

she already had plans of her own, Joaquin smiled. "Since you

to support and protect

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