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Chapter 22
"Yes, I am interested in you." Katherine stopped staring in surprise and studied Joaquin
once more.
Except for the strangely familiar aura, the man she was looking at seemed just like a
stranger she had never met before.
She was starting to think she was a little too sensitive after returning home; everyone
seemed familiar to her.
"Oh?" Joaquin raised an eyebrow at her honesty. The interest gleaming in his eyes grew
stronger. "True, you would definitely be interested in being the wife of the Levisay heir.
Unfortunately, you miscalculated. Marrying me might not give you what you want."
"Not really." Her beautiful lips curved in a smile as she looked at him.
She had thought of the Levisays as a huge annoyance and had planned to cancel her
engagement. Now, however, the idea of marrying him would be a good disguise.
She could not tell anyone about her identity because she knew the formulations of many
experimental drugs. The moment anyone with evil intentions found out about her, the only
fate waiting for her was an endless stream of assassinations.
Everyone around her would be in danger then.
Being Mrs. Levisay did not seem like a bad idea. No one would think the boring wife of a
disabled man to be the infamous Dr. C.
"No matter what, you are the undisputable heir of the family. I would not lose anything by
marrying you. At the very least, it is a better fate than being ignored and powerless with
the Cornells. What do you think?" She had a greedy look and spoke confidently.
If Joaquin had never met Katherine before and witnessed just how powerful and sharp-
tongued she was, he would have been fooled by her lie.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe did not think she would be both witty and a good actress.
His smile deepened. He leaned back in his wheelchair and languidly studied her as he
said, "You have a point."
"I think what I said made sense as well. Since you agree with me, why don't we proceed
with the engagement? I hope you won't use some excuse to cancel our engagement again
on the eighth of next month." She was very satisfied with his decision.
He was disfigured and disabled, but he was handsome enough that she did not mind
trying to save his legs.
Joaquin raised an eyebrow and faintly smiled at her. "Of course, I won't. Do you not mind
that I am disabled?"
"Do you mind that I am useless?" Katherine casually shot back.
Everyone in Hovington knew the Cornells' eldest daughter was useless and stupid since
childhood and had been sent away to Fontan to live by herself for five years.
Fontan was infamous for being chaotic. Even powerful men would suffer over there. It was
easy to imagine just what would happen to Katherine, a woman with no power to back her
up.
She had only returned home for a few days, yet everyone already knew of her reputation.
They were all waiting to laugh at the Levisays.
Speaking of her reputation, that achievement belonged to Rosemary. If she had not been
so eager in gossiping about Katherine, it would have been hard to ensure everyone
believed in her terrible reputation.
"Ha." Joaquin chuckled.
His fiancée was much more interesting than he had anticipated, and with her intelligence
and talents, she was well-prepared for a lot of things.
He wanted to protect Beatrice, and Katherine was the best shield possible.
At that thought, the notion of being engaged was not that bad anymore.
He had to thank Hera for going through all that effort to find someone like her for him.
"Trash and useless; we are the perfect match. Not bad." There was a frigid quality to his
smile, but it was blocked from her view by his mask.
She shot him a confused look; that sensation of familiarity grew stronger.
Perhaps they truly had met before.
As she pondered, he pushed himself over to her. "Since you will be marrying me, let us
head downstairs now."
"Okay," she answered nonchalantly, rising to push him down to the living room.
Meanwhile, Hera, Jorge, and Lisa were almost done discussing the details of the wedding.
As John did not approve of the marriage, he did not say a word the entire time and coldly
watched them talk.
Elizabeth had decided to just avoid looking at the situation and asked the woman sitting
beside her to help her back to her room for some rest. It was apparent that she was
dissatisfied with her future granddaughter-in-law.
When Katherine reappeared with Joaquin, John could not help but frown as he stared at
her.
One of her straps had slipped off her shoulder, revealing smooth skin and tiny flashes of a
hickey on her neck.
John scowled harder at the sight. He shot to his feet and stormed out of the room without
saying a single word.
Katherine merely glanced at his back in response. Her lips twitched upward into a grin as
she pushed Joaquin closer to the group.
Joaquin was an excellent shield for her. She could likely avoid a lot of issues with the
Levisays as long as she used him as her excuse.
"Dad, Madam Sutton, Hera."
She greeted the group in the living room in a sickly-sweet voice as she pushed Joaquin in.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHera frowned at him before turning to look at Katherine. Then, she let out a cold smirk.
She had been worried Joaquin would pull some trick out of his sleeves. To her surprise,
Katherine was a cunning woman who could make that trash flirt with her. John storming
out of the room essentially meant Joaquin would no longer be the heir of the Levisay
Group.
The thought put her in a good mood, and her smile grew brighter.
"Kathy, come sit by my side. Oh, the two of you are getting married soon. Thus, you
should change how you call me. Do not be a stranger, got it?" She patted Katherine on the
hand. When she saw the big gold bangle dangling from Katherine's wrist, she shivered in
revulsion once more.
"I know, Mom," Katherine smoothly and obediently answered. At the same time, she took
off her gold bangle and slid it onto Hera's wrist.
Stunned, Hera stared at her in shock. The next thing she knew, Katherine was speaking.
"You will be my mother in the future, so this is a gift from me, your daughter. You like it,
right?"
Hera nearly burst out laughing from anger. How could she like something so crude and
ordinary?
However, she could not be rude to Katherine. Hence, she had to go against her heart and
nod. "I do. I love it a lot."
"That is great. I was worried you would not like it. When I bought this, the seller said the
bangle could never be taken off if it meets someone that suits it. If the new owner wanted
it off, they would have to cut it off. However, gold is quite a hard material, so most tools
won't be able to make a dent on it."
She patted her chest as if she had been terrified.
Hera's expression became even nastier when she heard that.
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