A Replacement Bride

Chapter 390 One Possibility

"I see." Katherine finished the egg and dusted her hands off. "Let's go."

Joaquin smiled and got up to get the car keys. "Let's go." He didn't let Jeremy come with them that day. Instead, he took Katherine, turned the GPS on, and drove away.

Half an hour later, they stopped in front of an old house.

Katherine got out of the car and looked at the deserted house, and she sighed. "Everyone's gone. This place is abandoned."

Joaquin went around the car and stood beside her, staring at the house. Calmly, he said, "After the Olsens went into a decline, nobody ever came back. It's normal that this place looks abandoned."

Curious, Katherine asked, "Not a single Olsen came?"

"Yes." Joaquin nodded. "They go their own separate ways now. Not many are in Kyoland."

Katherine thought it was a pity. "Well, nothing lasts forever, even riches." They went inside without saying anything more.

The place was so old, they managed to unlock the door without much strength, then they hung the rusted lock aside. That made this house look even more abandoned. Everything and everywhere in this house was coated in a thick layer of dust. Since the windows were coated with dust as well, not much sunlight could come in. Only a sliver of it managed to illuminate this place, keeping it out of total darkness' reach.

place looks like a haunted house." Katherine slowed down and looked around the house, then she muttered, "Did Grandpa really leave

followed her all the way inside and handed his handkerchief to her so she could cover her nose, then he fanned her. "He went all the way to tuck that slip inside Regal Summit Bank, so it shouldn't be fake. This place is remote and deserted. It's perfect to hide something. Nobody would think that he would hide something in an abandoned ancestral hall." He pointed at the

she went to the backyard. Since this place had been abandoned for a long time, a lot of things were starting to decay, including the wheels under the window.

pushed her behind. "You

it forward. An ear-piercing screech ripped through the air, and the window finally opened. Dust rained from above,

lips and

her hands down and heave a sigh. "Nobody ever came back, I see. Look at this place. It's practically covered

where she was looking and nodded. "Yes. There's

was open, then they frowned. Katherine's face fell, and she said coolly, "I think we've oversimplified things a little. Somebody did come here, but they went straight

frowned. "Who? And why did they come straight to the

then went inside. The ancestral hall was like those of other houses. There was empty ground in the first half of the hall, and the second half of the hall was taken up by the ancestors' tablets. It looked deserted, for

around and whispered, "Someone was here not too long

said nothing. Instead, she followed the footprints around. "They left without finding anything,"

Joaquin asked, "How do