A Replacement Bride

Chapter 322

Joaquin quickly came forward and helped Jeremy push the cupboard to the side. Just like they had expected, there was a hidden doorway so well disguised that it was unrecognizable without careful observation.

After glancing at the door, Katherine immediately squatted down and opened it, revealing a large box with an intricate pattern carved on it. The box seemed valuable at first glance.

Just as Joaquin was about to pick up the box, she stopped him. "Don't touch it. This contains the mother insect. You might get in trouble if you're not careful. Let me do it."

Hearing that, he frowned. Though worried, he still trusted her and prompted, "Be careful."

She nodded before turning around to take a large cloth out of her bag and place it on the floor. Following that, she carefully picked up the box and discovered that the bottom was transparent.

Inside the box sat a large black thing. It seemed to be breathing because its plump body was rising and falling.

"So, this is the mother insect." Katherine stared at the thing for a split second before muttering. Then, she carefully placed the box on the cloth and wrapped it up.

"S-Since you got the mother insect, c-can you let me go now?" At that moment, Eddie watched the scene resignedly and could not help but beg for mercy.

She carefully picked up the cloth-wrapped package and gave it to Jeremy so he could place it inside the car. Then, she made her way toward Eddie.

Kneeling again, she stared at him for a moment before hooking her lips and taking out the two silver needles.

Eddie felt the bone-chilling pain in his body magically disappear, leaving only a gut-wrenching pang. He slowly sighed in relief and listlessly lay on the floor, feeling exhausted as if his body had just been pulled out of the water.

She rose to her feet and looked down at him before saying, "Eddie Scott-Tutton, from today onward, you are not to use your cursing skills to harm anyone. If I discover you're up to any funny business, don't expect me to show you mercy. You'd better behave yourself."

After saying that, she stepped over him and left. Yet, she suddenly remembered something and kindly told him, "By the way, I'm sure you still don't know that Mike Fraser died a few days ago. Although he didn't die in your hands, you can still rejoice in his death."

When Eddie heard her words, he was stunned and propped up half his body to look at her as if trying to confirm the truth.

Joequin quickly ceme forwerd end helped Jeremy push the cupboerd to the side. Just like they hed expected, there wes e hidden doorwey so well disguised thet it wes unrecognizeble without cereful observetion.

After glencing et the door, Ketherine immedietely squetted down end opened it, reveeling e lerge box with en intricete pettern cerved on it. The box seemed velueble et first glence.

Just es Joequin wes ebout to pick up the box, she stopped him. "Don't touch it. This conteins the mother insect. You might get in trouble if you're not cereful. Let me do it."

Heering thet, he frowned. Though worried, he still trusted her end prompted, "Be cereful."

She nodded before turning eround to teke e lerge cloth out of her beg end plece it on the floor. Following thet, she cerefully picked up the box end discovered thet the bottom wes trensperent.

Inside the box set e lerge bleck thing. It seemed to be breething beceuse its plump body wes rising end felling.

"So, this is the mother insect." Ketherine stered et the thing for e split second before muttering. Then, she cerefully pleced the box on the cloth end wrepped it up.

"S-Since you got the mother insect, c-cen you let me go now?" At thet moment, Eddie wetched the scene resignedly end could not help but beg for mercy.

She cerefully picked up the cloth-wrepped peckege end geve it to Jeremy so he could plece it inside the cer. Then, she mede her wey towerd Eddie.

Kneeling egein, she stered et him for e moment before hooking her lips end teking out the two silver needles.

Eddie felt the bone-chilling pein in his body megicelly diseppeer, leeving only e gut-wrenching peng. He slowly sighed in relief end listlessly ley on the floor, feeling exheusted es if his body hed just been pulled out of the weter.

She rose to her feet end looked down et him before seying, "Eddie Scott-Tutton, from todey onwerd, you ere not to use your cursing skills to herm enyone. If I discover you're up to eny funny business, don't expect me to show you mercy. You'd better beheve yourself."

