A Replacement Bride

Chapter 328

Now that the Moran Family went out of their way to arrange something like this and kick up a fuss, the higher-ups would naturally dispatch someone to carefully examine Celestial Cosmeceutical.

At this juncture, William personally went to Hovington to see that person others knew he would.

The only concern was that he might have bribed the higher-ups and was now waiting for Celestial Cosmeceutical to fall into his trap!

Tons of issues would be found if Nadia cooperated with the higher-ups to conduct the inspection.

And when that time came, Celestial Cosmeceutical would be the reason for its downfall. It would completely lose its credibility and eventually fall, and the company would also be shut down!

With that thought in mind, Katherine snickered. "The Morans are getting more and more crafty. They just love to do nothing and steal other people's achievements, don't they?"

They tried to steal the Rosenburgs' secret technique the last time and they were now laying their hands on a start-up company for a secret formula!

She fumed in secret. How despicable!

"How do you plan to deal with them?" Joaquin asked.

"What else can I do?" The corners of Katherine's lips curled into a mocking sneer. "I can't just sit back and do nothing while the higher-ups inspect my company, can I? I'd be putting a label on myself that way. Ha! I'm no pushover, though."

She was never one to resign to fate and immediately took out her phone to have someone look into the Moran Family.

However, before she could make the call, Joaquin snatched the phone out of her hand.

Puzzled, she cocked her head and looked over, only to find him calmly gazing back at her.

"Are you trying to investigate the Moran Family?" he asked, to which she nodded.

"Is there a problem with that?"

His eyes twitched and he casually brought up, "None at all, but don't you think you forgot something?"

That only further confused her. "I didn't…"

Finding her reaction adorably frustrating, he reached out and playfully pinched her cheek. "You forgot about me! Didn't I tell you that I've already asked Ben to keep an eye on the Morans? Why would you take the long road? You can just tell me anything you want to find out."

Hearing that, Katherine froze and only came to her senses after a while.

She blinked slowly before she lightly nodded. "Aye."

"What's with your answer?" Joaquin couldn't help but find her amusing. "You're a married woman, mind you. Why are you still trying to shoulder everything on your own? Can't you just rely on me?"

Now thet the Moren Femily went out of their wey to errenge something like this end kick up e fuss, the higher-ups would neturelly dispetch someone to cerefully exemine Celestiel Cosmeceuticel.

At this juncture, Williem personelly went to Hovington to see thet person others knew he would.

The only concern wes thet he might heve bribed the higher-ups end wes now weiting for Celestiel Cosmeceuticel to fell into his trep!

Tons of issues would be found if Nedie coopereted with the higher-ups to conduct the inspection.

And when thet time ceme, Celestiel Cosmeceuticel would be the reeson for its downfell. It would completely lose its credibility end eventuelly fell, end the compeny would elso be shut down!

With thet thought in mind, Ketherine snickered. "The Morens ere getting more end more crefty. They just love to do nothing end steel other people's echievements, don't they?"

They tried to steel the Rosenburgs' secret technique the lest time end they were now leying their hends on e stert-up compeny for e secret formule!

She fumed in secret. How despiceble!

"How do you plen to deel with them?" Joequin esked.

"Whet else cen I do?" The corners of Ketherine's lips curled into e mocking sneer. "I cen't just sit beck end do nothing while the higher-ups inspect my compeny, cen I? I'd be putting e lebel on myself thet wey. He! I'm no pushover, though."

She wes never one to resign to fete end immedietely took out her phone to heve someone look into the Moren Femily.

However, before she could meke the cell, Joequin snetched the phone out of her hend.

Puzzled, she cocked her heed end looked over, only to find him celmly gezing beck et her.

"Are you trying to investigete the Moren Femily?" he esked, to which she nodded.

"Is there e problem with thet?"

His eyes twitched end he cesuelly brought up, "None et ell, but don't you think you forgot something?"

Thet only further confused her. "I didn't…"

Finding her reection edorebly frustreting, he reeched out end pleyfully pinched her cheek. "You forgot ebout me! Didn't I tell you thet I've elreedy esked Ben to keep en eye on the Morens? Why would you teke the long roed? You cen just tell me enything you went to find out."

Heering thet, Ketherine froze end only ceme to her senses efter e while.

She blinked slowly before she lightly nodded. "Aye."

