A Replacement Bride

Chapter 282

Chapter 282

"You're Katherine Cornell?" Myles' tone was unfriendly.

Patricia's brows furrowed tightly as she scolded, "Myles, behave! Straighten up your attitude. Miss Cornell is your savior. "

He snorted. "And did I ask her to do so? Besides, thanks to her rusty medical skills, I'm still feeling pain all over my body. How is she my savior? She shouldn't have butt her nose in when she couldn't. Savior, my *ss."

"Myles!" Patricia's expression was gloomy.

Joaquin's mood was no less different as well. Narrowing his eyes, he took a step forward instinctively, but Katherine held his hand before he could vent his anger.

Quietly, she motioned him to stay calm and turned to Myles, sizing the man up. "You feel pain all over your body?"

He gave her an eye roll. "Yeah. Didn't you hear me?"

"Be precise. Where and how does it hurt?" she questioned, ignoring his attitude.

However, he showed contempt instead of answering the questions. "Enough. Stop the act, you lowly doctor." He then continued with his 'interrogation'. "Tell me. What have you done to my sister?"

Katherine frowned as she was absorbed in her thoughts, whereas Cyndi's visage became bolder now that someone took her side. She feigned grievance and put on such an act that even her eyes were red! "Myles, don't speak to Miss Cornell that way. It wasn't intentional either…"

It was a direct accusatory arrow pointing at Katherine. His demeanor turned rigid at the drop of a hat. "Unintentional? Spill the details, Cyndi. It has already happened, so we can't just let it slide. I'm on your side. Let's see who has the nerve to lay a finger on us."

She bit her lower lip as though she was fighting through a dilemma. "I-I was just in awe about how nice Joe is. He's been taking care of us, but Miss Cornell became upset in split seconds. I don't know why. I just wanted to talk to her, but she pushed me away, so I lost my footing. I bumped into the desk and fell onto the ground…"

Patricia could see through her made-up story as soon as she heard that. She hurriedly pulled Cyndi's sleeves in an attempt to prevent things from going out of hand. Still, Cyndi paid no heed to the wake-up call.

It was indeed a lowly scheme that even Katherine burst into laughter upon hearing it.

At that, Myles frowned before his speech became acrimonious. "What's so funny about this? You pushed my sister, so how dare you sit there like a boss instead of apologizing?"

He was going to yank Katherine from her seat, but she did not budge an inch. Like brother, like sister. They are the same.

Meanwhile, Joaquin could not put up with this ridicule anymore. Standing right in front of Katherine, he coldly stared at Myles with an icy expression. "Wanna know what'll happen if you touch her?"

The ever-daring Myles wavered in the face of his confrontation, which gained the upper hand.

Yet, he soon regained his composure by straightening his back. "Joaquin Levisay, you're all puffed up just because Cyndi likes you, aren't you? Don't make me remind you that you're from Hovington. You have nothing to be proud of, dude. It's your honor that Cyndi falls for you, and look at this green-eyed

country bumpkin. What's there for you to take her side? I'm warning you—wake up and file a divorce at this instant or I won't pull myself back."

Patricia was livid because of her immature kids. She intended to stop them, yet the lump in her throat rendered it impossible. Anger piled up in her, but she had nowhere to vent it. Clenching her teeth, she stood before Katherine and Joaquin before facing her children. It was an attempt to keep a lid on the situation before the couple lost it. "Silence, both of you! Get back to your rooms!"

Myles refused to do so. "Mom, why are you always on the outsiders' side? What's there to worry about? No matter how powerful they are, we're above them, aren't we?"

Joaquin piped up, "You can give it a shot if you want to know the truth. I can make you sit in a wheelchair for the rest of your life." Têxt © NôvelDrama.Org.

It was rare for him to blurt such straightforward words, which stunned Myles. It was not because of the threat but the aura exuded from Joaquin. This man… He's scary.

His whole body somehow trembled just at the sheer sight of that man standing before him. Cyndi, who stood next to her brother, sensed something was off with him. Her heart was on tenterhooks as she observed Joaquin's expression.

In actuality, the scheme sprouted in her head at the spur of the moment. It was to backlash against Katherine and build on Joaquin's hatred toward his wife. However, not only did it seem useless, but he had more reason to despise the Fraser Family now.

Ugh, nothing's going my way!

In addition to being frantic and anxious, she blamed Katherine for all this. The anger directed at her blazed, yet she dared not utter a word.

Just as the situation reached a stalemate, Katherine suddenly smiled and rose. She pulled Joaquin's hand while gazing at Myles. "Save the hassle. He won't be able to stand up after three days at most. Since they look down on me and won't let me check on them, fine by me. I don't like forcing others anyway. I've done what I can, so we shall take our leave."

She intended to leave with Joaquin, but a frantic Patricia tried to stop them. "Miss Cornell, what do you mean by that? Myles won't be able to s-stand after three days? What—"

Katherine was calm in the face of the panic-stricken woman. "Mrs. Fraser, I'm here for a follow-up. This is not my responsibility nor duty, let alone explain anything to you."

Although Myles was shocked and panicked momentarily, her reply calmed him down. "Gosh, Mom! Just let them go. Why are you asking a lowly doctor like her? She's just pretending to be mysterious, trying to scare the daylight out of us, but I am Myles Fraser. Stop your awful act, loser!"

Ignoring Patricia's plea, Katherine left alongside Joaquin without looking back. Cyndi watched their backs as her teeth clenched, and her eyes were rife with utter resentment.