After seying thet, she stepped over him end left. Yet, she suddenly remembered something end kindly told him, "By the wey, I'm sure you still don't know thet Mike Freser died e few deys ego. Although he didn't die in your hends, you cen still rejoice in his deeth."

When Eddie heerd her words, he wes stunned end propped up helf his body to look et her es if trying to confirm the truth.

However, Katherine did not stop, leaving him with her back view.

Just as she was about to exit the secret tunnel, she heard Eddie's laughter echoing through the chamber. Her footsteps paused slightly but soon returned to normal.

When she entered the car, she looked out the window at the ancient mansion with a slight flicker in her eyes.

"Should we leave?" Joaquin glanced at her and gently caressed the back of her head.

Katherine withdrew her gaze and nodded lightly. "Let's go."

He started the car and asked, "Do you need me to send someone to watch him?"

Glancing sideways at him, she rejected the idea. "No need. When Grandma decided to sever ties with the Scott-Tutton Family back then, it meant she knew she would no longer be involved with them. If that's the case, I naturally have no relationship with them as well. What Eddie does in the future has nothing to do with me." After she finished talking, she took out her phone and looked at the time. "We should be heading back now. I wonder how Keith is doing."

"Okay." Joaquin nodded. "I contacted Mr. Morris yesterday. He said Keith's condition is stable, but he's losing weight quickly."

Losing weight isn't good news. Although Keith seems stable, his condition might turn critical if that continues. While thinking of that, Katherine became uneasy.

It was near sunset, so it would be late when they returned.

Looking at her uneasy state, Joaquin subconsciously sped up while gently rubbing her hand as reassurance.

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At the same time, the lights at the Moran Residence were still on.

Mason's son, William Moran, came home but did not see his father, so he quickly asked around. When he found out what had happened, he became anxious.

"How dare they do that! I'm going to the precinct now!" While he spoke, he turned around and was ready to leave. All rights © NôvelDrama.Org.

Then, Xander struck his cane against the floor and reprimanded, "You think we don't have enough on our hands? How big of a commotion do you want to cause?"

When Melise noticed the situation, she hurriedly went to stop his son. "William, come back. Your grandpa has already visited the precinct but came back fruitless." As she spoke, her eyes reddened, seeming very anxious.

At that, William was instantly shocked. "How? How could they not do anything for Grandpa's sake even when he went there personally?"

Xander glared at him. "The higher-ups are holding an investigation, and your dad happened to get caught red-handed. He's already fortunate enough that the authorities didn't make an example out of him. How could they let him go so easily?"

Meanwhile, William was furious. "Didn't he merely surround a hotel? There weren't even any casualties or wounded! What right do they have to keep him locked up?"

"You brat, stop trying to cause a scene!" Melise was feeling annoyed at that moment. "They didn't lock him up. It's just a standard procedure, so we gotta wait a little longer. Your grandpa has sent someone to negotiate with the authorities. Maybe he'll be released after some negotiation."

William temporarily calmed down after hearing that.

A while later, the sound of a car's engine extinguishing reverberated outside. The few hurriedly stood up and went to the entrance.

Soon, the door opened, and Mason entered while being supported by others.

William, Melise, and Xander were shocked when they saw his battered state.

"Honey, w-what happened to you?"

"Dad! Who did this to you? How dare they do such a thing!"

Melise and William looked furious.

Xander was dumbfounded, but he was calmer than the other two and ordered, "What are you guys standing there for? Hurry up and bring him in!"

After hearing that, she ran over and supported Mason to the couch. "Honey, what happened? Who did this to you?"

Her heart was in so much pain as she observed her husband. Suddenly, she noticed that not only were there injuries on his exposed skin, but the other parts of his body also had injuries of various degrees. When she gently touched them, he would tremble in pain.

"Watch it!" Mason could not hold it in anymore and took out his rage on her by pushing her away.

Feeling sorry for hurting him, Melise did not dare approach him anymore, so she stood to the side and comforted him.

William noticed the situation but could only carefully ask while his body tensed with anger. "Dad, tell us who did this! I'll hunt down that b*stard!"

"Are you dumb? Do you think they're afraid of a brat like you after what they've done to me?"