A Replacement Bride

Chapter 293

When Lexie heard that, she believed Eddie without a shadow of a doubt, immediately showing him to Mike's room on the second floor.

At that moment, Mike had just woken up from his sleep and was taking his medicine by the side of the bed. When he heard the noise, he lifted his head slowly to look over. It only took one glance for his rheumy eyes to be filled with shock.

"You…" He parted his lips and wanted to say something, but he couldn't breathe smoothly. As the air blocked his airway, he couldn't help but cough.

Seeing that, Lexie quickly went over to pat him on the back to help him breathe.

Suddenly, ruthlessness flashed in Eddie's eyes, but he still had an innocent look on his face when he went forward with a smile. "You can rest now. I'll take care of him."

When Lexie heard that, she was stunned for a moment. "But—"

"Why? You don't trust me? Mr. Fraser and I have been friends for many years."

As Lexie hesitated, she lowered her head to look at Mike, who was catching his breath, and noticed that he showed no signs of rejection. So, without any suspicion, she nodded and left the room.

In the end, only Mike and Eddie were left in the room. Text © owned by NôvelDrama.Org.

Mike struggled for a long time before he could finally breathe as usual. Even though he was staring daggers at Eddie with his predator-like eyes, he didn't have much strength to do anything. "W-What are you doing here?"

Now that no one was around them, Eddie didn't need to act anymore. He put on a long face right away and smirked coldly. "Of course, I'm here to look at the karma you're receiving! Do you think that I'm here to visit you and see how you are doing? I'm just checking to see why you're not dead yet!"

As soon as he said that, Mike's expression changed at once, and he felt as though something was stuck in his throat and was going nowhere. It was hard to tell if his face was beet red from anger or that he was holding his breath.

After some time, his expression changed again as he slowly exhaled. "Alas." He sighed feebly, which sounded as though he was disappointed with the situation and himself. "I knew that. I knew you wouldn't care about me. It's all because I've caused too much harm previously. It's understandable for you to wish me dead."

"Haha! Such a joke! After so many years, are you finally admitting that you're the perpetrator?" It looked as though fire was burning in Eddie's eyes as he glared fiercely at Mike. "You did this to yourself, Mike! You shouldn't be alive! However, you've said one thing right. Not only do I wish for your death, but I wish for the death of all Frasers!"

These words impacted Mike. Instantly, he looked at Eddie in shock, as though he couldn't believe his own ears. "Scott-Tutton, w-what do you mean?"

At this moment, Eddie said with a loud scoff, "Haven’t I made myself clear? Are you still not getting it? It seems like you're sick, so sick that your brain can't function anymore."

A horrible thought came into Mike's head, and his face turned disgruntled all of a sudden. As he opened his mouth, his lips couldn't stop quivering. Then, he asked shakily, "A-Are you saying that the illness we have had all these times was because of you?"

"Are you only realizing it now, old thing?" Eddie ridiculed Mike with his husky voice and contempt crawling all over his face. Yet, at the same time, his eyes were filled with the thrill of his revenge. "I

guess you want to ask me whether I'm involved in the man-faced curse that the Fraser Family has gotten. Well, I can tell you the answer now. Yes, I'm involved. Not only that, but I was the one who placed the curse on the Frasers!"

The moment Mike received the affirmation of his doubt, he was so pissed and anxious. He propped his body up, wanting to sit up straight, but he didn't have any strength. Even worse, he couldn't catch his breath because of the action. "You… You…"

He repeated the word 'you' for a long time but wasn't able to continue his sentence. At this moment, Eddie moved slowly to sit on the chair by the bed and glared at Mike with a devilish smile. "You what? Are you trying to curse at me? Do you think you're in the right place to do that, Mike?"

Mike was so anxious that he started coughing, and with his extremely frail voice, he said in a woeful tone, "You could've just come at me with whatever grudges you hold! W-Why did you hurt the others? The Frasers… They're all innocent!"

Hearing that, Eddie wasn't moved at all. "What's wrong? Are you feeling sorry for them?"

After that, his gaze turned sharp, as though it was a knife stabbing right at Mike with so much hatred. "What about them? Have you ever thought that those people died innocently at that time too?! When you did what you did, have you ever thought that they were supposed to be living their lives happily? Huh?!"

These questions were like countless arrows aimed right at Mike. Instantly, he held his breath and parted his lips as though he wanted to explain, but in the end, he closed them helplessly.

When Eddie saw that, he was overwhelmed by his anger at once, and his hatred, which had been piling up for all these years, exploded at this very moment. "Why? You don't dare to talk about it? Or do you have nothing to say? You don't deserve to be alive, Mike! God was blind for all these years. Letting

you die alone on the street is just too good for you! People like you should be stabbed and skinned alive! Since God let you off, I'll let you die in my hands, for God's sake!"

After saying that, he stood up sharply, making a shrill sound of the chair scraping the floor, but it didn't stop him at all. He took two steps forward and stood close to the bed as he stared at Mike with an evil gaze, just like a venomous snake. "Don't worry. I'll grant you an easy death, so you can go to hell and be reunited with your family. Not missing any one of them!"

Hearing that, Mike was so horrified that his forehead was covered in a cold sweat. He looked at Eddie in terror, with his lips quivering. "D-Don't hurt the Fraser Family. They are innocent…"

However, Eddie's hatred was too strong for him to listen to any of those words. He burst out laughing right away. "Innocent? How are they innocent? Their greatest sin was being born into the Fraser Family!"

As soon as he said that, he reached out his hand and choked Mike on the neck with a fierce gaze. "Now, just stay still and go to hell!"

Just then, the door of the room was rammed through, which was followed by a cold warning. "Stop what you're doing, Eddie Scott-Tutton!"

It was unexpected for Eddie to hear someone calling his name. Stunned, he turned around to find out who that was.

Right at this moment, when he zoned out, Katherine rushed forward and pushed Eddie away instantly. Then, she stood in front of Mike's bed and raised her hands to block the way.

At this moment, Eddie took a few steps back, and his face darkened when he saw the man and woman who turned up in the room. "Who are you? How do you know my identity?"

Ignoring the question, Joaquin strode to Katherine's side without saying anything.

Katherine didn't tell Eddie about her connection with him either. She chose not to answer but to ask, "It doesn't matter who we are. The important question here is, why are you here, Eddie? And why are you laying your hands on Mike?"