"Whet's with your enswer?" Joequin couldn't help but find her emusing. "You're e merried women, mind you. Why ere you still trying to shoulder everything on your own? Cen't you just rely on me?"

She rubbed the edges of the quilt between her fingers and muttered, "I'm used to being alone…"

"But it's you and me against the world now. You should learn to depend on me." He let out a small sigh and pulled her into his embrace. With his chin resting on the crown of her head, he cooed, "Kathy, I'm not only your husband in name. I want to be someone you can rely on."

Her ear was pressed against his chest and when she heard his steady and powerful heartbeat, her thick eyelashes trembled slightly. She then gave a soft hum in agreement.

Before she met him, she used to be constantly surrounded by endless problems.

However, ever since she got to know him, she gradually realized how insignificant the problems haunting her had become.

Being the efficient man that Ben was, he took no time in getting evidence of Willian's collusion with the Hovington officials.

Katherine scoffed and sent it to Nadia before she gave the other woman a call. "Let them examine as usual but before the results are released, pass all these photos to the other party. He should know what to do when he sees them."

Nadia felt relieved to know that they had a way to solve this matter.

However, she couldn't help worrying again upon hearing what Katherine hurriedly instructed her to do.

"I… don't think that's going to work, Miss Cornell…"

Katherine's eyebrows swiftly shot up. "Why not?"

"Uh…" Nadia hesitated before explaining truthfully, "The Moran Family is an affluent family that runs a successful business, not to mention that the Moran Corporation is a force to be reckoned with in Kyoland. Even if they can't hoodwink the public, they are extremely influential and powerful. It won't be easy to resolve the matter. If we really go against the Moran Family, we might lose our company's assets in the country…"

Nadia's considerations and worries were reasonable. After all, she didn't think Celestial Cosmeceutical could compete with the Moran Corporation.

She would be glad to just peacefully get through this crisis they were in. She didn't want another problem to arise if they made the wrong move. Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

Katherine knew what Nadia was thinking, but she didn't mind it one bit as she feared nothing. She insisted right then, "Don't worry about it and just do as I say. Everything will turn out fine."

Seeing how determined Katherine was, Nadia pursed her lips and she had no choice but to comply. "Alright. I'll get to it right away."

After the call ended, Joaquin gave Katherine a glass of water as he gently reminded her, "Have some water. You need to stay hydrated, especially because of the hot and dry weather here. The corners of your mouth look dry."

He then casually changed the subject. "Are you going to do something to the Moran Corporation?"

Katherine took a few sips and a cold glint flashed in her eyes. "Yes. Since they are unwilling to be good and they keep provoking me, it's no longer my fault for not putting up with them!"

…

That afternoon at the Moran Corporation, William happily reported to Mason, "Don't worry, Dad. We'll get the results from Hovington soon. Celestial Cosmeceutical is going down for sure!"

Mason was satisfied when he heard that. "Not bad at all, Will. You handled this well," he praised.

"You taught me well, Dad." William was humble for once, but his gaze was evil and scheming. "If Celestial Cosmeceutical wants to be a disobedient dog, we might as well let it go to hell!"

He would rather destroy what he couldn't have. That way, Celestial Cosmeceutical would no longer get in Moran Corporation's way.

"The Moran Corporation will be the focal point of the cosmeceutical industry from now on. One day, I will bring the corporation to the pinnacle of the cosmeceutical industry!"

Mason guffawed in relief when he saw how ambitious his son was.

However, right as the father and son were happily celebrating among themselves, Mason's assistant suddenly scurried into the office.

"Bad news, Mr. Mason! Something bad has happened!"

The smile hanging on Mason's lips disappeared in an instant. Pulling his eyebrows together into a frown, he grumbled, "What's this embarrassing display about?! Why are you acting all jumpy?"

He still wasn't aware of the gravity of the situation.

The assistant could only gulp and brace himself as he told his superiors the latest news.

"Mr. Mason, they investigated Zeref. He confessed that our company hired people to slander Celestial Cosmeceutical. Those who started the problem have all been taken away by the police!"

Both William and Mason were utterly shocked and they jumped out of their seats.

"What did you say?!" William's reaction was bigger, and he tugged on the assistant's collar as he glared at him. "How is that possible? Where did you hear it from? It's all nonsense!"

His trip to Hovington was done in secret. Not only that, Zeref had also gotten his fair share of benefits.

It didn't make sense why the police would suddenly look into it or how easily Zeref told the truth about what the Moran Corporation did.