A Replacement Bride

Chapter 374

Katherine was stumped by his words for a moment before becoming fully awake. "What led you to make that decision in the early morning? Has something come up?"

Joaquin was contemplating how to answer her when a knock came at the door.

"Kathy, are you awake?" It was Jayden.

Joaquin frowned in response, looking clearly displeased. This guy is everywhere!

Of course, his displeasure hadn't gone unnoticed by Katherine, and she felt inexplicably amused, for she thought she had figured something out while blinking.

"I am." Katherine cleared her throat and answered, seeing Joaquin had no intentions of speaking up.

At that, Joaquin could only get up and answer the door to look into Jayden's eyes with his piercing gaze.

Jayden, on the other hand, was originally wearing a smile behind the door, but upon seeing that it was Joaquin, he frowned at once.

"Good morning, Mr. Hall," Joaquin greeted dispassionately while leaning against the doorframe, and a hint of ridicule flashed across his eyes when he saw the change in Jayden's eyes.

"Morning. Where's Kathy?" Jayden also replied emotionlessly, not intending to be welcoming toward Joaquin.

While speaking, Jayden gazed into the room, only for Joaquin to stretch his arm out and obstruct the former's view. "Don't you think it's a little rude for you to look into the room of another man's wife, Mr. Hall?"

Jayden frowned in response, but he knew he shouldn't retort, so he just monotoned, "Breakfast is ready. Tell Kathy to come down and eat."

With that, he turned around to leave but looked as though he remembered something as he looked toward Joaquin and added, "I've personally made her favorite—beef congee."

eyes and jabbed the inside of his left cheek with the tip of his tongue as he recalled

came from behind. "You're in luck.

can think about?" Joaquin

hungry." Katherine looked at him with her eyes curved, then lowered her head to pass through under the arm he propped against the doorframe and went

of Joaquin's grim countenance, and her footsteps

Katherine a bowl of congee, even placing it in front of

feeling even more jealous as he watched the

him from

care less about sweeping everything under the rug anymore like he had the day before toward Jayden and just

Hall, but I will take care of

another bowl of congee and placing it in

her lips somewhat apologetically at Jayden, gesturing for him not to

how could Jayden not mind it?! The man's countenance was beyond grim at this point, and if it wasn't that Katherine was still present, he would've probably flipped

are good at taking care of others, Mr. Hall.

a family. I'm sure your family has introduced you to many suitable maidens, haven't they? I wonder whom you'll end

this point, and he kept silent for a few seconds before finally seething impassively. "That's

and said somewhat carelessly. "You're Kathy's friend, so that also makes you my friend. I should be

could take it anymore at this point. What is up

spoon down and cleared her throat to break the awkward atmosphere. "Um, the congee's getting cold, guys. Jayden, your cooking is amazing, as

grimness alleviated in response, and he said, "Glad

subtly and said, "Yeah, whatever it