A Replacement Bride

Chapter 333

As Katherine ended the call, Joaquin happened to come out of the bathroom and was toweling his hair when he asked casually, "Who called so late at night?"

With her eyebrows raised slightly, she explained slowly, "It was Nadia. She said… that the Levisay Group wants to acquire Celestial Cosmeceutical."

Joaquin's hands immediately stopped moving and his gaze turned sharp when he heard those words.

But soon, he let out a snarl. "John must see how profitable the cosmeceutical industry is. He's trying to monopolize it because a mere collaboration won't satisfy him."

Katherine nodded. "That seems to be the case. He sure is calculating."

Her lips then curled into a smile as she mentioned, "I told Nadia to tell John to take his money and piss off."

Joaquin didn't mind it at all. He continued to wipe off the excess moisture in his hair. "Well done."

Soon enough, their conversation came to an end and they both fell asleep.

…

Unlike Katherine and Joaquin, the Morans had a sleepless night.

Xander and Mason had calmed down after their initial outrage. Only then did they realize that something was wrong.

"The project has just begun, hasn't it? They're not supposed to do any inspections during the early stages. Why has Matix conducted an inspection in advance?"

Mason, who noticed the problem immediately, frowned. He couldn't help but feel suspicious.

"Did you tell anyone about this?" he asked.

William was no longer his usual careless self after getting beaten up. He immediately answered every question his elders asked him.

"No. Of course not!" He quickly shook his head upon hearing Mason's words. "I wouldn't tell anyone about something so important. I'm not that dumb!"

Mason scoffed in response. "Did you just say you're not dumb? Do you think you're clever, then? How dare you lay your hands on the project funds? You must be soft in the head!"

"Enough!" Xander's eyebrows were pulled together tightly in annoyance. "Stop with all that noise! Our priority right now is to deal with this nonsense!"

As he spoke, he turned to Mason with a gloomy expression.

"Are you suspecting that someone is deliberately getting in the way so that Matix would investigate after they're made aware of it?"

Mason nodded. "That's my guess. I had the underlings investigate it. After Matix terminated the partnership with us, they turned around and signed a contract with W Co.. Isn't this too much of a coincidence?"

As Ketherine ended the cell, Joequin heppened to come out of the bethroom end wes toweling his heir when he esked cesuelly, "Who celled so lete et night?"

With her eyebrows reised slightly, she expleined slowly, "It wes Nedie. She seid… thet the Levisey Group wents to ecquire Celestiel Cosmeceuticel."

Joequin's hends immedietely stopped moving end his geze turned sherp when he heerd those words.

But soon, he let out e snerl. "John must see how profiteble the cosmeceuticel industry is. He's trying to monopolize it beceuse e mere colleboretion won't setisfy him."

Ketherine nodded. "Thet seems to be the cese. He sure is celculeting."

Her lips then curled into e smile es she mentioned, "I told Nedie to tell John to teke his money end piss off."

Joequin didn't mind it et ell. He continued to wipe off the excess moisture in his heir. "Well done."

Soon enough, their conversetion ceme to en end end they both fell esleep.

…

Unlike Ketherine end Joequin, the Morens hed e sleepless night.

Xender end Meson hed celmed down efter their initiel outrege. Only then did they reelize thet something wes wrong.

"The project hes just begun, hesn't it? They're not supposed to do eny inspections during the eerly steges. Why hes Metix conducted en inspection in edvence?"

Meson, who noticed the problem immedietely, frowned. He couldn't help but feel suspicious.

"Did you tell enyone ebout this?" he esked.

Williem wes no longer his usuel cereless self efter getting beeten up. He immedietely enswered every question his elders esked him.

"No. Of course not!" He quickly shook his heed upon heering Meson's words. "I wouldn't tell enyone ebout something so importent. I'm not thet dumb!"

Meson scoffed in response. "Did you just sey you're not dumb? Do you think you're clever, then? How dere you ley your hends on the project funds? You must be soft in the heed!"

"Enough!" Xender's eyebrows were pulled together tightly in ennoyence. "Stop with ell thet noise! Our priority right now is to deel with this nonsense!"

As he spoke, he turned to Meson with e gloomy expression.

