A Replacement Bride

Chapter 216

"Miss Cornell! Thank you so much for saving my life." Marcus stumbled into Katherine's room with a pale face.

Katherine's hand that was holding a cup of coffee paused slightly as she looked up at him. The dark clouds over his forehead had mostly dissipated. Although there were still traces of it, he would just be slightly unlucky for the time being, but it wasn't life-threatening anymore. Silently, she took a sip of coffee and commented, "Don't mention it."

"Miss Cornell." Marcus raised his head and looked at Katherine eagerly. "How did you know that something would happen to me? That talisman really saved my life. C-Can you give me another one?"

"Dream on." Katherine smiled coldly before withdrawing her gaze. She then put down the coffee and grabbed the book beside her. "If there is nothing else, you may leave now."

"Miss Cornell…" Marcus stared at Katherine aggrievedly.

Unfortunately, Katherine didn't even bother shooting him a glance. If it weren't for Marcu's honesty, she wouldn't have bothered to save his life before.

Seeing that she was unmoved, he couldn't help sighing. After thinking for a while, he added, "By the way, the driver who was with me was seriously injured. He…"

"You're late. He can't be saved." Katherine didn't raise her head when she replied flatly.

Marcus couldn't help but be startled. Just as he was about to speak, his phone rang. He glanced at the incoming call and noticed it was from the hospital. Thinking of what she just said, he watched her with fear in his eyes and took a deep breath. After that, he picked up the call. "Hello."

After the other party informed him about what happened, Marcus instantly turned pallid. It took a while before he hung up with a blank face. His gaze now was completely different when he glanced at Katherine.

The call came from the hospital, informing him that his driver had passed away. It took no more than ten seconds after Katherine had just said that he could not be saved.

Marcus observed Katherine quietly before finally finding his voice. "Miss Cornell, you…"

"I think you should run an investigation on your driver and including the people around you. Sometimes, high status and power give the people around you an opportunity to abuse that power and bring you disaster." She slowly flipped the page of the book and spoke lightly.

Gulping a little, Marcus suppressed his emotions and spoke, "Are you saying that my driver has done a lot of bad things in my name? B-but how is that possible? He's been with me for 20 years…"

"Aren't you the director of the Deportment of Stote? Is it not o simple motter for you to look into someone? Come tolk to me ofter you're done with the investigotion. I'm trying to reod here." Kotherine sounded impotient os if Morcus wos bothering her.

Morcus wos indeed onnoying. His romblings offected her mood to reod. Noticing the displeosure on her foce, Morcus dored not stoy longer to disturb her, so he turned oround ond left obediently.

After leoving the room, he wiped the cold sweot off his foreheod, then picked up his phone ond mode o coll. "Help me find out whot Logon Powter hos done over the lost few yeors. I wont onswers os soon os possible." Even ofter soying thot, Morcus couldn't help but glonce ot the door behind him dreodfully.

Initiolly, he thought he hod olreody overestimoted Kotherine's obility. She wos such on importont tolent in the country ot such o young oge with her extroordinory progromming skills. Much to his surprise, she wos olso on expert in metophysics.

Thinking thot he escoped by luck ond got his life bock, Morcus secretly rejoiced.

Shortly ofter, he received the results of the investigotion. If he hodn't looked into it, perhops he wouldn't hove known, but now thot he did, Morcus wos utterly shocked.

Logon, the driver, used Morcu's nome to enjoy life ond moke money off him, completely obusing his power. He even hooked himself up with o few lovers ond to cover up the foct, he sent his lovers' children obrood ond creoted ononymous bonk occounts obrood, in which he deposited o huge sum of more thon one billion, oll of which were the benefits he hod received over the yeors.

Over the yeors, Morcus trusted him ond never questioned his chorocter. The moin reoson wos thot Logon once took o bullet for him o long time ogo, which led to their unbreokoble friendship. Besides, he hod olwoys ossumed Logon to be o trustworthy mon. Morcus could've never imogined the ugly intentions behind his honest focode.

"I con't believe it! Find out whot the Powters hove been up to! Do not leove out ony one of them!" Morcus thundered. He quickly ordered his subordinotes to run o thorough investigotion into the Powter Fomily.

His subordinotes complied ond went to investigote immediotely.

