A Replacement Bride

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Chapter 377

Too much of a coincidence? Katherine's frown deepened as everything that had happened during this

period flashed in her mind.

In Hovington, she had already transfigured and shaken off those annoying flies that were tailing her, but

she was still ambushed outside of Theodore's laboratory. It was obvious that the other party was sure

that she would be there. This must be the doing of a person who knew her very well.

Other than that, Joaquin and she experienced a hijacking on their way to Zoscistan. Mercenaries were

ambushing and going after them after the plane was forced to land. In the end, Jayden saved them out

of 'coincidence'. According to what Jayden said, he was there by chance.

However, what if everything that had happened wasn't a coincidence or by chance? What if everything

was secretly planned by Jayden? If that were the case, everything would finally make sense!

Since he was behind it, it was made possible for the mercenaries to chase after them on the same

night after they left his villa and reached the hotel.

It seemed like all the dots were connected. Without extra verification, Katherine had already made her

own judgment.

At this thought, she bit her lower lip, and her face turned disgruntled. She immediately turned around to

rummage through her clothes and luggage.

"What are you looking for?" asked Joaquin.

With a sullen voice and in a furious tone, she answered, "A tracker."

Hearing that, he put on a smile and took out a little black item that looked like a button from his pocket.

"There's no need to look for that. I took it out when you were in the shower."

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When Katherine turned around and saw the tracker in his palm, rage flashed in her clear eyes.

Throughout all these years, although she had a cool personality and seldom got in touch with her

friends in Kyoland, she had always seen Jayden as her friend. This was the reason why she didn't

suspect him even when so much coincidence happened. She couldn't believe that it was really him!

"Why are you still keeping it? Throw it away now. Do you want to continue to let him track us?" She

became hot-tempered whenever the thought of being betrayed by her trusted friend came into her

mind.

As Joaquin arched his eyebrows, he glanced at the mess on the ground before gradually turning

around to look at her. "We should leave this place first. Let's talk about it when we're safe."

Katherine just pressed her lips together and didn't say anything.

Without wasting much time, they changed their clothes and left the hotel.

"Where should we go now?" she asked him while they were standing at the entrance of the hotel.

After some thought, he asked, "Can we go to your LW Laboratory?"

She had no idea that he would ask her that, so she was a little surprised. "We can, but…" The tracker

in his pocket suddenly came into her mind. "You're keeping this tracker to let Jayden know where we

are going, right? So, why should we go to the LW Laboratory? There's a signal blocker there. The

tracker will lose its signal once we get there. What do you have on your mind?"

Yet, a faint smile tugged on his lips as he said, "As long as we can go there. Let's go. We'll talk in the

car."

"What car?" Her eyes flickered when she heard that. Initially, she wanted to ask Dylan to send

someone to pick them up, but she saw Joaquin walking to the right and opening the door of a car.

Of course, she was a little surprised. Her eyes were darting between the man and the car. "Is this…"

With his coal-black eyes shining even brighter that night, Joaquin gave her a smile in reply. "I have

some connections in Fontan. It's not a difficult task for me to get a car here. Hop in. We should go

now."

Without saying anything, Katherine entered the car as he said, her eyes glimmering.

Almost immediately, the car started its journey in the dark.

The streetlights looked dim from inside the car. As Katherine was staring at the flashing street view

outside the window, she suddenly remembered something. "No wonder…"

Since there was finally an answer to her doubts, she couldn't help but mumble with a scornful

expression.

"What is it?" While driving, Joaquin glanced at her.

When she turned around to look at the front, her expression was a little upset, and her voice sounded

sulky as well. "I suddenly remember the time when I was creating a special elixir, it was leaked

somehow, but luckily, that elixir doesn't bring any harm. At that time, I ran an investigation but didn't

obtain any results in the end. And with other matters on hand, I stopped the investigation. So, it was left

unsettled. Come to think of it now, Jayden came by my house once when I put that report there, and it

disappeared after he left. I took him as my friend at that time, so I've never suspected him."

At this point, a smirk played on her lips, with an ironic essence around her brows. "I really can't believe

that the person whom I trust so much has already started plotting against me a long time ago."

As Joaquin was driving the car, he comforted her, saying, "Don't be upset because of those unworthy

people and things."

"I don't feel upset; I just think it's ironic." In fact, she was telling the truth, for she wasn't upset at all. She

was a person who would embrace everything she faced, so she would never waste her energy being

upset because of those unworthy people. However, there was still some doubt left in her. "It seems like

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you have already known everything and knew that he would track us a long time ago."

Hearing that, he arched his brows. "Yes, but not a long time ago. I only noticed that everything was too

much of a coincidence after he saved us. And that night, when I went downstairs to pour you water, I

heard him talking on his phone in the dining room by chance. The moment he mentioned mercenaries,

I became certain that it was him."

When Katherine recalled his strange behavior these past two days, she suddenly understood

everything. "Oh, so it's because you found out about his identity. I thought you were…" She ended her

sentence abruptly since she was embarrassed to say the word 'jealous'.

However, even if she didn't say it explicitly, Joaquin could still guess it. As his beautiful hands were on

the wheels, his long finger was tapping on the wheel rhythmically. A mere smile could be seen from the

corners of his eyes and brows. "It's not entirely because I found out that he was the one behind it. Of

course, there are some other reasons."

Suddenly, he paused and used the tip of his tongue to touch the roof of his mouth, expressing his

annoyance. "His eyes were like they were fixed on you. He just rubs me the wrong way. Do you think I

can still be nice to him? I'm sorry, but I'm not that tolerant."

When she heard that, her heart started beating faster. She looked down a little and mumbled, "He just

pretended to fall for me because he wanted to plot against me."

However, that was not what he thought. Although it was a fact that Jayden was plotting against

Katherine, it wasn't true that he didn't have feelings for her. Of course, Joaquin wasn't going to tell

Katherine about this.

After clearing his throat, with a calm expression, he started talking about business, "Actually, I only

know that he was the one who sent the mercenaries. His identity is still uncertain. Do you have any

ideas, Kathy?"

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