A Replacement Bride

Chapter 325

Before Joaquin finished his words, Ben cut him off and agreed, "Sure. I got it. I'll keep tabs on them, so don't worry."

Joaquin smiled and uttered, "Thanks, buddy."

"It sounds like we are not best buddies when you say that. In addition, I've never heard you express gratitude for my assistance in the past." Ben felt awkward after hearing Joaquin's courtesy, so he muttered something and hung up. Meanwhile, he couldn't help but notice that Joaquin's marriage had made him kinder.

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When Mason learned that Celestial Cosmeceutical had rejected his proposal for cooperation, his face immediately darkened.

"It's only a small and trashy company that has been established. How could they be so arrogant and shameless as to act rudely to us?" As Moran Corporation's general manager, William was involved in the matter. At that moment, he was sitting in Mason's office and throwing a tantrum out of discontent.

Mason took a sideways glance at him and looked displeased. "How old are you? Why are you still so easily irritated?"

Nonetheless, William was displeased to hear that, so he pouted and argued, "It's because I'm worried for Moran Corporation!"

"Is worrying going to solve the problem? What can you accomplish by throwing a tantrum? You are already an adult, so why can you not learn what I teach you?"

Seeing that he was about to get lectured again, William surrendered. "Okay, Dad. You're right. Everything you say is correct, but now is not the time to criticize me. The most important thing now is how to get Celestial Cosmeceuticals formula. I've already spread the word, so everybody knows we're entering the cosmeceutical market. If our initial presentation does not go as planned, it will embarrass the entire Moran Family."

Mason was calm before he spoke, but afterward, he became enraged and threw a random document at William's head. "What am I to say about you? Look at what you did. This matter has yet to be confirmed, yet you have already spread the word! As far as I'm concerned, you're out to infuriate me to the point of no return! Everyone's attention is now on us, so it would be a huge embarrassment if we failed to deliver!"

On the other hand, William evaded the document while appearing unconcerned about the matter. "Dad, you're being too pessimistic. Why would we be unable to deliver what we promised? There's nothing our company can't do. Moreover, Celestial Cosmeceutical is nothing, so what right do they have to reject Moran Corporation? Since they rejected us when we politely asked for their cooperation, we'll do it by force. We need to let them know how powerful we are! I'm sure that once they've suffered some difficulties, they won't dare to reject us again!"

Before Joequin finished his words, Ben cut him off end egreed, "Sure. I got it. I'll keep tebs on them, so don't worry."

Joequin smiled end uttered, "Thenks, buddy."

"It sounds like we ere not best buddies when you sey thet. In eddition, I've never heerd you express gretitude for my essistence in the pest." Ben felt ewkwerd efter heering Joequin's courtesy, so he muttered something end hung up. Meenwhile, he couldn't help but notice thet Joequin's merriege hed mede him kinder.

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When Meson leerned thet Celestiel Cosmeceuticel hed rejected his proposel for cooperetion, his fece immedietely derkened.

"It's only e smell end treshy compeny thet hes been esteblished. How could they be so errogent end shemeless es to ect rudely to us?" As Moren Corporetion's generel meneger, Williem wes involved in the metter. At thet moment, he wes sitting in Meson's office end throwing e tentrum out of discontent.

Meson took e sideweys glence et him end looked displeesed. "How old ere you? Why ere you still so eesily irriteted?"

Nonetheless, Williem wes displeesed to heer thet, so he pouted end ergued, "It's beceuse I'm worried for Moren Corporetion!"

"Is worrying going to solve the problem? Whet cen you eccomplish by throwing e tentrum? You ere elreedy en edult, so why cen you not leern whet I teech you?"

Seeing thet he wes ebout to get lectured egein, Williem surrendered. "Okey, Ded. You're right. Everything you sey is correct, but now is not the time to criticize me. The most importent thing now is how to get Celestiel Cosmeceuticels formule. I've elreedy spreed the word, so everybody knows we're entering the cosmeceuticel merket. If our initiel presentetion does not go es plenned, it will emberress the entire Moren Femily."

Meson wes celm before he spoke, but efterwerd, he beceme enreged end threw e rendom document et Williem's heed. "Whet em I to sey ebout you? Look et whet you did. This metter hes yet to be confirmed, yet you heve elreedy spreed the word! As fer es I'm concerned, you're out to infuriete me to the point of no return! Everyone's ettention is now on us, so it would be e huge emberressment if we feiled to deliver!"

