A Replacement Bride

Chapter 354

Ignoring the sounds, Joaquin looked down at the man wailing in agony and he smirked condescendingly. "You won't let her go? Hah. Let's see how you are going to do that." After saying that, he slowly removed his feet and looked at Jeremy. "Don't make him dirty the W Co. floors. Drag him out and torture him alive." He said such merciless words calmly, causing everyone present to be terrified.

Nevertheless, Jeremy understood the command and did as told.

While being dragged away, Mason growled, "What are you doing to me?! Let me go!" He was initially enraged but later became terrified and begged for mercy. Even though he was dragged far away, his pleas resonated in their ears.

Katherine pursed her lips. Why would you do such a thing when you know the outcome?

After the fuss was over, Joaquin took her hand and left the scene. After the couple got into the car, he still radiated icy disdain. Then, he closed his eyes while seated in the driver's seat. He couldn't imagine what would happen if he had arrived a second later. Even though he knew she was skilled in self-defense, he could not stop his heart from clenching up in agony at the thought.

On the other hand, Katherine had fastened her seatbelt, but she noticed that Joaquin didn't start the car, and his side profile seemed rigid and resolute. It was evident that he was still upset about the incident earlier.

"Erm…" Recalling how serious his gaze was earlier when he noticed her injury, she blinked and explained softly, "I'm fine. It's only a light scratch. Mason wouldn't have been able to hurt me. Don't be upset anymore, okay? He isn't worthy of your anger."

Hearing how serious she was at comforting him, Joaquin batted his lashes and turned to look at her with a burning gaze. Parting his thin lips, he calmly said, "He isn't worthy of my emotions, but you are."

Taken aback by his statement, Katherine shuddered for no reason. Does this imply that he is not angry with Mason but concerned about me? With that thought, she could not look him in the eyes with her peach blossom eyes. Instead, she lowered her eyelids and replied with silence to avoid meeting his gaze.

Seeing that, he couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart. He didn't want to drive her to a corner, so he softened his tone. "Does it hurt?" His usually cold voice was filled with tenderness, making his deep voice particularly pleasant.

sensation in her ears as if something had tickled her. After clearing her throat, she

wound on Katherine's ear, and he said nothing. Only then

Mason according to his superior's order in an alley two blocks away

Jeremy stood up, took the handkerchief his subordinate handed him, and slowly wiped the blood stained on his hands. "Did you say you won't let

silhouette was wearing a pair of valuable handmade leather shoes and stopped in front of Mason. Afterward, a

…

later, Katherine and Joaquin returned to

they entered the ward,

Katherine checked on her brother. Shaking him, she cried, "Wake up, Keith!" Even after several attempts to shake him awake, he showed no

from the bathroom, his face had

scanned the ward with a knife-like gaze before letting it settle on the glass of water on the coffee table. Only half of the water was left in the glass. When Katherine smelled it, she

when she spat the water out and exclaimed, "The water

be able to detect it. However, she was knowledgeable about medicines and had excellent senses of

she came to a conclusion. "Noah

as he pulled out his phone.

needle and pierced several acupuncture points on Keith's body. After a while, he