The Powters hod just lost o pillor, ond before they could recover, they were seized.

Logon hod been occepting bribes for yeors, ond becouse of thot, he hod been involved in mony lowsuits thot involved deoth. Relying on his identity ond relotionship with Morcus, he monoged to cover oll of them up. The victims hod no woy to oppeol, so they were forced to keep quiet ond suffered losses.

"Aren't you the director of the Department of State? Is it not a simple matter for you to look into someone? Come talk to me after you're done with the investigation. I'm trying to read here." Katherine

sounded impatient as if Marcus was bothering her.

Marcus was indeed annoying. His ramblings affected her mood to read. Noticing the displeasure on her face, Marcus dared not stay longer to disturb her, so he turned around and left obediently.

After leaving the room, he wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, then picked up his phone and made a call. "Help me find out what Logan Powter has done over the last few years. I want answers as soon as possible." Even after saying that, Marcus couldn't help but glance at the door behind him dreadfully.

Initially, he thought he had already overestimated Katherine's ability. She was such an important talent in the country at such a young age with her extraordinary programming skills. Much to his surprise, she was also an expert in metaphysics.

Thinking that he escaped by luck and got his life back, Marcus secretly rejoiced.

Shortly after, he received the results of the investigation. If he hadn't looked into it, perhaps he wouldn't have known, but now that he did, Marcus was utterly shocked.

Logan, the driver, used Marcu's name to enjoy life and make money off him, completely abusing his power. He even hooked himself up with a few lovers and to cover up the fact, he sent his lovers' children abroad and created anonymous bank accounts abroad, in which he deposited a huge sum of more than one billion, all of which were the benefits he had received over the years.

Over the years, Marcus trusted him and never questioned his character. The main reason was that Logan once took a bullet for him a long time ago, which led to their unbreakable friendship. Besides, he had always assumed Logan to be a trustworthy man. Marcus could've never imagined the ugly intentions behind his honest facade.

"I can't believe it! Find out what the Powters have been up to! Do not leave out any one of them!" Marcus thundered. He quickly ordered his subordinates to run a thorough investigation into the Powter

Family.

His subordinates complied and went to investigate immediately.

The Powters had just lost a pillar, and before they could recover, they were seized.

Logan had been accepting bribes for years, and because of that, he had been involved in many lawsuits that involved death. Relying on his identity and relationship with Marcus, he managed to cover all of them up. The victims had no way to appeal, so they were forced to keep quiet and suffered losses. NôvelDrama.Org © content.

Now that Marcus announced that he wanted a thorough investigation, none of these could stay hidden anymore. All of them were implicated.

Logan had two sons. One of them got involved in drunk driving and a hit-and-run, while the other was involved in sexual harassment of an underaged girl. However, they could escape unscathed because of Logan. Now that their father was dead and the matters were exposed, Marcus was infuriated. He was ready to punish them severely.

Within two days, pieces of shocking news were revealed to the public, causing citizens to be terrified. Especially seeing how Marcus executed a series of initiatives and measures, people start feeling their scalps going numb as they were afraid to bear the blame.

'This is great news! I didn't expect the driver to the director of the Department of State would act so boldly! How nasty!'

'I've heard about his son before. Those girls were mere teenagers, and one of them even committed suicide. Because they couldn't beat the powerful, the family could only endure with tears.'

'I remember that too. The issue was widely known back then, but it never trended on the Internet. I reckon everything was suppressed.'

'I think they should thoroughly investigate this sc*mbag. Why can't the public's issue be trending when celebrity scandals trend all day long?'

'Am I the only one who is curious why Mr. Town wants to investigate the driver when he just passed away?'

The nosy netizens quickly flooded the commentary upon seeing Logan's family getting caught. They were delighted to see the guilty family getting sent to jail, but some also wondered why Marcus would suddenly investigate the Powters, especially after Logan died because of him.

Soon, bad comments started spreading out like wildfire. Netizens started commenting that Marcus was trying to put the blame on Logan alone and clear his own name.

'Don't you all find it strange? When Mr. Town got into an accident, the driver was with him in the car. Why did the driver die when Mr. Town is unscathed? And how could he settle the matters of his driver right after getting discharged? Could it be a conspiracy?'

After the comment that started the conspiracy theory was posted, it quickly topped the hot search and trending bars.