A Replacement Bride

Chapter 74

She pursed her lips as she listened to Jennifer ramble on, telling her to take care of herself and not to let herself be wronged.

Kathrine listened for a long while before asking Jennifer quietly, "Grandma, would you like to come back? You keep talking about wanting to come home, so why don't I do that?"

After she asked the question, the other end of the line went silent for a while. The intermittent coughs caused Katherine to frown even deeper.

"Have you been very sick lately? Why didn't you tell me?" Katherine had asked someone to keep watch at the hospital, but she hadn't received any news of Jennifer's health declining lately. Jennifer was probably hiding her condition from her.

Knowing Jennifer's character, Katherine felt her headache coming back again.

"Come back after getting your grandpa's things. I won't be going back. Kathy, you shouldn't stay there either. Listen to me and don't bother the Cornells anymore." While coughing, Jennifer tried to convince Katherine.

"Okay. I'll go back to you after I'm done with everything here."

The two chatted for a while before Katherine hung up.

She thought for a bit before dialing another number. "Still no information on my grandmother's family?"

"No, not one bit. Someone deleted all traces of your grandmother, and that person is highly skilled. Even I can't crack and restore the deleted information. Her blood type is so unique; I hacked into the

medical information database of Cechirus, but I couldn't find anyone with DNA that matches hers." The voice on the other end of the line sounded sullen as if they were faced with an unprecedented problem.

This situation was truly rare. Even if personal information was hidden, DNA information couldn't possibly be concealed as well.

Could it be that Grandma has some sort of mysterious identity?

"Keep investigating. If you still can't find anything, try buying information at Area Seven. They have information on every resident of Cechirus. As long as you provide enough bargaining chips, they'll be willing to sell." Kathrine fell silent for a while before clenching her fists.

"Got it. I'll try contacting them."

After hanging up, Katherine felt a slight exhaustion throughout her whole body.

When she got up, she accidentally glanced at Morgan on the bed. She wasn't sure if it were an illusion, but when she looked at him and compared him to Jennifer, they actually looked somewhat alike.

However, Jennifer's last name was originally Wood, so he shouldn't have anything to do with the Morans.

Katherine chuckled self-deprecatingly, feeling that she was reading too much into things.

She averted her gaze and looked at the data organization Dina was working on. There wasn't any significant progress, and it was time for lunch too, so Katherine went to the cafeteria to have a meal.

By the time she found a seat, she noticed quite a number of missed calls on her phone. Most of them were from Jorge.

Now that the matters between Rosemary and Robert were all over the news, the media quickly capitalized on it. It was especially so when Rosemary and Robert's scandals were exposed consecutively, and the paparazzi of Kyocity were busy gathering all sorts of unsightly information on the two.

Because of this incident, Cornell Group suffered a huge hit, and Jorge was in a terrible fix right now.

The one thing that troubled him the most was the project with Levisay Group. One project was already in trouble, and now that Rosemary was at the center of attention, it had been revealed that the project used subpar materials, rousing safety concerns.

Levisay Group immediately suggested ending their partnership, and the Cornell Group was required to compensate for the losses incurred.

Because of this, Jorge couldn't eat or sleep properly for the past few days.

Katherine ordered her food and sat down to call Jorge back. "Hello, Dad? Were you looking for me?"

Her attitude was gentle as always, but there was not a hint of expression on her face. She had a cold aura that prevented anyone from approaching her.

When Jorge heard Katherine's voice, he acted as if he had found a savior. "Kathy, hurry up and tell Joaquin to let go of the project's mistakes. We won't use subpar materials from now on, and we'll promise to make sure it's perfectly safe. Cornell Group cannot lose this project, for we'd be close to bankruptcy if we do."

Even through the screen, Katherine could see that Jorge was deeply anxious.

She didn't care what happened next after her plot against Rosemary, but she didn't expect this incident to have such consequences.

Could it be that someone was targeting the Cornell Family behind the scenes?

"Dad, it's no use coming to me for this. Ever since the accident that paralyzed Joaquin, Levisay Group was handed over to Robert, so Joaquin cannot do anything about the company. Is Rosemary not at home? Why don't you ask if she can speak to Robert and tell them not to target the Cornells again?"

Katherine's words were arranged perfectly. Firstly, she pushed the responsibility on Rosemary. Secondly, she also reminded Jorge that Robert was probably the one behind the Cornells' current situation.

Jorge only had eyes for profit, so to him, the Cornell Group was more important than his own life.

"I'll talk to Joaquin, but you should contact Rosemary as soon as possible." Fearing that Jorge wasn't pissed enough, Katherine repeated her words.

Katherine would love to see the dogs biting each other.

Just as expected, as soon as Katherine finished speaking, Jorge's tone sounded even worse. "I got it. Put in a good word for me when you talk to Joaquin. You might not know it, but there is more to Joaquin than meets the eye. He only spent one year to conquer all the shareholders and higher ups in Levisay Group. Now, even though he's paralyzed, I think the shareholders and higher ups at Levisay Group still highly regard him. As long as he isn't dead, Levisay Group won't truly be in Robert's hands."

Even though Jorge was greedy and blinded by power, he was certainly a smart man.

"Okay, Dad. I'll put in a good word or two when I talk to Joaquin so that he'll help you." Katherine obediently agreed to it.

Jorge was even more satisfied with Katherine. He told her to take care and whatnot before hanging up.

Katherine tossed her phone to the side.

After the meal, it was already dark outside. She gave Theodore a quick greeting before going back to Soulin International.

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After getting out of the research institute, Katherine lowered her head and unlocked her phone, navigating to an app to hail a ride. As she did so, she walked toward the streets outside.

She was still walking when a blinding light shone in front of her.

Katherine looked up to see an unregistered black Audi driving right in her direction. The car was even speeding up.

Katherine subconsciously wanted to dodge, but when she ran to the side, the car followed suit. It was obvious that the car's intention was to kill Katherine.

When the car came within a hundred yards of her, Katherine suddenly summoned enough energy to dash forward. Then, she rolled over the hood of the car that was coming for her, gaining momentum as she rolled upward before falling to the ground.

After the Audi rammed into her, it even reversed as if intending to run over Katherine's body.

However, the car had just reversed a few yards when it suddenly sank. Two of its tires on the right had been punctured.

The driver anxiously turned the wheel, but the car was unresponsive. She stopped and opened the car door to get out, but a silver needle was already held to her neck by then.