A Replacement Bride

Chapter 337

The crowd was in an uproar immediately after the reporter said that.

"Katherine Cornell? She's the Young Miss of the Cornell Family?"

"Pfft! Young Miss? The Cornell Family has fallen a long time ago. However, she married the Young Master of the Levisay Family before they fell into ruins. She is now Mrs. Levisay!"

"Oh, so that's her! I remember now. No wonder she looks so familiar..."

Discussions arose everywhere and everyone began to criticize Katherine again, this time in a more suspicious manner.

"I heard that the Cornell Family did abandon her in Fontan. Is she really the president of W Co.?"

"I believed her for a bit there, but it sounds like a complete lie to me now! Whom is she trying to fool? She's just a kitten with no qualifications pretending to be a tiger!"

"Exactly! Fontan isn't so developed. How can she, a daughter who has no money, power, or family and was thrown away to survive on her own, start a company?"

As he listened to the discussions around him, the man was so proud that his nostrils flared.

"See? I'm not the only one who doesn't believe you! With your identity and background, you'll only make people laugh when you say you are the president of W Co.."

Nadia instinctively wanted to stand up and refute him in the face of such a blatant insult.

However, Katherine was unruffled as she reached out to stop Nadia. The former then turned her gaze and looked at the man with a small smile on her face.

"Daughter of the Cornell Family, Mr. Levisay… What does it matter? It doesn't get in the way of me being W Co.'s president, no? Here's a reminder, sir—never look down on others because you'll only be making a fool out of yourself if your assumptions are wrong. Also, W Co. was the one who notified all of you about this press conference in advance."

When the man heard this, he narrowed his eyes and spat, "It's just a notice. You can easily do something like this by bribing others. You must have hired some actors to make you seem legit. You're just putting on a show!"

Despite being repeatedly accused and questioned, Katherine showed no hint of anger. Her face was calm when she asked, "Oh? Tell me, then. Why would I put in so much effort to fake everything?"

As if he had been waiting for her to ask, the man raised his chin proudly, showing the lump of flesh that could either belong on his face or neck as he arrogantly announced, "It's all for Joaquin Levisay's sake, of course!"

The crowd immediately froze when they heard the name. Their ears also perked up.

"I heard that he was taken away by some prosecutors yesterday. Someone reported that he is the hidden president of W Co.! It must have been pretty serious for the prosecutors to take him away for an investigation! You're putting on this act because you want to save him. Miss Cornell, you shouldn't do things in the first place if you don't want people to know. But now that you've gone and done it, you should be prepared to be punished! Really, you shouldn't do what you're not supposed to."

There was too much new information in these words that the crowd was in an uproar once again.

Joaquin was the eldest son of the Levisay Family, and they had been in the business industry for many years. It wouldn't be surprising if someone like Joaquin owned a multinational company.

But why is he being taken away by the procuratorate for investigation?

They could easily tell how much was going on behind the scenes. After all, Joaquin had a complicated and powerful background.

And here Katherine was, trying to fake being the president of W Co. to save him.

Damn, talk about a headliner!

While everyone in the audience was discussing things heatedly, Katherine remained as cool as a cucumber on stage.

She glanced at the fuming Nadia and motioned her not to lose her temper before she leaned back in her seat, instantly appearing more languid. It was as if they weren't talking about her.

Katherine only looked at the man with her half-squinted, beautiful almond eyes as a flash of comprehension appeared in her bright gaze.

The Morans must have sent him here to cause a disruption. They're smart for taking precautions to protect themselves.

But they've miscalculated. They do not know that I'm the president of W Co.!

Her fair and slender fingers tapped on the armrest in irregular intervals.

Seeing how she didn't give any response, the man thought she was guilty as charged and he took his arrogance up a notch.

"What's the matter? Cat got your tongue? Right, it's not like explaining yourself now does anything. Since this whole thing is a farce, I'm sure we can leave now so as not to waste time!"

The crowd nodded in agreement upon hearing that. They started to stand up and leave, looking very upset.

Some of them even mentally prepared a draft to mock Katherine.

Seeing this, Katherine remained in her seat and looked at the bodyguards in front of the stage.

The black-clad men immediately understood what she meant and closed the door of the banquet hall before they stood guard in front of it like gatekeepers.

The crowd was shocked at first, but their emotions were quickly replaced by anger.

The man who spoke up earlier was the first one to lose his cool. "Katherine Cornell, what the hell are you doing?! Are you illegally imprisoning us?!"

Katherine finally showed some sort of reaction by sitting up straight and sneering into the microphone.

"I wouldn't dare. I am a good, law-abiding citizen. I won't get my hands on anything that breaks the law."

"Then why are you keeping us here?!"

Ignoring the man's yelling, she looked at the other people present with a half-smile on her face as the corners of her lips curled up slightly. Her delicate facial features were laced with a deep sense of calmness.

"I want to remind everyone here to not be a fool who dances to someone else's tune. You'll miss the shocking news delivered to your doorstep."

Everyone knew what she was insinuating.

The man immediately frowned upon hearing that. "You—"

But before he could say anything else, she tucked her hair behind her ears and looked at him with raised eyebrows. Her gaze had turned cold now.

"Sir, I don't know where you heard the news from but no matter what, Joaquin is only under investigation. That's no confirmation that he is the president of W Co.. It's unreasonable for you to jump to a conclusion without solid evidence."

"I—"

"As a human being, you should only say things that have substance and reason. And you, a person who works for the media, should be more aware of your words and deeds. Why is everything I'm hearing from you violating your work principles and human ethics? Could it be that you are not worthy of being a human being?"

The man couldn't hold his emotions back when he heard her ridicule him but even as he tried to refute her, he couldn't come up with anything because of how reasonable her words were. Exclusive content from NôvelDrama.Org.

Still, Katherine was far from done. She fell silent for a second before she suddenly let out a quiet but disappointed sigh.

"I wanted to hold a press conference to announce some major decisions my company has made recently, but this is the mess I ended up with. It seems that I'll have to prove my identity to convince everyone that I am the president of W Co.."