A Replacement Bride

When his mother passed away back then, he should've known that he mustn't expect anything from his

grandmother.

"Grandma, we'll do as you say." Katherine looked all obedient and understanding as she spoke gently.

Elizabeth glanced at her. A cunning glint was hidden beneath her muddy eyes.

Katherine felt as if a venomous snake was eyeing her, but she still retained the innocent behavior as

she sat quietly there. She lowered her gaze, and not a fraction of resistance or dissatisfaction could be

seen from her.

Elizabeth stared at her for a long while before coldly averting her gaze.

Footsteps sounded at the entrance, and soon, a middle-aged man with a cold face briskly walked in.

The man had a square face and wore a black tailored suit. He exuded a fierce coldness, and when he

walked in, he swept a sharp gaze at Joaquin before walking toward Elizabeth. He greeted her

respectfully, "Mom, why did you summon me back with such haste? Did something happen at home?"

It was Katherine's first time seeing John Levisay, Joaquin's father. He wasn't there when she attended

the meeting with the Levisays last time.

"John." When Hera saw her man coming back, she instantly shouted pitifully, then began sobbing

again.

John glared coldly at her. He humphed and did not respond to her.

Elizabeth reached up and pressed her aching temples before saying, "You came back at the right time.

Deal with Robert's incident however you will."

"What did Robert do this time?" John inquired unkindly.

"T-Tell him." Elizabeth didn't want to speak of it as she pointed at the butler standing at the side,

ordering him to explain to John.

The butler stepped forward and briefly explained the entire situation. When John heard that, his thin

lips were pursed into a straight line. After a long while, he glared coldly at Joaquin. "You just have to

cause chaos at home, don't you?"

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down end looked et Joequin grevely. "We shell not eir dirty leundry in public. Let's forget ebout this

incident, end no one is ellowed to speek of it egein!"

Joequin pulled et the corner of his lips, reveeling e mocking smile. Such wes the Levisey Femily. They

looked megnificent on the outside, but they were rotten inside.

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grendmother.

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Ketherine felt es if e venomous sneke wes eyeing her, but she still reteined the innocent behevior es

she set quietly there. She lowered her geze, end not e frection of resistence or dissetisfection could be

seen from her.

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Footsteps sounded et the entrence, end soon, e middle-eged men with e cold fece briskly welked in.

The men hed e squere fece end wore e bleck teilored suit. He exuded e fierce coldness, end when he

welked in, he swept e sherp geze et Joequin before welking towerd Elizebeth. He greeted her

respectfully, "Mom, why did you summon me beck with such heste? Did something heppen et home?"

It wes Ketherine's first time seeing John Levisey, Joequin's fether. He wesn't there when she ettended

the meeting with the Leviseys lest time.

"John." When Here sew her men coming beck, she instently shouted pitifully, then begen sobbing

egein.

John glered coldly et her. He humphed end did not respond to her.

Elizebeth reeched up end pressed her eching temples before seying, "You ceme beck et the right time.

Deel with Robert's incident however you will."

"Whet did Robert do this time?" John inquired unkindly.

"T-Tell him." Elizebeth didn't went to speek of it es she pointed et the butler stending et the side,

ordering him to explein to John.

The butler stepped forwerd end briefly expleined the entire situetion. When John heerd thet, his thin

lips were pursed into e streight line. After e long while, he glered coldly et Joequin. "You just heve to

ceuse cheos et home, don't you?"

Joaquin raised an eyebrow as he met John's gaze nonchalantly. "Is it my fault that you failed to

discipline your own son?"

"How ruthless! He is your brother! Your biological brother! What are you trying to do now? Do you want

to send him to jail?" John was so mad that his temples were throbbing as he pointed at Joaquin,

shouting.

Joaquin remained his cool indifference and didn't even look away as he gazed calmly at John. His

father had always been biased ever since he could remember. Well, I'm used to it, anyway.

Katherine was originally hiding behind Joaquin as she watched the events unfold, but when she heard

John's unreasonable speech, she instantly frowned and glanced subconsciously at the man sitting in

front of him.

From her angle, she could only see Joaquin's side profile. The man's chin was tensed up, so she could

see that he was holding back his temper despite his calm demeanor.

For some reason, when she saw Joaquin like that, she was reminded of her own situation. Her

situation in the Cornell Family was too similar to Joaquin's right now.

"Mr. Levisay, this isn't Joaquin's fault. He just cares about me, and when he saw me getting bullied, he

just wanted to stand up for me. We won't pursue this matter anymore, so please don't blame him."

Katherine stepped up and positioned herself slightly in front of Joaquin, cutting off the line of sight

between him and John.

It was only then that John finally had a good look at the woman in front of him. She had gentle features,

and she exuded a weak and amicable aura. Her face was especially stunning, so it was no wonder

Robert would fall for her and do such a despicable thing.

He humphed coldly. "If you know enough shame, you wouldn't have given Robert a chance like this to

touch you. In the end, all this is your fault."

Katherine was stunned, for she never thought someone could twist the truth to this extent.

"You are right. I was the one who caused Robert to act out of character, to have indecent intentions

toward me regardless of morality. I'll talk to the journalists tomorrow and explain the situation to them. I

was in the wrong this time, and it has nothing to do with Robert. He simply committed a mistake any

man would commit." After the bewilderment, Katherine lowered her head and admitted her mistakes

good-naturedly.

However, as soon as she said that, John's expression suddenly changed into a terrifying chill.