A Replacement Bride

Chapter 42

Joaquin tried his best to suppress the discomfort in his heart, but his expression was still somewhat stiff. "Well, I still have something to do in my company. I'll return first. Stay safe while you return to school alone." Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

He silently removed his hand from Beatrice's hand as he said that.

Beatrice had a disappointed look as she glared sadly at him. "Joe, do you not like me? It's fine even if you don't. I told you long ago that whatever happened five years ago was of my own will. You don't need to compel yourself to take the responsibility."

The more she spoke, the sadder she was; her eyes became red and crystal tears started forming in her eyes.

Joaquin couldn't bear to see her in this state, so he comforted her, "What are you thinking about, Beatrice? I will surely marry you since I promised you. Please give me some time."

When she heard the words, she looked up at him with a bitter expression. "Joe, I trust you, but could you please spend more time with me? I am really insecure. I-I always worry that you won't want me and that you will leave me."

Seeing her like this, he couldn't take it anymore.

He had bullied her five years ago, so he couldn't be such a sc*mbag and not take responsibility for her.

"I'll come with you tomorrow. Plan your day ahead and I'll pick you up at school tomorrow." Joaquin hugged her as he forced himself to ignore his unease.

Beatrice then snuggled into his arms and reached out to hug his waist.

The moment she touched his waist, she could clearly feel the man's body tightening as if he was resisting it.

Beatrice bit her lower lip secretly, feeling a little resentful in her heart.

She really couldn't understand why things wouldn't go as she imagined!

It had been five years. In these years, the most intimate actions between them were only hugging and holding hands. Joaquin had never even kissed her!

"Okay. Then, I'll think about the places I want to go to tomorrow when I head back tonight. You will accompany me no matter where we go, right?" She raised her head with a smile on her endearing face while a hint of tears still remained in her eyes.

"Yeah." he replied simply.

"Then, get to work. I won't disturb you for now. Just keep in mind to come see me when you have time." She considerately pushed him out of the door after saying that.

Joaquin was relieved, feeling more and more that he was a sc*mbag.

Beatrice is so considerate and sensible, why can't I be the same?

When he came out of the cafe, the weather outside wasn't too favorable. The sky had turned cloudy before it even rained.

Pedestrians on the street were all in a hurry and nobody cared about the man standing at the entrance of the mall with a mysterious silver mask on his face.

"Madam Levisay, is that Joaquin from your family? Isn't he impaired? He looks perfectly fine right now to me."

An affluent middle-aged woman entered the mall and addressed Madam Levisay sarcastically while glancing at the tall, straight figure at the entrance.

Madam Levisay frowned and followed her gaze, but the entrance was empty. Where is Joaquin?

"If you have poor eyesight, Mrs. Linsey, I advise you to visit the hospital and consult an ophthalmologist. I know a pretty good doctor. If you need it, I can recommend him to you."

It was impossible for Joaquin to stand up. She had previously found a doctor who repeatedly examined his physique. All of the nerves below the waist were dead, making the chance of him standing up very unlikely. He would be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life unless a miracle occurred.

Being infertile and impaired made it impossible for someone like him to become the heir of the Levisays.

Joaquin's fate was determined and everything in the Levisays would belong to her son, Robert, in the future.

Mrs. Linsey peeked at the door once again after hearing the words and sure enough, the figure was gone.

"Really? I really may have mistaken that." She made no attempt to debate Madam Levisay. In any case, she felt Joaquin was quite strange since it was impossible for her to figure him out so quickly. Impaired? What a joke.

They both had bad intentions; they refrained from exposing each other and continued shopping with a grin plastered on their face.

As Ben drove over, Joaquin climbed into the car, pulled a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and lit up one.

"Home?" Ben turned his head to look at him and felt that this man's expression was not quite right. In fact, the man seemed very upset.

Joaquin squinted his eyes as he considered the unexpected visitor at his house.

Katherine lacked the basic courtesy as well. Not only did she stop caring after she brought Rosemary into the Levisays, she went to Soulin International to live comfortably alone and left the nuisance for his family to deal with.

He couldn't stop the corner of his lips from twitching when he thought about her.

Ben unconsciously wiped his eyes, thinking he hallucinated.

What was that? Did I just catch Joaquin grinning?

"Soulin International." Joaquin leaned back lazily as he didn't want to go back to the Levisays for the time being.

"Oh." Ben didn't ask much after hearing the words and merely drove while suppressing all the questions in his heart.

It took about fifteen minutes to get there.

They spotted Katherine heading out of the car and returning upon arriving at the neighborhood.

As Ben was about to speak, he saw the man descending behind her and immediately retracted the words that were about to spill from his mouth.

Joaquin's face was expressionless as if he didn't notice her actions. As a result, Ben secretly glanced at him and was relieved before he stopped the car and alighted from the car after pulling into the parking area.

As the two of them ascended to the eighteen floor and exited the elevator, the door of Katherine's room was open and that allowed the noises from her area to fill the hallway.

"Oh my God, Katherine. Go faster—Ah! I'm about to die—"

The man's voice was incredibly penetrating and it could be clearly heard at the door.

"Shut up!" After some time, Katherine's contained rage broke out before it was followed by a thud and a scream.

Then, Joaquin entered his house with a blank expression and slammed the door hard.

Shameless!

"Kathy, hurry up! I pinned him down, so kill him!"

Just as Ben was about to knock on the door, he heard another sound coming from the room.

He wondered as the corner of his lips twitched violently, What's going on in this room? How harsh can they be?

Katherine was about to die of anger at the idiot in front of her. After kicking him fiercely, he finally got up and closed the door.

"It's only a game. You don't have to be like that," she said as she looked at the battered zombie on the TV screen in speechlessness.

"Sobs… This game is too realistic. I think I have been tainted by that zombie and am no longer clean." The person took off the 3D blindfold and looked at Katherine's disappointed face.

Where is this idiot from? I just want to throw him out now.