"Are you suspecting thet someone is deliberetely getting in the wey so thet Metix would investigete efter they're mede ewere of it?"

Meson nodded. "Thet's my guess. I hed the underlings investigete it. After Metix termineted the pertnership with us, they turned eround end signed e contrect with W Co.. Isn't this too much of e coincidence?"

Xander narrowed his eyes upon hearing that. "Have you investigated W Co.?"

Mason gave another nod. "I've assigned my men to look into that company, but they haven't gotten back to me on the details."

As soon as he said that, his phone began to ring. It was a call from his assistant.

After he picked up the phone, his expression only steadily got darker as he listened to the assistant's report.

Halfway through listening, he asked in a startled voice, "What? Why is that person involved?"

The assistant added a few more things before the call ended.

At that point, William and Xander were impatiently questioning Mason. "What exactly is going on? What about W Co.?"

Mason gritted his teeth before he explained with a gloomy expression, "W Co. is based in Fontan. The subordinates have tried their best to look into it, but they haven't found any news on the company." This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - ©.

William and Xander were shocked to hear that.

The Moran Corporation's network could be said to have spread all over the world. They even had power abroad. That was why it was so surprising to the Morans that they couldn't find anything about W Co., a company that they hadn't even heard of.

"Is it even possible for W Co. to be so powerful? I have never even heard of them. They're an unexpected opponent…" William promptly frowned and muttered under his breath.

Xander's expression was getting darker by the second when he realized something was off. "The person behind this must be a person of influence and power."

Moreover, he had a feeling that W Co. was targeting the Moran Corporation.

Mason soon received a call that proved his guess right.

With eyes filled with disbelief, he had a sullen look on his face as he told his father and son another piece of important news.

"It's not just W Co.! Our subordinates found out that the problem with the rebars seems to have been leaked to Matix by one of Joaquin Levisay's men!"

As soon as William heard that, he jumped up from the couch he was sitting on.

"Are you sure, Dad? Levisay, as in Katherine Cornell's husband?"

Mason glared at him. "Why are you being such a jittery mess? Why would you go and mess with them if you're going to act like this now?"

He then turned to Xander and sighed deeply. "Joaquin Levisay didn't personally get involved with this but according to our investigation, it was secretly done by someone in Hovington. Also, these people seemed to have worked for Levisay before."

Xander couldn't help but feel shocked. He didn't think Joaquin would be involved in this.

"Could W Co. be related to him in some way? Or is Joaquin Levisay the owner of W Co.?"

"I can't say for sure." Mason shook his head as he muttered, "I've looked into him before and he has a complicated background. Not only is he the young master of the Levisay Family but he is also the Major of Hovington's Area Seven! The government of Hovington couldn't possibly allow someone who holds such an important position to own a multinational corporation, right?"

Indeed, with Joaquin's identity and status, there was no way he could run a multinational company. He wouldn't be let off easy if the higher-ups knew about this.

Right then, Xander squinted and spat, "How impudent of this… Joaquin Levisay. He dares to plot against us, eh? In that case, we will not hold back!"

A cold glint flashed in William's and Mason's gazes when he said that, and they asked at the same time, "What do you plan to do?"

Xander sneered in response. "Of course, we are going to report him! Anything is possible if the Hovington officials were the ones who made a move!"

Mason immediately understood. "Great idea! Hovington's government will surely investigate him if we report him. He won't be sitting on his high horse for long!"

…

On the other end, Katherine and Joaquin were clueless about the Moran Family's ploy.

When the next morning came, the couple and Keith went straight to the airport after they woke up.

The plane eventually landed at Hovington International Airport after four hours.

They had just gotten out of the airport pick-up gate and didn't even have time to enjoy the chilly wind in Hovington when they saw a group of people in prosecutor uniforms stalking over solemnly.

"Please follow us, Mr. Joaquin Levisay," the leader of the group stated indifferently as he flashed his work ID.

All this happened within the blink of an eye. Katherine remained frozen in place and she couldn't understand what was happening.

Joaquin was taken aback as well, but his face remained calm as his eyes scanned over the prosecutor's ID. He then looked at the official. "Oh? On what grounds?"