A Replacement Bride

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?"

that. "What else can I do? If

her personality, she would never allow someone to walk all over her without a strategy to counter them. The Morans had already stirred

home country to focus

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

made this decision

they can manipulate my decisions." Katherine laughed and she looked slightly scornful as she muttered, "I've already come up with this earlier, but it was put on the back burner with the number of things I had to resolve. This is a perfect excuse for holding a press conference since I

as he suddenly remembered something. He became happier and lowered his gaze while smiling. "I see. That's

his reaction 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 need a good opportunity. I didn't announce it earlier partly because

good to talk to someone at a similar level of

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

approached the window to lift one edge of the curtain, which allowed the dim light of the moon to spill into the room. However, she wasn't in the mood to appreciate it. Instead, she looked down as coldness flashed in

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 smile appeared on Katherine's face and she quickly lowered the curtain

attack anyone if they didn't start it but if they are trying to walk all over me, then they shouldn't blame me for taking drastic measures. If W Co. is to destroy the Morans, who already have

she already had plans of her own, Joaquin smiled. "Since you already made the decision, just do

was going to support and protect her no

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