A Replacement Bride

Chapter 356

"Don't worry, Miss Cornell. We have surveillance cameras here. We will certainly find the culprit!" When Matthew met Katherine, he quickly reassured her.

The three people in the room exuded a domineering aura, particularly her and Joaquin. After Matthew tried to console her, he could not help but gulp nervously, and beads of sweat quickly formed on his forehead. However, no one paid attention to him as the trio stared at the screen so intently that their sharp gaze almost poked a hole in it.

After a while, Keith pointed to a figure on the screen and exclaimed, "It's him!"

Matthew felt his heart skip a beat as he looked over quickly. Immediately, he exclaimed in shock, "He isn't one of our doctors!"

Katherine looked at the man carrying Noah in the freeze-frame intensely. Subconsciously, she tightened her fists. Then, she quickly took a photo of that person and sent it to Carmine before calling the latter. "Check all the surveillance cameras on the road to see where this person headed after leaving the hospital."

After hanging up the phone, she turned to look at Matthew with an icy cold gaze. "Mr. Murray, is your hospital a market where anyone can come and go casually? Does your hospital allow anyone to dress up as a doctor and kidnap patients? Is this how you manage your hospital?" Her tone was calm and emotionless, but when Matthew heard it, his knees went weak, and he started shaking.

"I-I… didn't imagine something like this would happen. I—"

The corners of Katherine's lips hooked upward as she spoke in a cold voice. "A tragedy had happened because you did not anticipate it." After saying that, she walked past him in hurried footsteps.

Meanwhile, Joaquin stepped back for a moment, staring at Matthew with dark eyes as if he were looking at a dead person. "If something happens to my daughter, the hospital will cease operations!"

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When Katherine returned to the ward, she looked at Noah's bed with a tense body.

Joaquin quickly caught up with her. Watching her cold side profile, he pursed his thin lips and took her hand in his before gently prying open her tightly clenched fingers. "Does it hurt?" Seeing the nail prints on her flushed palms, he knitted his brows. "Why are your hands so cold?"

However, Katherine remained silent, and her expression was blank. She didn't realize that her fingertips had pierced her palm, and she also failed to notice that she seemed to be falling into an ice cave that made her shiver. In her head, she had only one thought, Noah had disappeared. Her daughter was kidnapped.

In the past, she never felt the slightest hint of panic, even when she discovered Noah's condition. However, she could feel that her nervousness would be easily triggered lately.

Although she tried her best to stay calm, her mind went blank when she learned that her daughter had disappeared. She felt as if a part of her heart had been gouged out. When Katherine considered the possible whereabouts of Noah and what her daughter might be going through, she felt as though she were being cooked alive in hot oil.

Standing next to her, Joaquin noticed her stiff expression and read her mind. His eyes darkened as he pulled her into a reassuring hug. "Don't worry. Noah will be fine. I have already sent Jeremy to look for

her. We'll find out her whereabouts soon." That statement was not to reassure her but also to comfort himself.

Then, he rested his chin on the top of her soft hair. His eyes were as dark as a storm; his angular features were sharp, and the lines of his face were chiseled. His whole existence was a daunting presence.

Unexpectedly, he was right about receiving news of Noah's whereabouts.

However, the news was not delivered by Carmine or Jeremy but by the perpetrators who contacted them.

The wait became too long for Katherine, and Joaquin's phone abruptly rang as she was about to go out to look for her daughter. So, she turned back to find him staring at the phone screen with furrowed brows.

It was a call from Elizabeth Levisay. "Joe, come home for lunch today with Kathy." Those words sounded more like an order than an invitation.

Hearing that, he coldly rejected her, "No, thanks."

Following that, he was about to hang up when Elizabeth's words made him think twice. "What are you saying? Are you going to leave Noah alone here? She's been waiting for you."

The green veins on the back of Joaquin's hands were suddenly visible, and he almost crushed the phone with his bare hands.

"Were you the one who kidnapped Noah?" Though it sounded like a question, his tone was firm.

Nonetheless, Katherine listened to the conversation with a look of despair in her eyes.

On the other end of the line, Elizabeth chuckled. Her old and raspy voice carried a hint of treachery. "How could you call that kidnapping? She's my great-granddaughter. I merely invited her over to our house so that I could get to know her. What's wrong with that?" After saying that, she added, "I'm waiting for you," before hanging up.

Joaquin's face turned horrified when the phone call was disconnected, and hostility flared in his eyes. He closed his eyes to contain the raging storm brewing inside of him, and when he opened them again, he did his best to stifle the impending rage. "Sorry, Kathy. It was the Levisays who kidnapped Noah."

Katherine didn't utter a word, but her expression was stern.

At that moment, her phone rang. As soon as the call was connected, Carmine's eager voice sounded. "Miss Cornell, it's the Levisays! It's the Levisays who sent someone to take Miss Noah away!"

Katherine's crisp voice seemed to be dusted in the sand as she replied hoarsely, "I know."

"One more thing! Levisay Group released an article about working with W Co.!"

Hearing that, Katherine bit her red lips and sneered. They've been planning this all along!

Soon, the couple rushed to the Levisay Manor.

On the way, Joaquin clutched the steering wheel tightly as the veins on his forehead throbbed. "Don't worry, Kathy. The Levisays don't have the guts to hurt Noah."

Katherine's expression remained icy cold as she spoke. "I know." They kidnapped Noah to use her as a bargaining chip to force me into accepting the cooperation. Hah. What a cunning family. I can't believe they're using Noah as bait!

Fifteen minutes later, Joaquin drifted and parked his car in front of the Levisay Manor.

Mrs. Jaco opened the door for them and snorted, "Oh! Mr. Levisay and Mrs. Levisay came to visit, huh? Old Madam and Madam Levisay have been anticipating your arrival."

Without sparing her a glance, Katherine strode into the house.

Mrs. Jaco withdrew her smile as she watched the couple disappear into the distance. With a cold expression, she mused, Pfft, they think too highly of themselves! Why would they treat an illegitimate child like a precious jewel? If she wasn't worthy of use, the Levisays wouldn't have even bothered to bring her back! Her presence is merely a disgrace to the family!