A Replacement Bride

Chapter 185

"Well…" Caught in a dilemma, Katherine couldn't find the words to say.

Hera knew there must be an agenda, and when she recalled Joaquin's comments earlier, she smiled and said, "You don't have to worry if the problem is money. Old Madam is a senior elder in our family. As long as you can cure her, we're willing to fork out any amount of money."

Still, Katherine remained quiet and turned to Joaquin. She wasn't lacking in money; whether it was five million or fifty million, it was merely a number to her.

Joaquin knew what she was thinking, so he gave it a thought and said, "Forget the money, but the holiday resort at Mount Rivera looks pretty good. Use that as the treatment fee for Old Madam, then."

He knew too well what was most profitable to the Levisay Group; the holiday resort at Mount Rivera was their biggest cash cow, and he reckoned that the Levisays wouldn't hand it out so easily.

"You're dreaming!" But, this time, Elizabeth didn't say anything. Instead, Henry, who was watching the show from the sidelines the whole time, spoke up.

He glowered at Joaquin with a glum expression. "Since you don't consider yourself part of the Levisay Family, why are you coveting our business? What now, Joaquin Levisay? You just can't stand to watch us do well?" Content is property of NôvelDrama.Org.

"Listen to yourself, Mr. Levisay. You're the ones who said that you could agree to any condition as long as Old Madam can be cured. Now, we're merely stating our terms, but you have so many opinions about it. Since you're not sincere in having her treated, why did you ask in the first place? Why? Did you really think that we're going to do as you please just because I'm from the Levisay Family and Kathy is my wife? Back then, my mother had a gentle personality and was easily persuaded, but that

doesn't mean I took after her." Joaquin stared at Henry aloofly, completely disregarding their father- and-son relationship.

A furious Henry didn't expect that his unfilial son would dare to dishonor him before so many guests.

He crossed his arms and said firmly, "If you want the holiday resort, that's impossible. Fifty million. Cure her if you're willing. Otherwise, forget it."

"Fifty million? Do I look like I lack fifty million to you?" Joaquin sneered indifferently as he glared at Henry icily.

To Henry, his eyes were filled with provocation and contempt, and he trembled from the fury of being disrespected by his son. He glared at Joaquin and wished he could slap him hard across the face.

"You want the holiday resort at Mount Rivera?" On the other hand, Elizabeth wasn't mad and simply looked at Joaquin with a burning gaze as though she was trying to read his mind.

Joaquin didn't even flinch as he answered, "Yes."

"Do you know how much it's worth?" she continued to ask in a solemn voice.

He looked at her with a faint smile. "In my eyes, it's worth nothing."

Elizabeth felt inexplicably guilty from his stare, and she didn't even dare to look him straight in the eyes.

After a long while, she finally sighed. "Okay, I agree to your condition and will give you the holiday resort at Mount Rivera."

"I don't trust you. Prepare the transfer documents first. Only then will Kathy treat you." Joaquin smirked as he cut off her last way out.

Elizabeth gazed at him intensely, then raised her hand after a few minutes and gestured to Henry. "Go, Henry. Give it to him!"

"Mom!" Henry cried out in dismay, but he saw the determined look in her eyes. Hence, he could only suppress his disgruntlement, turn around and contact the lawyer to prepare the documents.

In less than thirty minutes, the lawyer delivered the file. Then, after Joaquin had gone through it carefully and was sure that there was no foul play, he passed it to Katherine.

Katherine glanced through it once and confirmed that the Levisays didn't do anything on the documents. Despite that, she had a hunch that the holiday resort wouldn't end up in her hands so easily.

Finally, she picked up the pen, signed her name, and passed it directly to Henry.

Henry signed and stamped it with a long face, then passed it to the lawyer to have it notarized. The document was made into three copies—one was given to Katherine, and the lawyer had a backup copy. So, this matter came to an end.

The people who attended Elizabeth's birthday party today were all related to the Levisay Family. They were a little resentful as they watched how Katherine got five million and even asked for the most profitable holiday resort from them effortlessly.

"Can she treat Old Madam now?" Henry asked coldly, barely restraining his fury.

"Sure." Katherine nodded and went straight to Elizabeth.

"We don't have to go to the hospital?" Elizabeth gaped at her worriedly as she thought that Katherine was too young. Even though she could quickly diagnose the problem, it didn't mean that she had terrific medical skills.

Previously, she kept hearing about how amazing Katherine was from Hera, but she didn't fully trust Hera's words. Hence, when she saw that Katherine was about to get to work now, she couldn't help but feel anxious.

"No, it will be over soon." Katherine shook her head as she took a needle pouch from her bag and drew out a few silver needles. After she disinfected it, she felt the top of Elizabeth's head a couple of times and swiftly pierced the needle in her hand into her head.

"Ouch!" Elizabeth gasped instinctively out of pain while Hera watched on nervously, not daring to miss even a second.

Katherine applied the needles so quickly that the people around didn't even see clearly what she was doing. All they saw was a few silver needles sticking out of the top of Elizabeth's head, with the ends of the needles shaking slightly. Katherine's focus didn't waver as she fiddled with the needles lightly, and a few minutes later, she started to keep the needles away.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth merely felt a surge of warmth flow through her body, and it was incredibly comfortable, as though she was soaking in a hot spring.

When Katherine removed the last needle, Elizabeth felt refreshed. Then, she gurgled and threw up a mouthful of blood.

"Old Madam!" Startled, Hera and Henry quickly rushed over to check out the situation upon seeing the big mouthful of blood that Elizabeth had thrown up.

At the moment, Elizabeth was very energetic. Even though she coughed up blood, she didn't feel uncomfortable anywhere. On the other hand, her head, which had always felt heavy, suddenly felt much lighter, and her tensed nerves seemed to relax.

She couldn't help but let out a sigh in her relaxed state.

"Ah!"

Elizabeth's headache had bothered her for decades. More than fifty years ago, a blood clot was left in her skull because of an accident, but as it was located in a sensitive spot, so the doctors didn't dare to have it surgically removed. Therefore, it had stayed in her skull, and all these years, she had such splitting headaches that not even painkillers could have any effect on her when it got really terrible.

Yet, she didn't expect that Katherine could treat her illness after a few random pricks, and how she looked at her now had turned much kinder.

"You're good."

Katherine kept the silver needles away professionally without saying a word, but Hera's eyes were gleaming brightly.

She walked over to Katherine briskly and grabbed her hand desperately. "Kathy, since you have such amazing medical skills, please take a look at Robert, then. He's Joaquin's brother, after all, and you don't wish to see him live like this for the rest of his life, do you?"