A Replacement Bride

Chapter 40
Katherine went to the Academic Affairs Office on the third floor.
There were only two teachers in the office today since it was the weekend. "What's the matter?" a balding man asked as soon as
she walked through the door.
"I'm looking for Christopher Jairo." Katherine gave him a quick glance, as she focused on his balding forehead. Then, she turned
to look at the other person in the office, and her brows furrowed.
Christopher is not here?
"Mr. Jairo has an upset stomach today and he just went to the restroom. You can wait for him here. By the way, my name is
Cynthia, and I am also a teacher from Northtride." She led Katherine to a seat after noticing that Katherine didn't appear to be an
average student due to her powerful aura.
Katherine showed no courtesy either. After thanking Cynthia, she immediately took the seat.
Soon after, Christopher returned. His face was pale and his calves swayed slightly as he walked.
The moment he entered the door, he noticed the girl with a white T-shirt and a cap. His expression changed as he hurriedly ran
over. "Miss Cornell, Mr. Muller instructed me to wait for you. I already have everything ready. Please give me a second; I'm going
to– "
Just after he finished speaking, his countenance dropped. He covered his stomach and crossed his legs; it indeed looked like he
really had bad diarrhea.
It was so terrible that his face turned blue. Katherine knew at a glance the reason he was suffering from diarrhea. She went silent
for a moment before grabbing his wrist.
"Hey, you—"
When Christopher was about to open his mouth to speak, Katherine pressed his arm rapidly a couple of times abruptly and it
caused searing pain. Then, the pain in his stomach surprisingly vanished.
In shock, he stared at her and even forgot to speak.

"Pass the stuff to me. I still have other things to take care of, and I don't have time to wait here," Katherine said as she knocked
on the table's surface.
"Oh. Okay." When Christopher was knocked out of his reverie, he immediately opened the safe under his desk and retrieved a
folder to pass to her.
After she opened it and took a few glances, she furrowed, and her expression darkened.
"Thank you," Katherine said, then lowered her head and prepared to leave.
"By the way, Miss Cornell, Mr. Muller called and invited you to work as an assistant professor in Northtride if you're interested. He
could provide you some assistance if you need it," Christopher recalled suddenly when Katherine was about to leave.
However, she had already left, not knowing if she heard him.
She was in a bad mood.
Her grandfather, Darren, was a member of the honorary board of Northtride University and owned 16% of the shares at the time.
Back then, Elsie gave all the Olsens' assets to Jorge after falling in love with him. This enraged Darren so much that he suffered
a stroke and spent several years paralyzed. At the end, when Elsie was murdered, he died as well.
Before Katherine returned to the country, she requested Theodore to help with the investigation. She had first believed that
Northtride's shares might be kept, but Jorge had already stolen everything belonging to the Olsens.
Her face darkened once again. As soon as she went downstairs, she saw Rosemary and her friend guarding downstairs.
"Katherine, what are you doing here at Northtride? What are you holding in your hand?" Rosemary glanced at the folder in her
hand and subconsciously reached out to snatch it.
She didn't feel like dealing with Rosemary due to her bad mood, but Rosemary couldn't tell and was foolish enough to mess with
Katherine at this time.
"Did your mom not educate you to not be a nosy person?" Katherine's gaze was nonchalant. All of a sudden, she reached out
her right hand to grab Rosemary's arm.
When her tears of pain were about to fall, she screamed, "Katherine, what are you doing? Let go! You sc*mbag. How dare you
harm me! I'm going to inform Dad and he won't let you off from this for sure! Let go now, Katherine!"

"Why? Don't you want to continue to act tough? Are you used to living with the Levisays, Rosemary?" Katherine sneered and
pushed her away forcefully.
She fell to the ground and looked forlorn.
Katherine's unexpected acts caught Rosemary's friend off guard as well. Not to mention, Katherine showed no mercy and
pushed her with such amazing force!
"Katherine! You better not be complacent! The Levisays will be mine one day! I have already met Robert Levisay, the second
young master. He likes me a lot and is very satisfied with me too! Let me tell you that I will soon marry him and become the
official mistress of the Levisays. You wait! Until then, I will make you beg for death!"
Rosemary was so mad that she spoke irrationally.
Immediately after the words came out, she covered her mouth and looked at Katherine in shock.
The corners of Katherine's lips curled up as she lifted the phone that was recording their conversation. "What a nice declaration.
I will keep this safe and when I have the opportunity, I will surely play it to your chosen fiance, Robert. We'll see if he will still
marry you and appoint you as the mistress of the Levisays by then."
After finishing her sentence, she walked away, ignoring Rosemary, who had turned pale.
She looked at Katherine's departing silhouette. Her eyes widened and she grabbed her friend's arm tightly with a horrified
expression. "S-She is not a human. She's a monster. I couldn't control the words that came out of my mouth! She is not a
human! She is a monster!"
"Are you overthinking, Rose?" Her friend was worried as she looked at Rosemary losing her marbles.
Then, she shoved her friend aside. "I want to return. I want to tell my parents about this. Katherine is too scary. I'm sure she is a
devil returning to get her revenge! She is definitely not a human!"
After saying that, she fled.
Katherine left Northtride and rode a cab to the Olsens' former residence.
Everything that belonged to them was taken away by Jorge when they were overthrown, and this included their former home.

The house was bought five years ago and had remained vacant until now.
As Katherine stood at the entrance and observed the familiar house in front of her, memories began flooding in.
She squeezed her fingertips together and took a deep breath to calm down her racing heart.
"Grandpa. Mom. Do not worry, I'll soon make Jorge lose everything. I'll make him pay for what he did to the both of you in the
past... and this day won't be too far away," Katherine murmured and it was followed by a cold smirk.
The Olsens' old house had been vacant for a long time, so it was overgrown with weeds. Unfortunately, the owner never
indicated that he would sell it. Though Katherine often requested someone to get in touch with the owner, there was no reply.
After standing at the door for a while, she left to attend to her own business.
She went to a coffee shop in the center of Hovington. Just as she placed a foot in the shop, she felt a fierce gaze in her direction.
She halted and looked over in that direction to find a man sitting not far away, staring at her with fierce eyes and a cup of coffee
in his hand.
Isn't that my dear fiancé, Joaquin Levisay?
Just how unlucky can I get? Why is he everywhere I go?