A Replacement Bride

Chapter 400 Trap

Carmine and David exchanged a look and left the kitchen.

Joaquin said, "What's the matter?"

Katherine opened her mouth, but her phone rang, and it was a call from an unidentified number. She narrowed her eyes, smirked, and took the call.

As expected, it was Emmanuel. "So, Miss Cornell, have you come to a decision?" he asked confidently, and there was smugness in his voice.

Katherine looked at the kitchen counter coolly. "I have, and you're not taking anything away. Not the file, and not your son's life."

The refusal came as a surprise, and Emmanuel stopped smiling, and his face fell. "Is that your choice? You can't save him that easily. Even if you are a genius doctor, he's still unconscious, isn't he?"

Katherine said nothing, and Emmanuel knew he was right. Smugly, he said, "I was right, wasn't I? I didn't give him to you for nothing. I knew you couldn't save him, so give the file to me. He doesn't have long left. You don't want to see him dead, do you?"

Reminded of something, he smiled. "And don't try to pull anything. You're ten years too early to stop Universe from working with me. I'm more experienced in this field than you are. I've just signed a permanent partnership with them. Your company might be powerful, but you can't win here."

"Is that so? Congratulations, then, but you're not going to be the one who laughs last, so save that confidence. If or when your plan crumbles,

"You need to look into the mirror, Miss Cornell. You can never win against me. You have until midnight. If you refuse to hand the file over, I'll feed the cure

up. Katherine heard nothing but beeps,

into her eyes, then he smiled. "You set

her phone away and looked

her nose. "He might be

be humble this time, and she

to do this time?" Joaquin looked at the meds. It was almost done,

reagent, so I don't have time to deal with this. I told Kelvin to get in touch with and start a partnership so Emmanuel's gonna panic. Universe is world-famous, and the Grays would never want to lose this partner. Worried that I might take them away,

"Why'd

don't really care about it, but since he wants to repay the favor, I cashed in. Now that Gray Corporation has signed a permanent partnership with Universe,

to say. "So, you want me to find the holes in his

"The Grays have established themselves for many years. Strong, yes, but not impregnable. There will be projects that don't meet the requirements. You can always use that to

me. I'll make sure they're taken down while you're