A Replacement Bride

Chapter 230

'How are things coming along on your side? Have you gotten a result yet?' Katherine waited for a while after sending the text but seeing that Q never came online, she could only leave it for now.

Meanwhile, inside Joaquin's home at Soulin International, Keith turned the computer on groggily from having just awoken and immediately found a message from WW.

He was wide awake at once, and with a kip-up, he sat cross-legged while grazing his fingers against his chin.

There wasn't much he could help out with in Hovington now. Joaquin would look after Katherine, so she'd be fine as well.

Hence, he was better off returning to Kyoland to work on his research. The sooner he got a result, the sooner he could answer WW.

At that, he made an impromptu decision—he would rush back to Kyoland and develop a cure as fast as he could. With that, he replied to WW's message.

'Give me a little more time. I'll get back to you as soon as I can. I promise.'

Followingly, he packed up and headed to Katherine's apartment.

"Grandma, what happened? You don't look too good," Keith asked with a frown as he found Jennifer looking awry the moment he entered.

"Keith, it's Noah. She has relapsed!" answered Jennifer apprehensively. The elder had been pacing back and forth mindlessly all evening.

Keith, on the other hand, turned grim upon hearing her words. "Where's Noah now, then? And Katherine and Joaquin?"

"She's been sent to the hospital. They're with her too. Katherine called just now, saying Noah's condition has stabled." Jennifer let out a murky breath with red-rimmed eyes, her heart aching for the little one. "Poor Noah. She's just a child, but she has to suffer such torment. I'd rather be the one with the sickness than see her live days so gut-wrenchingly. My poor baby girl…"

"Let's not get too upset, Grandma," Keith consoled at once. "I'm sure we'll figure a way out."

Jennifer nodded, then noticed the suitcase he had left at the entryway. "Keith, you… you're leaving?" she asked in surprise.

"Yeah, I'm heading back to Kyoland." Keith nodded after some thought. "I have something important at the lab to deal with, but Noah…"

"It's fine. You go ahead. No need to worry about us. Katherine and Joaquin can deal with everything. They'll surely tell you to leave, too, if they know about this."

Touché… Knowing Kathy, she'd probably tell me to get the f*ck back to Kyoland now.

"In that case, I won't add to Kathy and Joaquin's troubles anymore. They're with Noah, aren't they? I'll head back first and call you guys when I land in Kyoland."

"Alright, safe journey." Jennifer saw him off with reluctance.

…

Meanwhile, in Hovington Hospital, Noah was still sound asleep when Joaquin had food delivered over.

"Come, Kathy, eat a little something, or your body can't take it," he cooed gently.

Katherine looked at Noah's face for a while before shifting to him. "No thanks. I don't feel like eating." She shook her head.

Joaquin couldn't help frowning in response. "You still have to eat a little, no matter what. At least, a few bites." With that, he brought a spoonful of soup to her mouth, looking like he wanted to feed her.

Katherine reflexively moved her head back as a result. Seeing that he had no intention of withdrawing his hand, she gave in at the end of the day, taking tiny bites after taking the container from him.

Noah's sickness is complicated, and her relapses are getting more and more frequent, with the intervals becoming shorter. Who even knows how long more Noah can take this… As the thought crossed her mind, her gaze dimmed while she contemplated, My options now are to either wait for Q to analyze the blood samples and come up with a cure or… find Noah's birth father and find out the antecedents of the poison from him.

Her gaze dimmed further as repulsion and annoyance surged within her at the thought of the man.

If possible, she would want nothing to do with that man ever again. However, she couldn't be willful given the current circumstances.

When Q would come up with a cure was still a question without an answer, and she couldn't just sit and do nothing either. I wonder how Savannah is getting on with the investigation…

"Would you like some more?" If Joaquin hadn't asked, she probably wouldn't have realized she had subconsciously finished an entire bowl of soup while pondering.

She shook her head, then put the bowl down and stood up. "I'm going to head outside for a second."

Joaquin didn't stop her nor ask any questions but only watched her retreating figure as his gaze deepened.

…

Out in the corridor, Katherine was just about to call Savannah when the latter so coincidentally called her instead. "Boss, I've gotten a lead on Miss Noah's birth father."

Because of Noah's sickness, Katherine still had to investigate the night five years ago, no matter how badly she wanted to forget about it. As such, she never actively sought answers, even though she had long asked Savannah to dig into the situation.

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"And?" Katherine asked coldly, her eyes narrowed with skepticism.

"There seemed to be a record of people coming in and out of the bar that day five years ago; it's just that it's dated. I asked the owner of the bar, but he said he didn't own the place five years ago. So, we'll have to find the owner from five years ago if we want the record. It should be in his hands. I've looked into the boss and found that he's still in Fontan; just that he's unreachable now."

Katherine turned grimly in response. "And the current boss? Did you look into him?"

"I did. I can't shake off the feeling that he isn't being sincere. Then again, I can't push him too far, lest we want him to destroy the record out of desperation."

Katherine nodded thoughtfully but said nothing, and Savannah waited for a while before asking gingerly, "Boss, should I continue the investigation?"

"Of course!" said Katherine icily. "Be stealthy about this, and don't let them catch your tail. Wait for my call. We'll talk after we meet up."

"Yes, Boss!"

Savannah let out a long sigh of relief after hanging up. Boss sure is scary. I swear I feel like I'm on a chopping block whenever I talk to Boss about the incident five years ago—Wait. What did Boss just say?! Wait for her call, and we'll talk after we meet up?! Hold up. Is Boss coming back to Fontan?!