A Replacement Bride

Chapter 290

When Joaquin saw that, he grabbed Katherine and pulled her behind him, stepping in front of her as he assumed the position of a guardian. His gaze was cold, and his expression was firm.

"Don't you dare lay a finger on her!" he said in a low voice. His tone was so cold and dark that it sounded like it had come from Hades himself. Everyone present was stunned for a moment.

When the security guards saw that, they paused as well.

Just then, Keith's doctor came to his senses and roared immediately, "What are you zoning out for?! He's just one person. Even if you have to fight, how can he be a match for you? Get to it already!"

Hearing that, the security guards hastily produced the electric batons they carried at their sides, then resumed their strides. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Joaquin's expression darkened as he clenched his fists, preparing to attack at any moment.

Meanwhile, Katherine's expression had darkened considerably.

She never expected the corruption in Kyoland to have progressed this far; even the best hospital in Kyoland could operate like some mafia and pull off something so outrageous.

At that moment, she made preparations for the worst and turned to look at the trembling Tyler. She said in a low voice, "Please stand back. You might get hurt later."

With that, she was about to step forward, and everything was about to explode when Marcus' voice suddenly sounded from the door.

"What are you doing?! Stop this at once!" he yelled in anger as he barged in with his men. In the blink of an eye, the security guards were defeated, and they lay here and there on the floor as they groaned in pain.

The doctors were astonished at the scene, and even the dean was incredibly shocked. He stared at the men on the ground, stunned, then looked up at Marcus with eyes so wide that they were bulging.

"M-Mr. Town!"

At once, he let out a surprised yelp and hastily went forward, intending to shake hands with Marcus and greet the latter. His attitude quickly shifted as he tried to suck up to the man.

However, Marcus ignored him. He simply side-eyed the dean coldly, then turned to look at Katherine.

In that instant, Marcus changed his attitude in front of everyone and immediately put on a respectful expression.

"Are you alright, Miss Cornell? My apologies. I rushed over as soon as I received your call, but I was still late. I'm so sorry that you had to experience that."

By then, Katherine had already relaxed her fists. She looked calm as she talked to him in a relatively polite tone.

"No, you're not late. If you had come mere moments later, you'd be carrying them out by then."

She spoke arrogantly, but Marcus wasn't the least bit upset when he heard that. Instead, he let out a long sigh.

"That's good to know. On my way here, I was worried that you would get hurt, and I was so anxious about it. I'm glad to see you in one piece. I heard that your brother—"

At that, he paused for a bit, his expression turning grave.

"How did he suddenly contract the man-faced curse and cannot be saved? What is going on?"

As soon as he said that, Katherine let out a snort as she passed a gaze over the dumbfounded doctors.

"You should ask these gentlemen here. None of them can cure the illness, but instead of researching the problem, they hid here and held a meeting. They were probably discussing ways to shirk responsibility in case my brother couldn't make it."

After hearing that, Marcus immediately frowned and turned to look at the people, questioning sternly, "Is that so?"

When they heard that, the doctors, who were still in shock just now, instantly froze as they began to panic.

At first, they didn't think anything seemed odd when Marcus first appeared.

But when they saw how Marcus treated Katherine, they got confused, then started to panic.

They knew very well who Marcus was. He was the leader of the Department of State, and his position was exceptionally prominent.

However, he treated this woman with such respect, so who exactly was this woman?

Now that Marcus was interrogating them like that, they finally felt afraid. They gradually realized that they had messed with the wrong person.

By then, the dean was sweating buckets as his legs trembled uncontrollably. He could only grit his teeth and explain, "Mr. Town, it's a misunderstanding. It wasn't like that, we… were also very concerned about Mr. Cornell's condition, so we held a meeting to discuss how we could treat—"

"Hah, you don't even know the details of the illness, but you were discussing how to treat it, you say? Do you think you can just fool everyone like that?" Katherine sneered as she interrupted him.

Then, as she turned to Marcus, there was a certain dignity and aura in her eyes that far surpassed what someone of her age should possess.

"Mr. Town, I've met many higher-ups of authoritative hospitals. Many of them are serious and responsible, but some of them are tricksters as well. However, this is my first time seeing this side of the most authoritative hospital in Kyoland. They were irresponsible, but more importantly, they acted like gangsters and tyrants. Hah, what a surprise! If the people of Kyoland have to rely on these doctors to save their lives, does Kyoland even have a future?"

Her words were simple, but when Marcus heard them, he immediately understood what she was getting at.

At once, his expression darkened as he turned to look at the dean.

"Mr. Richards, is this how you run Kyoland Hospital after it was entrusted to you?"

When Mr. Richards heard that, he trembled like a leaf in the wind. He finally realized that he had committed a huge mistake, and he didn't even dare defend himself as he hastily admitted, "Mr. Town, I… It's my fault. I'll apologize to Miss Cornell right away!"

With that, he hastily took two shaky steps forward. He bowed to Katherine as he kept repeating his apologies.

"Miss Cornell, I'm sorry for not realizing who you are. I was foolish for going against you. Please have mercy and let me off this once. I… I'll open the ward so you can meet your brother right away. I'm so sorry, please forgive me…"

Katherine had no time for his nonsense. She didn't even spare him a look as she said to Marcus, "I'm leaving this to you." With that, she turned around and left.

Joaquin followed right after her. When Tyler saw that, he also recovered from his shock as he hastily went after them.

Marcus narrowed his eyes, then glanced around at the others. Without another word, he took out his phone and made a call.

"Fire the dean and all the authoritative doctors at Kyoland Hospital. They have no medical ethics, so revoke their medical licenses as well. From today onward, none of them are allowed inside Kyoland, and neither are they allowed to stay in the medical field! Transfer a group of experienced doctors here, then appoint the vice dean of Kyoland Third Hospital as the new dean here. Get it done as soon as possible."

Kyoland Third Hospital was a military hospital belonging to the strongest troop in Kyoland. If the vice dean was transferred here to manage Kyoland Hospital, they should be able to clear out all the corruption here.

However, all this had nothing to do with these doctors anymore.

When they heard of their punishment, their faces turned ashen, and the dean even fainted on the spot —no one knew if it was out of fear or shock.

Meanwhile, Marcus simply glanced at them and snorted. "If you had known things would turn out like this, you wouldn't have done it!"

With that, he ordered his subordinates, "Keep an eye on these people and make sure that they hand over their work as soon as possible. Chase them out right after they're done. They have to leave Kyoland within one day, or they will be forced to!"