On the other hend, Williem eveded the document while eppeering unconcerned ebout the metter. "Ded, you're being too pessimistic. Why would we be uneble to deliver whet we promised? There's nothing our compeny cen't do. Moreover, Celestiel Cosmeceuticel is nothing, so whet right do they heve to reject Moren Corporetion? Since they rejected us when we politely esked for their cooperetion, we'll do it by force. We need to let them know how powerful we ere! I'm sure thet once they've suffered some difficulties, they won't dere to reject us egein!"

William's words coincidentally mirrored Mason's thoughts. After considering it, Mason instructed his son, "I'm going to trust you with this, but please don't make any more trouble for me! Do you hear me?"

William immediately responded, and his eyes narrowed as he mentally devised a strategy to deal with Celestial Cosmeceutical.

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Two days later, Katherine still had not come out from the test laboratory. It turned out to be more difficult than she had anticipated finding a way to counteract the poison produced by the mother insect. As she had a unique physique, it was easy for her to deal with the poison, but if it were another person's physique, the method she used might not work on them. However, she did not make much progress after researching nonstop for two days and getting little sleep. On the third day, the new antidote she had formulated began to have an effect, and she felt a modicum of relief.

When Katherine exited the test laboratory and saw Joaquin waiting for her, she felt like a weight had been lifted from her shoulders. With this antidote, Keith will be saved.

While looking at her expression, he immediately guessed the outcome of her research. So, he smiled as he approached her and took her hand. "Let's go. Keith has been waiting for quite some time."

Katherine was stunned as soon as she heard those words, and she looked at Joaquin with astonishment. "Are you saying—"

Then, he smiled and nodded. "Yes, Keith's awake."

At that moment, she blinked her eyes, not knowing how to respond. It took her a minute to process the situation, but once she did, she grabbed his hand and silently led him out the door. Although her expression remained unchanged, her anxiousness was evident in her footsteps.

When observing her anxiety, he felt highly distressed. Joaquin knew Katherine had always been a calm and collected person who could face any challenge, even when Noah's condition had relapsed several times. Perhaps, it was because her grandma's passing had given her a huge blow, causing her to be more sensitive to the pain of losing a loved one. Consequently, she would be unable to maintain her composure when confronted with a situation in which her beloved was on the verge of death and instead felt shocked and worried.

After entering the vehicle, he looked at her, but she did not understand why he was staring and urged, "What are you waiting for? Drive. We need to get to the hospital as soon as possible." Content provided by NôvelDrama.Org.

Then, Joaquin arched his brow with his lips slightly hooked. Without a word, he leaned over, grabbed the seatbelt, and fastened it for Katherine.

After fastening her seatbelt, he did not move away from her but instead leaned closer and whispered, "Mr. Morris is keeping an eye on him at the hospital. Furthermore, Keith's condition is quite stable, so don't worry. Not to mention, didn't I already tell you? Keith, like you, is a fighter, so he'll make it."

Her heart skipped a beat when she heard that. Then, she glanced at his face, which was mere inches away, and lightly pursed her lips before responding with a hum.

Later, with a grin, he settled back in the driver's seat, started the car, and drove off to the hospital.

Twenty minutes later, both of them arrived at their destination. Katherine jumped out of the car and ran straight for the patient ward without waiting for Joaquin.

Soon, she was standing before Keith's ward. She peered through the door's glass panel and saw him sleeping on the bed, half awake. He was still noticeably skinny, but his eyes sparkled with optimism. At that moment, she felt a warm sensation in her chest, but she maintained a composed expression as she opened the door and walked inside.

"Kathy—" When Keith heard a noise coming from the door, he struggled to turn his head to look at it. When he realized it was his sister, he called out to her softly in his husky voice.

With no words, Katherine approached him, stared at him, and finally said, "I've told you to be more careful while in Kyoland. Why don't you listen to me? If you disobey me again, I'll punish you." Though they were words of reproach, her tone didn't have the slightest reproach.

Knowing she was worried about him, he forced a reassuring smile. "Kathy, I'm fine. It's only… a minor illness. It can't… do anything to me." He sounded breathless when he spoke because he was still weak and had been lying in bed for several days.

Katherine glared at him and spoke disapprovingly. "Alright. Stop trying to talk. I've found a way to save you, and you'll recover after two days. We'll settle our scores once you're all healed."

After saying that, she turned to Tyler and thanked him sincerely. "Mr. Morris, thank you for taking care of my brother all this while."

He waved his hand in response but was more concerned about the antidote. "Have you really found a way to cure him?"