A Replacement Bride

Chapter 136

"So what you are saying is, I have to owe Mr. Muller a favor because of you?" Hebert half-squinted as he coldly looked at Tessa.

Tessa felt her heart skip a beat as a feeling of dread washed over her. Still, for her own sake, she could only bite the bullet. "Dear, we can just offer him money. I had Miss Cornell checked. Her family's company hadn't been doing too well. As long as we show our sincerity, she—"

"Since you had her checked," Hebert interrupted, "and probably went to find her, did she say she will help you?" He raised his eyebrows slightly, his gaze only getting colder.

Tessa didn't utter another word after that as she lowered her head and quietly cursed Katherine out.

She wouldn't have had to embarrass herself so much in front of Hebert if it wasn't because Katherine's refusal to save her.

"I—" She soon parted her lips to explain, but she was cut off by Hebert once again.

"Enough. You don't have to say another word. I am tired." After he threw that out, he immediately lay in bed as a means to send her away.

Even though Tessa was upset about his reaction, she didn't dare lose her temper at Hebert. All she could do was swallow her emotions and leave the hospital with London, feeling disheartened.

Seeing the depressed look on Tessa's face, London couldn't help but suggest in a low voice, "Why do we have to beg her, Mom? Katherine Cornwell definitely has a reputation since she is so powerful. She must be someone of importance if even Mr. Muller thinks so highly of her. At this age and time, there aren't a lot of women who are influential. As long as we expose her, she will naturally be in trouble even

without us causing a fuss. And I really don’t think she can cure cancer. Is she even capable of doing that?”

"Are you sure? Can we really do this? I…" Tessa still felt uneasy.

"Don't worry, Mom. There won't be any problem. You should go to the hospital for proper treatment now. It is more important to keep you alive. We will bait her out with public opinion, and when that time comes, we will bring the media along to have her save you. She will be deemed as an unethical doctor if she refuses. I want to make it impossible for her to continue on in the medical field in the future," London sneered as her eyes turned cold. She truly had murderous intentions toward Katherine.

Thinking that this was a good idea, Tessa could only nod in agreement.

None of the better hospitals in Hovington wanted to take Tessa as their patient. Left with no other choice, she could only return to Kyoland with London.

Katherine, on the other hand, still didn't have the faintest idea that someone had their eyes set in her. After she tried on her wedding dress, she went home and took a hot bath before she had a restful sleep.

She was woken up by the sound of her phone the next morning.

Her face immediately fell when she saw the caller ID. "Yeah?" she curtly mumbled.

Aberama was taken aback by her tone, but he soon understood that she was in a bad mood after being woken up by someone. After letting out a chuckle, he went straight to the point. "Someone leaked your information. A lot of people probably already found out that you are currently in Hovington."

"What?" Still groggy, Katherine didn't immediately understand what Aberama meant by that.

As Aberama didn't know where to start explaining, he swiftly sent Katherine a link. "Go ahead and check it out online."

Hearing that, she casually clicked into the link and took a look at the webpage. Her eyes soon drifted to a top comment below that had numerous likes.

The corners of her mouth immediately curled into a smile. As she scrolled through her phone, she told Aberama, "Can you help me check who is in Hovington now?"

"There are representatives from several foreign research institutes. There will also be a few well-known mercenaries who will be coming to Hovington today. It is probably going to get rowdy in the city very soon," Aberama replied solemnly.

"Got it." She then swiftly hung up the call.

The man was momentarily stunned. Looking at his screen, he thought about something, and eventually clicked into the link he sent her.

However, it was only a second after he clicked into the page when his screen turned black.

Lips pursed, Aberama was rendered speechless.

Not only did Katherine hack into Twitter, she had also hacked everyone who joined in on this conversation!

At the same time, countless people who were surfing the Internet with their phones found out that there was a problem with their phones at the same time. They were just enjoying themselves by feeding off of the gossip when their screen turned dark, and their phones couldn't be turned on from that point on.

Katherine then threw her phone on the bed and was about to take a shower when the phone rang again.

Irritated, she raised a hand to massage her temples and suppressed the bubbling rage. However, the look on her face immediately turned solemn when she saw the name on the screen of her phone. She quickly accepted the call and obediently answered, as if she wasn't in a foul mood earlier. "Hello? Grandma? What has got you calling me at this hour?"

"Kathy! I have just arrived at Hovington. Send me your address. I will be heading over to your place." Jennifer's gentle voice, along with the background commotion at the airport, came from the other end of the call.

"You are back in Hovington?" Katherine's expression changed suddenly.

"Yes? Weren't you the one who wanted me back? You silly goose, didn't you want me back because you will be having your wedding soon?"

Katherine's heart was thumping hard with unease when she heard Jennifer's words. "Stay right there then, Grandma. I am on my way. Wait for me right there."

She then hung up before Jennifer could reply.

Jennifer looked at her phone and chuckled to herself. "She is always so impatient."

After saying that, she looked around and was about to find a seat when two men in black walked over quickly and stood in front of her. "Ma'am, we are here under Miss Cornell's instruction to bring you to the hotel. Please, come with us."

Jennifer only looked at the two people in front of her suspiciously. Katherine wasn't the type of person who did things irresponsibly. If they really were here under her arrangement, she would have said it on the phone earlier.

Thinking about Katherine's tone just now, Jennifer had a hunch that something was going on. She had a feeling that these two men were Katherine's enemies, and they were trying to use her to threaten Katherine.

Like a harmless elderly, she smiled and looked at them as she spoke in a hoarse and kind voice. "Oh, Kathy asked you to come pick me up? Wait a moment, please. I will need to stop by the bathroom. By the way, if I may ask, where exactly is the washroom?"

The two looked at each other, obviously impatient. However, they still held their emotions in as they tried their best to look amiable when they thought about 'the man's' instruction. "Ma'am, let me carry the luggage for you. The washroom is over there. Let me take you there."

She only smilingly nodded before she followed the men.

After they led her to the entrance of the washroom, they held onto her luggage and watched her enter, and they stood guard outside while they occasionally chit-chatted.

Jennifer showed no signs of panicking when she entered. Slowly, she took out her phone and made a call. "Deon, dear, I need you to help me with something."NôvelDrama.Org: owner of this content.