A Replacement Bride

"Are you so eager to go home and see your daddy? When are you so dependent on him?"

Noah smiled shyly at that question, and her eyes were squinted into little crescents. "I miss Daddy a lot and depend on you too, Mom. I love you and Daddy the most. I want our family to be together."

Katherine's heart was warmed by the little girl's words. Back at the Cornells, she had never experienced the warmth and love of being part of a complete family. After what she had been through, she didn't want her daughter to go through the same thing. Immediately, she hooked her lips into a gentle smile. "Okay. We'll wait until Mr. Blatt comes back. Once he returns and everything turns out well, we can go home."

"That's great." The little girl beamed and nodded.

After some time, David returned, but he did not appear happy and emanated a gloomy aura.

"How was it?" When Katherine saw him, she had a bad premonition.

He poured himself a cup of water and drank it in one go as if he were trying to put out the fire inside him. However, when David started speaking, he couldn't suppress his anger and frowned. "I thought of this matter too simply! Emmanuel Gray isn't an ordinary person. He's truly ruthless! He even put Corey under house arrest!"

Katherine was shocked to hear that and asked, "House arrest? What happened?"

"When I got there, I didn't see anyone besides Emmanuel. So, I told him I wanted to check on Corey, but Emmanuel refused, claiming that Corey had recovered and was resting. Ultimately, I had a hunch that something wasn't right, so I had someone look into it. Then, I discovered Emmanuel had placed Corey under house arrest after bringing him home. Moreover, he had also placed Corey's mother under house arrest. It's like he's afraid she would let Corey escape or something. How could someone like that call himself a father? That is completely insane!"

her face had turned gloomy, and her clear eyes suddenly had a glimmer of coldness. "Someone who could poison his own son couldn't be an ordinary person, so it's reasonable that he would do something like

the rest of his life in that room, would he?" David gritted his teeth as his expression became

"Don't fret. I don't think Emmanuel would keep him locked up forever. This might be temporary, and Corey would be

upon hearing that. "What do you

two sips. "Someone must be assisting Gray Corporation's turnaround, and that someone might not be whom you'd expect. That person supporting the company might want to make Emmanuel a henchman, so Corey might have considered this possibility and gone home to confront Emmanuel. Perhaps, Corey found out something, or he might not have discovered the whole truth, but no matter which it is, Emmanuel wouldn't take such a risk. Therefore, he would want to

to Katherine's explanation, David frowned even more. "Then, who is the person behind Emmanuel? Why would he go through so much just to save a company that

quickly

but he responded quickly and understood what she meant. "Are you saying someone wants to use the Grays to get to

and I have a grudge, and I am why Gray Corporation has fallen to the point of almost getting bankrupt. I suppose the one behind all this wants to use Emmanuel's hatred

was overthinking this matter. After all, Emmanuel had made lots of enemies all these years. That was why the other three noble and prominent families didn't help the Grays when they faced the crisis. It might also be because the person in the back wanted to use Emmanuel to deal with the other three noble families. No one was sure, but Katherine's intuition told her it might be the

going to do now? Do you have any clue about who is the person

her head in response. "I

that would be Jayden. However, she had injured him so seriously that it was unlikely for him to make a move after such a short period. As for the others… Since revealing her identity as W Co.'s president, she had unwittingly amassed many enemies, making it challenging to

out in the open, the situation isn't looking too good for me, so I have to

pursed his lips. "What

worry about him." Katherine gave him a reassuring glance. "Emmanuel must be guarding against me,