A Replacement Bride

Chapter 203

"What on earth did you do?" After hanging up the call, Joaquin turned to look at Katherine with a conflicted expression.

"What on earth did you do?" After hanging up the call, Joaquin turned to look at Katherine with a conflicted expression.

Katherine put on a faint smile and shut the laptop before placing it on the table, tilting her head while gazing at the man with a bright smile. "Why don't you venture a guess?"

Joaquin felt the corners of his mouth twitching, for he didn't really want to do so. However, following what Arthur had said, he had to take action now.

He then phoned Jeremy and realized that the latter had never discovered anything. Not only was he unaware of the masterminds behind it, but he also suspected that a foreign force had a hand in this matter. Oh, gosh! I can't believe my ears!

After keeping the phone inside his pocket, he shuffled toward Katherine. "Who are the masterminds behind it? Are they the same people who conned Grandma into returning to the country?"

Katherine snorted. "I haven't found out the people who tried to harm Grandma, but I believe they're not the same group of people. Just investigate the National Research Institute. While you're at it, stop bothering me, will you? I'm busy."

After replying to him, she looked down at her phone.

Joaquin took a glance at the screen and realized that she was looking at a tutorial. Initially, he thought that she was trying to learn something, but upon closer look, he was surprised to see that it was a

tutorial on hair braiding.

A look of disbelief appeared on Joaquin's face as he gazed at the woman. She's busy learning this?

He was torn between tears and laughter. Regardless, he was on the way to success as he now had a direction.

The next moment, he phoned Jeremy again and told him to look into the National Research Institute. As expected, it only took Jeremy a bit of time to discover something.

The person who sent some people in an attempt to obtain Katherine's formula for the experimental drug and experimental data was the deputy director of the National Research Institute, Ivor Chavez. He was from the Chavez Family in Kyoland. The Chavez Family had been serving the nation as civil servants over the generations. Apart from two retired professors, there were still seventeen people from their families who worked in various research institutes.

As such, the Chavez Family was revered in the country. Despite that, they could not be considered wealthy because researchers, in most cases, lived a difficult life. Despite having spent their entire lifetime doing their research, they might not achieve anything great.

Those who did not have any achievements would find it hard to secure funding, without which projects could not be carried out. Therefore, even though the Chavez Family appeared prestigious, they were not well off, but only they knew that they had been living modestly.

None of the younger generation in the Chavez Family was willing to join any research institutes. Instead, most of them had decided to start their own businesses while a small number of its members became professors at universities.

Ivor could not accept the fact that the Chavez Family had gone to the dogs. As soon as he had learned that Katherine had developed some amazing drug that could rejuvenate brain cells, he decided to get

his hands on her work.

Katherine's identity was a secret. Even a researcher like Ivor wasn't aware of her identity. He just thought that Katherine had no one to back her up, and he believed that he could easily obtain her research findings by claiming that he was doing it for the national interests.

It never crossed his mind that the people he had sent to her place would fail to complete their task, and they were humiliated by her.

Learning that Katherine was WW as well as the internationally famous Dr. Y, Ivor regretted his actions. Yet, it also strengthened his determination to get his hands on her research findings. Then, he came into contact with a foreign force and worked with them, and the rest was history.

After finding out what had happened, Joaquin sported a dark expression. "Get some people to the Chavez Residence and capture Ivor. Also, arrest those who are involved in this case and interrogate them. We have to find out whether there are more people behind them."

Jeremy grunted in agreement, then Joaquin hung up the call.

On the other hand, Katherine was done with the tutorial as she was now trying to imitate what she had learned from the video. Seeing that Joaquin was done with the phone call and making some arrangements, she nonchalantly kept the phone, got to her feet, and left the room.

Presently, Noah was having a chat with Jennifer. Keith, on the other hand, was playing a mobile game on the side. He'd start howling whenever he was excited, so Katherine shot him a dismissive glance before going over to take a seat beside Noah.

Noah's hair was too long, for she hadn't gone for a haircut in four years. That was because Katherine knew nothing about cutting hair and Jennifer was too old to do it. Therefore, Noah's hair was always tied into a ponytail. Although she still looked spirited, she didn't appear as adorable as other kids.

"Why don't I tie your hair, Noah?" As Katherine sat beside Noah, she stared fixedly at her jet-black hair.

Noah was speaking to Jennifer when she suddenly heard Katherine's voice. Puzzled, she turned to look at her and called out, "Mom?"

"Can I?" Katherine asked again.

"Sure!" When Noah saw how serious Katherine looked, she nodded joyfully. Then, she sat in front of Katherine and placed her hands on her knees.

After straightening her face, Katherine extended her hands in a serious manner. She was totally focused, just like when she performed surgery in an operating room. As she lifted Noah's hair with both hands, she started braiding her hair carefully.

She was someone who did not bother to manage her own hair. Usually, she would just tie her hair into a bun, and she was good to go. This was the first time she treated someone's hair so solemnly. Therefore, she was somewhat nervous.

Noah was obedient and quiet. As Katherine gradually became at ease, her movements were quicker.

Soon, some delicate braids were done.

Noah had thick hair, so after Katherine was done with the braids, she also styled her hair.

When she gazed at Noah, who now looked as adorable as a doll, she was startled.

A bashful Noah touched her hair, stared at Katherine, and asked cautiously, "How do I look, Mom?"

"You look great. You're the most beautiful child in the world." Katherine praised Noah with sincerity as she looked at her.Property © NôvelDrama.Org.

Noah became increasingly coy as she hung her head low. "Thanks, Mom. I like it. You look good too."

The child's sheepish look made Katherine break into laughter. Noah looked up at her and beamed as well. The harmonious sight filled Jennifer's heart with contentment.

Just as she was about to speak, she received a phone call.

No one had phoned her since her return to the country. In fact, she no longer had any friends in the country, so she was surprised that someone was calling her at this point.

Without worrying too much, she picked up the call.

The moment the call was connected, a harsh-sounding voice, which was modified by a voice changer, was heard saying, "Hey, old bat. Darren's bone ash is in my hands. If you don't want me to flush it down the toilet, bring the thing I want to Balmoral Cemetery tomorrow at 9.00AM. Do not try to pull a trick on me!"