A Replacement Bride

Chapter 288

When Joaquin saw that, he hastily went after her. The two proceeded to head straight for Kyoland Hospital.

When they arrived, Keith's teacher, Tyler Morris, was already waiting at the entrance.

Since they had discussed it over the phone, Katherine knew what clothes he was wearing, so she could recognize him straight away. She hastily walked up to him.

"How is Keith now, Mr. Morris?"

Tyler examined her and Joaquin from head to toe. "You're Keith's sister?"

Katherine nodded. "Yes, I am. My name is Katherine Cornell."

At the side, Joaquin also introduced himself immediately, "Hello, Mr. Morris. I'm Joaquin Levisay, Kathy's husband and also Keith's brother-in-law."

Tyler nodded. "Hello. Miss Cornell and Mr. Levisay. Let's go in first."

He quickly brought the two to Keith's ward, but they couldn't enter because the ward had been sealed off.

Katherine peered in through the glass window on the door to see Keith lying weakly on the sick bed. His face was pale, and he looked thin and scrawny.

In an instant, her pupils constricted, and the color drained from her face.

"Mr. Morris, what exactly is going on? My brother was alright before he came to Kyoland; how could he turn out like this after just a week or so?"

Tyler sighed, then pointed to a bench at the side. "Miss Cornell, please calm down and have a seat. I'll tell you everything."

However, Katherine didn't move an inch. She stayed rooted at the entrance of the ward with a sullen expression.

Seeing that, Tyler didn't force her either as he briefly relayed the incident.

"He was fine until last night. For some reason, he began feeling nauseous last night and kept throwing up. He thought it was a minor illness, so he dismissed it and insisted on conducting the experiment. But I noticed that he was looking worse, so I forced him to get checked at the hospital. After the examination, we found out that he had already contracted the man-faced curse. However, we didn't think much of it since we already developed an antidote. I've been in contact with him for a long time, so we both took the antidote, but…"

At that, he frowned a little. It seemed as though he couldn't understand it either.

"For some reason, I was completely fine. When I came for a checkup this morning, they said I wasn't infected, but Keith's condition worsened. He shrunk so much overnight, and his high fever wasn't receding. He was unconscious, so I could only get him hospitalized to get emergency treatment."

"What about the doctors? What did they say?" As Katherine listened, her frown deepened. She then queried in haste.

Tyler shook his head. "The doctors were at a loss as well, and they couldn't arrive at a conclusion. They just said that the man-faced curse had not been removed, and Keith was even showing symptoms atypical of the man-faced curse…"

As soon as Tyler said that, Katherine's expression turned extremely sour.

She gritted her teeth but didn't say anything as she moved to rush into the ward.

Seeing that, Tyler quickly tried to stop her. At the same time, a nurse appeared and pushed her away as well, glaring at her with a disapproving look.

"Who are you?! Who allowed you to just casually barge into a person's ward?"

Caught off-guard, Katherine stumbled a little. Fortunately, Joaquin was quick to act as he supported her.

Joaquin immediately sent the nurse a cold glare, his voice even colder as he said, "Is this how the staff at your hospital treats the patients' families?"

The nurse was briefly startled when she saw his face, and she was intimidated by his glare. She hastily averted her gaze, but in the next moment, she met Katherine's sharp gaze instead.

"I am a family member of the patient lying in there. I'm his biological sister. Is there a problem with that?"

When the nurse heard that, she frowned.

"Even if you're his sister, you can't just barge in like that. Don't you see the sign saying only authorized personnel are allowed in? He has an infectious disease. If anything happens, can you shoulder the responsibility?"

Katherine was emotionless as she said coldly, "Yes, I can. I'll know what disease he has if I go in, so move!"

Hearing that, the nurse immediately snorted in disdain.

"You? Are you as good as the doctors? Even the most knowledgeable doctors in our hospital cannot figure out what is wrong with him, so how can you possibly know? Stop showing off! Even boasting has its limits, so just stay away! Otherwise, I'll call the bodyguards over to drag you out!"

When Joaquin heard that, he suddenly let out a low chuckle. "Is that so? Go ahead and try, then. I'd like to see who'd dare to touch a hair on her head!"

Seeing that he was pissed and about to explode, Katherine took his hand and tugged it a little. She kept her gaze on the nurse, however, and her expression was icy cold.

"Where are the doctors in charge of my brother?" she suddenly asked.

The nurse was stunned for a moment, then responded with another question, "Why are you asking?"

"What, are you too scared to tell me? Or are all the doctors in your hospital unsightly?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Hearing that, the nurse was instantly upset as she glared at Katherine in annoyance. "Right now, all the authoritative doctors in our hospital are in a meeting, so who would have the time to humor you? Who do you think you are—"

Unexpectedly, the nurse had just finished speaking when Katherine suddenly took two steps forward. She pinned the nurse against the door that led to the ward, her glare turning into blades that cut into the nurse's face.

"I'm asking you, where are they right now? Are you telling me or not?"

For an unknown reason, Katherine was overflowing with authority at that moment. There was a chilling, fear-inspiring aura surrounding her.

Meanwhile, the nurse was so intimidated that she couldn't breathe. She gulped, then tried with all her might to suppress the trembling as she spoke without meaning to.

"They're at… the main meeting room on the 15th floor…"

When Katherine heard that, she let go of the nurse, not bothering to spare the latter another glance. Then, she turned around and left with hurried steps.

Seeing that, Joaquin hastily followed suit.

Meanwhile, Tyler was confused and shocked at the scene he had just witnessed. Looking at the situation right now, he decided to go with them as well.

The three soon arrived at the 15th floor. Katherine went straight for the meeting room and didn't even knock as she boldly barged inside.

At the moment, a seminar was being held. When the people inside saw her and two other people barging in, they were all astonished.

When the dean, the person in the lead, saw that, he immediately frowned and shouted sternly, "Who are you? Who let you barge in just like that? Get out!" Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Meanwhile, the nurse realized that something was off, so she hastily followed as well.

"Mr. Richards!" Acting as if she had finally found someone to support her, the nurse quickly accused, "This woman is that patient's sister. She insisted on barging into the ward just now, and I managed to stop her. She got so upset that she wanted to see you and the other doctors, and she said that the authoritative doctors in our hospital are useless…"

As soon as she said that, all the doctors present glared at Katherine. They looked extremely offended with their belittling gazes directed at her.