A Replacement Bride

"What happened, Dad? Is what Ethan said real? The worker on the construction site had an

accident and you didn't give any compensation, but you beat his family when they came

to ask you for money. Is that right?" Katherine went up to hold Jorge and cut his chatter

off.

At this moment, Jorge's expression was disgruntled. When he heard her saying that, he

explained anxiously, "Those people are insatiable! I've already paid them the work injury

compensation, but they're still asking for more money! Don't believe the nonsense that

you hear outside! Also, if Joaquin asks you about this, you need to say that we've already

paid the compensation, and they are the ones who are being insatiable. Got it?"

When Katherine heard that, she raised her brows and looked at his furious expression, not

knowing whether what he said was true or not.

"Also, someone was spilling dirt on the Cornell Group, defaming us for tax evasion! We're

law-abiding, good citizens. How dare we do such a thing?" He was becoming more furious

the more he talked about it. His saliva nearly spurted on her face.

"Kathy, you need to help me; only you can help me." After venting for a while, he grabbed

Katherine's arm again.

She was the only one left in the Cornell Family now. Since the scandal was exposed,

Rosemary hadn't come home for a few days already.

On top of that, Lisa was admitted to the mental hospital. Only when trouble came up did

Jorge realize that the only person he could rely on at times like this was Katherine, whom

he always despised and disliked in the first place.

"Don't worry, Dad. I won't let the Cornell Group go into bankruptcy." Katherin patted his

hand and put on a smile.

At this moment, Joaquin had already arrived. Ethan was leading him into the house in

front.

He was wearing a gold mask, giving out a cold aura. Although he was on a wheelchair and

shouldn't have been of any threat, he still made people fear him.

Jorge swallowed his saliva and didn't even dare to look at Joaquin.

"Joaquin, you're here." Katherine put on a beaming smile and stood up to push his

wheelchair.

When Joaquin heard her voice, he couldn't help but look at her, and the corners of his

mouth twitched a little before he said, "Why are you looking for me?"

"Please help the Cornell Family." Katherine nodded and gave him a glance.

However, he pretended not to see it. When he saw Jorge looking at him with his face full of

anticipation, he remained silent for a moment before saying, "The Cornell Family must

push one person out to take this blame. Otherwise, this matter will never be solved. As for

the scapegoat, you'll need to think about it yourself, Mr. Cornell."

"I…" Jorge was stunned for a moment and didn't react immediately.

Hearing that, Katherine was slightly surprised as well. Is Joaquin really helping Jorge?

"There's an auction later. Come with me." Joaquin didn't look at Jorge anymore, but was

looking at Katherine instead.

In fact, she didn't want to stay in the Cornell Residence. When she saw Jorge immersed in

his own thoughts, she went over and said some nice words to him. Since he had

something in mind, he didn't bother her and just let her leave with Joaquin.

Shen then left the house together with Joaquin and entered the car.

With one hand propping her chin, Katherine turned to look at him and felt that the mask

on his face was really an eyesore for her, making her unable to see his expression clearly.

After being silent for a moment, only then did she ask her question, "Why did you help

Jorge?"

"Who do you think he will push out to be this scapegoat?" he didn't answer her, but asked

her in return as he looked at her.

Hearing that, she thought about it seriously for a moment. According to her understanding

of Jorge, he was extremely selfish. Now that Joaquin told him there was a way, he would

sacrifice anyone to keep the Cornell Group and to keep his own wealth.

There were only three people in the Cornell Family that he could use as scapegoats.

Rosemary was tied together with Robert now, so he definitely wouldn't touch her.

On the other hand, Katherine was Joaquin's people. Even though Joaquin was

handicapped, Jorge wouldn't touch her at this moment.

As such, there was only Lisa left. At this thought, a smile tugged on Katherine's lips, and

her smile was turning more and more mischievous.

When the car left the Cornell Residence, she didn't ask Joaquin whether going to the

auction was real or not. Since she hadn't slept well yesterday, she was very tired now. As

such, she leaned against the back of the seat and took a nap to restore her energy.

Seeing that she was asleep, Joaquin didn't talk anymore.

After an hour and a half, the car stopped at a manor. There were already many cars

parked in the open-air parking lot. When Joaquin saw that Katherine was still asleep, he

didn't wake her and just waited for her quietly beside her.

In fact, she was not asleep. She opened her eyes when she realized that the car was not

moving forward anymore.

When she looked at the surroundings outside, she raised her brows in surprise.

She didn't know that the auction Joaquin was referring to was today's auction.

While she was still surprised, he had already pushed open the car door and got out of the

car. After hesitating for a moment, she followed him out of the car too.