A Replacement Bride

Chapter 314

As her eyes got used to the warm light, Katherine tugged on his hand and let out a soft hum.

Her morning voice was nasally and a little hoarse. She was still a little sleepy.

"I had a dream just now. I dreamed of Grandma. She came to say goodbye to me."

Joaquin didn't say anything but looked at her with his dark eyes.

He sighed softly after a while before wiping the edge of her eyes with his fingertips. "We've already said our goodbyes. Now let's just calmly anticipate the future."

Katherine did not refute and nodded. "I understand. Everyone will go after all. Grandma wouldn't want me to dwell on the past, and neither would I."

She didn't bring up the matter again after she spoke. She took the glass of water he handed to her and took a few sips. "How long have I been asleep?" she asked casually.

"More than a day," Joaquin replied.

Katherine paused upon hearing this. Her eyes widened and she woke up from her daze. "C-Come again?"

He curled his lips into a smile when he saw the disbelief on her face. "I didn't expect you to sleep so well. You've been sleeping since you came back yesterday evening. It seems like you're really tired."

She looked at the alarm clock next to the bed. It was already past eight o'clock. It was safe to say that she had really slept for more than one whole day.

Katherine didn't expect that she could sleep for so long. Her eyebrows twitched before she asked, "Where's Donald?"

When she came back yesterday, she wanted to ask Donald about his plans. Yet, her mind was so tired then that she decided to look for him after she woke up.

Joaquin raised his eyebrows when he heard her words. "Looking for another man as soon as you wake up? In front of your husband, no less. Are you not afraid of me being jealous?"

She knew that he was teasing her on purpose, but when she heard the word 'husband,' she involuntarily shuddered. Her face stiffened unnaturally, so she pursed her lips and pushed the glass back into his hands before muttering angrily, "Nothing but nonsense coming from you as always."

With that, she turned over to get out of bed.

Joaquin smiled and grabbed her wrist. His eyes were sharp, but his tone was warm. "Now, now. We can discuss this further after we eat. You've slept for so long and didn't eat for more than a day. Aren't you hungry?"

As soon as he stopped talking, Katherine's stomach growled loudly in response.

She immediately turned red with embarrassment.

Joaquin couldn't help but laugh when he saw her embarrassed face. Then, he placed the glass on the bedside table, got up, and said, "Go wash up. I'll go cook you a bowl of beef spaghetti."

…

Katherine hadn't been having the best appetite these days. Perhaps because she had been hungry for a while now, she quickly devoured her bowl of spaghetti.

"Do you want more?" Joaquin asked.

She shook her head and wiped the corners of her mouth. She said, "I need to talk to Donald." NôvelDrama.Org owns © this.

He was silent for a while before he said, "Donald has already left."

Katherine was surprised when she heard the news. "What? He left? When did he leave?"

"Last night." Joaquin told her Donald's parting words. "He said that he's been working for Grandma for the better half of his life. Now that Grandma is gone, he didn't want to stay in this sad place anymore. As for where he went, he didn't mention his destination. But he said if you need anything, you can always contact him immediately. No matter what, he will always help you."

Katherine was silent for a while after she heard these words because she knew that Donald was doing this for Jennifer.

It was hard to come across a man as loyal as Donald.

Joaquin was afraid that she was going to be sad again, so he quickly changed the subject. "By the way, there's one more thing I didn't tell you. David called you last night. I saw that you were asleep, so I didn't wake you up. I didn't answer it at first and I thought I would tell you to call him when you wake up. However, he called several times in a row and I got worried it might be something urgent, so I picked it up for you."

The matter caught Katherine's attention. She asked, "What did he say?"

Joaquin was silent for a moment before he uttered flatly, "Mike died."

The news was sudden, but it was expected. She wasn't too surprised.

"He was already approaching the end of his life, hanging by a thread if anything else. There was only a thin line between him and death. To be able to stay alive for that long was already a blessing."

When Katherine thought about his wrongdoings, a hint of sarcasm laced her words. "Yet for a person like him, God allowed him to live such a long age. It's true that the good die young, and the bad ones live forever."

"Yeah." Joaquin responded and then continued, "David wanted to tell you during the funeral, but when he saw you at the time… he didn't want to tell you. The Fraser Family seemed vexed about the matter, and Zak seemed to blame you."

"Blame me? What is he blaming me for?" Katherine looked indifferent. "I wasn't the one who held the knife. It was his father. Now that his father is dead, what does it have to do with me? If he wants to blame me, let him. I can't control how he thinks."

Hearing this, he pursed his lips. "The Fraser Family is in a mess right now. Mike's gone, and Myles is paralyzed in bed. I heard that Zak begged everyone he could and sought out countless famous doctors, but none of them could cure Myles. David called you specifically to warn you about the Fraser Family, especially Zak. There's no knowing what he might do."

Although David was on good terms with the Fraser Family, he and Katherine were good friends from the past. Naturally, he was more worried about her safety and was more biased toward her.

Though Katherine didn't take it seriously and just nodded. She got up and left the island. Then, she walked toward the French windows in the living room.

She looked over the city that was shrouded in the dark. As she watched the bustling traffic below, there was only stillness in her eyes.

"Grandma has already been laid to rest, so everything is settled. I want to pay a visit to the Scott-Tutton Residence tomorrow," she said out of nowhere.

Joaquin followed behind her and stood next to her. He nodded after hearing her request and said, "Alright, I'll ask someone to prepare a car for tomorrow morning."

Katherine didn't say a word. A thoughtful look appeared in her eyes as she fell into deep thoughts.

After a while, the corners of her lips perked up into a sarcastic smile. The smile never reached her eyes. Instead, there was a hint of sarcasm on her face. "How troublesome it must've been for Eddie. After finding out that Grandma had passed away, he immediately informed the Moran Family secretly, allowing the Morans to come and stir up trouble. Hmph! These people, how dare they kiss our *sses and claim to be Grandma's relatives."

When she thought of these so-called relatives and how calculative and scheming toward Jennifer every one of them was, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart. Hmph! Sooner or later, I'll make these people who'd made things difficult for Grandma and even drove her into a corner pay!

However, plans could never keep up with changes.

The next day, before Katherine had the chance to leave, the Morans came to her doorstep!