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."

Congratulations, then, but you're not going to be the one

off, thinking she was just bluffing. "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

hung up. Katherine heard nothing but beeps,

then he smiled. "You set him up, didn't

looked at Joaquin.

course." Joaquin scraped her nose. "He might be smart, but you're

bother to be humble this time, and she smiled. "Of course, I

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

shine. I need to concoct the 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, Emmanuel would try to keep them by his side, but that was exactly

"Why'd

owes me one. I 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

trying 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

"Sure. Leave it to me. I'll make