A Replacement Bride

A little kid? Ha, it seems like the person controlling him is quite young.

The doubts Katherine had been harboring were gradually coming to the surface. She smirked while looking at Emmanuel with a mocking expression and continued to push his buttons.

"Is that so? But all I see is that you're being bossed around by a little kid. He tells you to go east, then you won't dare go west. He tells you to go south, then you won't dare go north. You can shout and be tough in front of me, but when you're in front of him, you're as obedient as a dog."

As she spoke, she sighed mockingly.

"Actually, it was my fault. I was the one to make you hate me. He just took advantage of your situation and your hatred toward me to make you work yourself to death for him. I bet if you had tricked and captured me yourself, you probably would have found a way to humiliate me or even killed me directly. But now, all you can do is stand here and do nothing. You're probably afraid of the people around you. After all, these thugs aren't your own men."

As she spoke, her gaze subtly scanned the surroundings, mentally calculating how many people were there. Including the four guards outside the door and those guarding the area, there were probably less than 20 people.

Not bad. There are quite many of them. They must really think highly of me.

Emmanuel's face grew even uglier as he was being exposed. He was so angry that his face turned red and his veins bulged as he denied her accusations. "Stop spouting nonsense!"

Seeing his reaction, Katherine laughed even more heartily. "How could I be spouting nonsense? After all, your thugs previously fought with mine. Besides, compared to these people, they're not even on the same level. Even if you sent ten of your men, I could still take them down. But these people here look like they're either your boss' men or hired by him. I'm really curious, though. How can you stomach having so many spies around you all the time? Can you eat and sleep well?"

an instant, Emmanuel's face

are actually your backer’s spies placed beside you? Otherwise, do you really think they are here to help you? Ha, your every move is under their watchful eyes, and your backer will know everything you

slightly at Emmanuel’s expression, and she continued to lead Emmanuel toward the

Everything you did for him is illegal. He's a criminal, and you are his accomplice. If anything goes wrong, he'll sell you out first. And with all the secrets you know, do you really think he'll let you live if you become useless to him? If you're lucky enough to be useful, you might survive, but if you become a worthless pawn, you might not be so lucky

that Jayden's men were monitoring him, but he never

through his body, and he felt like he was in an icy cold cave where his hands and feet were becoming cold. However, he couldn't show any signs of weakness in front of Katherine and had to refute her with a strong voice, "Do you think you're a prophet? You should worry about yourself! As for my affairs, you don't need to worry about them! I know how to handle things myself. No one can control

If it weren't for him asking you to trick me here, you would have acted against me by now.

steady tone, not forgetting to mention Jayden's name casually at the end. He was the person she had

spoke before, she was not only trying to buy time but also intentionally trying to provoke Emmanuel. She wanted to disrupt his emotions and momentum and catch him off guard. Now, the

He was so consumed by rage that he

waiting for his orders? What makes Jayden think he can lord over me? Even if I'm currently under his thumb, do you think I'll be forever under his control? I'm just showing him respect for now. Once

he could continue, a burly man emerged from

was momentarily stunned

She's trying to trap you!" The man's gaze was razor-sharp and disdainful as if he were looking at a