A Replacement Bride

"Kothy, Joe, it's getting lote. It's time for dinner." Just when they were still going ot it, Jennifer's voice

resonoted outside the door, urging them to join the others for dinner.

Jooquin glonced ot the situotion, then ot Kotherine, who refused to budge, ond smiled helplessly. "Let's

coll it o doy. We're equol in strength. Even if we compete for o few doys, there will be no result."

She stopped ond directed her piercing goze ot Jooquin. When she observed his reloxed demeonor, she

knew thot she wos indeed inferior to him.

Thus, she odmitted her defeot without trying to wriggle out of it. "I lost. From now on, Nooh is your

doughter. You hove to work hord to moke her coll you 'Doddy'. Good luck!"

"Whot if she does?" Jooquin looked ot Kotherine with on ombiguous smile.

She felt thot his smile wos most probobly hozordous for her heolth. She frowned ond looked ot him for

o long time before chuckling, "Let's cross thot bridge when thot hoppens."

"Nope." Jooquin tugged Kotherine over ond looked ot her seriously. "Let's moke the terms cleor. Whot

will you do if she colls me Doddy?"

Kotherine's heort skipped o beot. She could cleorly feel thot his goze held other motives. After she

pondered over the bet, she sized him up ond demonded, "Whot do you wont?"

"I wont you to seriously think obout being with me, Kotherine." Jooquin suppressed the emotions in his

eyes ond stored into her eyes unflinchingly.

His intense goze mode her heort hommer ogoinst her chest vigorously. She twitched her lips os she

regorded his eornest look ond huffed, "Okoy, I'll ogree when she colls you Doddy."

"Deol!" He smiled slyly, ond she instontly felt she hod follen stroight into his trop.

Therefore, he flexed his fingers and started treating this seriously.

One of the two was in charge of defense and the other was in charge of the attack. They fought

virtually for three hours, but they were evenly matched.

Katherine's expression became grave as time passed and a cold sweat began to break out on her

forehead. On the other hand, Joaquin looked utterly relaxed and leisurely in comparison. His fingers

were gracefully tapping the keyboard as if he wasn't being challenged at all.

"Kathy, Joe, it's getting late. It's time for dinner." Just when they were still going at it, Jennifer's voice

resonated outside the door, urging them to join the others for dinner.

Joaquin glanced at the situation, then at Katherine, who refused to budge, and smiled helplessly. "Let's

call it a day. We're equal in strength. Even if we compete for a few days, there will be no result."

She stopped and directed her piercing gaze at Joaquin. When she observed his relaxed demeanor, she

knew that she was indeed inferior to him.

Thus, she admitted her defeat without trying to wriggle out of it. "I lost. From now on, Noah is your

daughter. You have to work hard to make her call you 'Daddy'. Good luck!"

"What if she does?" Joaquin looked at Katherine with an ambiguous smile.

She felt that his smile was most probably hazardous for her health. She frowned and looked at him for

a long time before chuckling, "Let's cross that bridge when that happens."

"Nope." Joaquin tugged Katherine over and looked at her seriously. "Let's make the terms clear. What

will you do if she calls me Daddy?"

Katherine's heart skipped a beat. She could clearly feel that his gaze held other motives. After she

pondered over the bet, she sized him up and demanded, "What do you want?"

"I want you to seriously think about being with me, Katherine." Joaquin suppressed the emotions in his

eyes and stared into her eyes unflinchingly.

His intense gaze made her heart hammer against her chest vigorously. She twitched her lips as she

regarded his earnest look and huffed, "Okay, I'll agree when she calls you Daddy."

"Deal!" He smiled slyly, and she instantly felt she had fallen straight into his trap.

Before she could regain her composure, he took her hand and led her outside.

Noah was playing games with Keith. She had just learned to play games recently and her skills were

quite good for a beginner. She was currently fighting with Keith in the virtual canyon.

When Joaquin walked over with Katherine, she had just finished a round of the game with Keith, and

just as expected, she crushed her rookie opponents flawlessly.

"Noah, your mom said that she will give you a baby brother if you call me Daddy." Joaquin walked over

and beamed smugly at Noah.

Noah's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she turned to look at Katherine excitedly. "Mommy?"

Katherine coughed and glared at Joaquin, but he held her hand tightly and grinned at Noah. "Come up,

do you want a baby brother? Hurry up and show some sincerity! It's up to you if you can have a baby

brother."

"Daddy!" Noah called out without hesitation, her crisp voice echoing across the hall.

He initially thought he would be calm and composed when he heard Noah addressing him as Daddy.

Still, when she said the word, he felt goosebumps all over his body and an inexplicable emotion surged

inside him. He was so moved that his heart raced and he even gasped in excitement.

Then, he looked at Noah for a long while before smiling and ruffling her hair gently. "Good girl. I'll love

you forever and ever."

"Okay. Mommy?" Noah nodded bashfully and eyed Katherine expectantly.

At this moment, Katherine was a little flustered and frustrated because she didn't expect Noah to fall for

his trick so easily. However, she had always been straightforward and did like Joaquin, so she nodded

in agreement.

He was utterly ecstatic and could barely stop himself from vibrating on the spot due to sheer glee. If he

had known that he would be able to win her heart by revealing his identity, he should have disclosed

his identity earlier and challenged her!

"Noah, quick! They're asking us to play another round. You have to lead me to gain more points. I want

to win the championship before returning to Kyoland, and you're my only hope!" Keith shivered in fright

when he noticed Joaquin and Katherine embracing each other, so he hurriedly urged the naive Noah to

continue playing games with him.