A Replacement Bride

Chapter 37

Canmore Road was located in the heart of Hovington's city business district. Hence, there was very dense traffic.

Katherine's place happened to be in the quietest part of this busy district as it was a high-end residential area with a tight security system. As such, outsiders could not enter easily, making the place peaceful.

As she got nearer, she saw a person lying on the ground. It was an old person in a gray cardigan, but it seemed like they were barely breathing while being curled up on the ground.

"Are you alright?" she asked probingly, but did not get a response.

Lifting her head, she looked around to search for security cameras and felt assured that she would not be blamed if anything happened to that person.

The temperature in Hovington during June was sweltering to the point where the ground was hot enough to fry eggs.

With a newfound resolve, she went forward to prop the old person up and was shocked when she saw a familiar face. It was Joaquin's grandma, Elizabeth.

At that moment, the old lady's eyes were tightly shut while her face and lips were as pale as a sheet. She had a shallow breath; it was as if she was going to stop breathing in the next second.

Katherine only allowed herself to be surprised for a moment before she grabbed onto the old lady's wrist to feel her pulse. She felt around for a while and realized that Elizabeth was suffering from a sudden cardiac arrest.

Elizabeth had been unconscious for some time and it was probably due to some sort of shock. If Katherine had arrived any later, the old lady was a lost cause.

After confirming the cause, Katherine did not dare delay anymore and fumbled for her needle pouch. She took out three silver needles before unbuttoning the old lady's shirt and puncturing her quickly with the silver needles.

The end of the needles trembled slightly as she slowly twisted the needles and pushed them further in. Then, she took a white porcelain bottle and tipped out a mahogany pill before stuffing it into Elizabeth's mouth. She patted her on the back so that Elizabeth would swallow the pill.

After doing all that, Katherine carried her up from the ground.

…

"Cough. Cough…"

Elizabeth lay on the hospital bed and slowly opened her eyes after coughing for a while. She saw white walls and the smell of alcohol signaled to her that she was in the hospital.

I'm not dead?

Glancing around the ward, she finally landed her gaze on a girl sitting to the side while looking down at her phone.

The setting sun shone on her, making it look like a halo was surrounding her; she was a dazzling sight.

After looking at her for a good while, Elizabeth finally recognized the young girl before her. She was her grandson's fiancé, the lacking daughter of the Cornell Family, Katherine.

At first, she had a pleasantly surprised expression, but now the pleasure had disappeared and she felt as if she had swallowed a fly.

"Huh? How could it be you?" Elizabeth humphed. She had quite the loud voice despite being old. It seemed like she recovered and her eyes that looked at Katherine were filled with contempt and disdain.

Katherine placed her phone down and looked at her. The color had returned to Elizabeth's face and she seemed to be in good shape since she had the energy to yell.

"Yes. It's me," she replied casually as she pressed the bell at the top of the bed for the doctor.

Elizabeth was not fond of her and Katherine did not plan on getting on Elizabeth's good side either. Since her marriage to Joaquin was only a stopgap, they would part ways sooner or later.

Looking at her attitude, Elizabeth was even more dissatisfied with her. She sure is a muddy girl from the country with no proper upbringing at all!

Soon, the door to the ward was pushed open as a doctor and two nurses rushed in. Since there was not much for Katherine to do, she left quietly.

The doctor gave Elizabeth a thorough check before looking at her in amazement. "You're very lucky, Mrs. Levisay. You're fine now and can be discharged soon."

"Haha, if it wasn't for you guys, I might not have been so lucky even if I was sent here in time. You don't need to stand on her side." Elizabeth was dismissive and assumed the doctor said so because someone managed to get her to the hospital in time.

The doctor hesitated and looked at her for a while before saying, "Actually, no. We didn't do anything. When you were sent in, someone had already performed first aid on you and your vitals were all

normal. The lady that sent you in said you were having a mild heat stroke and needed some saline to keep you hydrated. We just did an IV drip for you and nothing else."

"What did you say?" She could not believe her ears.

So, she was not saved by the doctor, but by Katherine, the lacking girl from the Cornell Family? How is that possible? How could someone of her character save me?

Elizabeth could not find it in herself to believe this and thought that the reason she was safe was due to her luck and that she had taken care of her health.

However, Katherine could not care less about what Elizabeth thought of her. She had a lot on her plate during her return and did not have the time to butter up to unimportant people.

After leaving the hospital, she went back to Soulin International.

When she arrived at the entrance, she paused in her tracks and wanted to massage her temples. What bad luck is this? It's that freak again!

The freak in question, Joaquin, was speechless as he stared at Katherine, who suddenly appeared in front of him while the corner of his lips twitched.

Ben, on the other hand, had a sly smile as his eyes darted between Katherine and Joaquin. Then, he whispered into Joaquin's ears, "This fiancé of yours is quite a woman to follow you all the way here. It seems like she really loves you."

"Shut up!" Joaquin gritted the words through his teeth as his cold gaze fell on Katherine.

However, she only glanced at him once and walked in after ignoring him. She had a long day and was exhausted. She only wanted to return to her apartment to enjoy a hot shower and sleep in her soft bed.

Seeing that she walked past without looking at him, Joaquin smirked and followed her in. They entered the elevator and she pressed a floor number. Just as he was about to do the same, he was silent upon seeing the floor number.

Is this a real coincidence? Does she stay on the same floor as I do? On the 18th floor?

Ben could not help but poke at Joaquin, although that earned himself a fierce glare.

The elevator went up and soon stopped on the 18th floor. Katherine walked out and saw that Joaquin was following behind her. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

She stopped, turned her head to look at him, and taunted, "Oh. Don't tell me that you stay here too?"

"Ha. Yeah. What a coincidence," he replied with a snicker.

She just raised her eyebrows at his reply and then whipped out her access card while walking toward her apartment. All the while, he looked at her with dark eyes.

Ben waited until she walked inside before babbling to Joaquin, "Is this for real? Does she really stay here? Not to mention, right beside you. But the prices of apartments in Soulin International are sky- high. It's around 40,000 per square foot. That apartment must be in the millions. Can she afford that?"

He gave Joaquin a hard punch as he was prattling on. Then, he tried to be witty and added, "Seems like your fiancé has a sugar daddy. That must be it. Do you think her sugar daddy will come tonight? Would we hear something explicit—"

Ben was not done talking, but the only response he received was a door slam in his face.