A Replacement Bride

Chapter 150

Upset, Beatrice threw Katherine a resentful look. "Katherine Cornell, do you really have to humiliate me like this?! Why can't I have Joe's child?"

"You ask me why? Do you really need me to tell you? I thought the answer was pretty obvious." The corners of Katherine's lips curled into a half-smile as she looked back at Beatrice.

Her gaze instantly sent a pang of guilt in Beatrice's way—it was as though Katherine had seen through her.

However, now was not the time for her to feel guilty. She would end up with nothing if she did not seize this last chance.

Theodore had completely given up on her.

At this point, her entire future was in ruins. She really would be all on her own if even Joaquin left her.

"I don't care what you're trying to say! I do have his child! If you don't believe it, go ahead and ask him if he had an affair with me five years ago!" Beatrice even deliberately looked at Joaquin after she finished speaking.

She knew him best. He was the kind of person who valued responsibility more than anything else. Otherwise, he would not have told her he would take responsible action for her because of the affair from five years ago.

She thought she had grasped his weakness, but unbeknownst to her, her behavior was only getting even more off-putting for him.

"If I am not mistaken, you had an abortion when you were 14 years old, presumably at an illegal clinic. The excessive bleeding after the operation made it necessary to undergo the removal of half of your uterus, which led you to be infertile for life since then. Now I am curious about how Joaquin impregnated you under such circumstances. Tell me. Which doctor had bestowed a miracle upon you and healed you from a condition like that? I can probably learn a thing or two from them." Seeing how stubborn Beatrice was, Katherine no longer wanted to be courteous with her as she proceeded to tell the truth without hesitation.

Beatrice's face turned deadly pale upon hearing her words. With a startled expression, she gawked at Katherine and subconsciously screeched, "Y-You are making things up!"

"Am I making things up? You should know the answer to that better than anyone else." Katherine smiled playfully.

At the same time, Joaquin's face immediately fell after he heard Katherine's words. He then looked at Beatrice in disbelief.

If Beatrice had an abortion when she was fourteen, she was definitely not a virgin when they did it five years ago! However, he was certain back then that it was the woman's first time!

Furthermore, she told him that she did get pregnant but then had a miscarriage that would never allow her to have another baby again.

Back then, he did not even consider investigating the truth as he never thought that Beatrice would lie to him about something like this. I can't believe she had me fooled for five whole years.

Face pale, Beatrice whipped her head in his direction and desperately tried to explain, "Don't listen to her nonsense, Joe. She is framing me because she wants to steal you from me. I-I am not lying…"

Joaquin shut his eyes at that. He no longer knew how to discern whether her words were truthful.

"Enough! It is a happy occasion for the Fosters today! I don't want anyone to disrupt our peace. Send the lady out of here, please," Zachary instructed the Fosters' bodyguards to remove Beatrice from the hall after watching for a while. He was satisfied to see Katherine standing up and defending Joaquin.

He only got himself involved when he saw how things had escalated.

Beatrice continued to wail at her unfair treatment, but she was eventually carried out of the hotel by the bodyguards along with her wheelchair.

Lilith was disappointed to know how skilled Katherine was. She never thought Katherine could tell that Beatrice had a miscarriage so many years ago.

At that instant, she glanced at Katherine with narrowed eyes and began to be on her guard.

Zachary then saw how the emcee dazedly stood on stage as he was stunned after what had happened, and so he calmly reminded, "Do proceed with the ceremony."

The emcee suddenly backed to his senses, and he quickly improvised and made the atmosphere in the hall lively again.

With that, Katherine and Joaquin finally left the stage and took a seat.

Lilith then smilingly looked at Katherine and asked, "By the way, you are Kathy, aren't you? Why isn't your family with you on your and Joaquin's big day?"

Katherine had just taken a sip of water to quench her thirst when she heard Lilith's words. Sensing the ill intention behind the fake smile on Lilith's face, she scoffed inwardly. Joaquin sure is surrounded by hypocrites; there's Hera just now, and now there's Lilith.

She squeezed out a smile and looked at Lilith. "What's the matter? Is there a rule that my relatives must be present today? But Joaquin didn't tell me that this was how the wedding was planned!"

She then cast an innocent look at Joaquin.

Seeing that, he smiled gently and grabbed her hand in front of Lilith. "Kathy's mother is no longer with us. And we only need my grandparents to be here at our wedding. So, it doesn't matter whether the others join our wedding."

Lilith was about to make a response to his words when Joaquin's grandmother, Winnie Babcock, cooed with a smile, "You and your sweet-talk. You are such a smooth talker, aren't you? You must have made Kathy fall for you with that mouth of yours!"

"Grandma." He peered at her with resignation.

Winnie was not bothered by his reaction as she continued, "Kathy, look at how Joaquin is blushing out of embarrassment. Tell me, is he usually such a sweet talker when he talks to you?"

Upon hearing that, Katherine turned her head to the side to look at Joaquin for a long minute before she answered earnestly, "He hasn't done that so far. I will continue observing him."

"Haha!" Winnie chortled before she reminded Katherine in a kind voice, "You have to observe carefully then. Tell me if he dares to bully you. Elsie was like my own daughter back then; she even called me her godmother. So, you don't have to hold back with me. If he dares give you grief, you can come to me, and I will definitely support you and help you teach him a lesson!"

Katherine had a good feeling about Winnie, so she smiled and nodded in acknowledgment. Content rights by NôvelDr//ama.Org.

"Grandma, I'm your real grandchild here," Joaquin sighed.

"Which is exactly why I have to teach you a lesson properly. It is Kathy's loss to marry you, so it would be ridiculous if you don't treat her well." Winnie glared at him and reprimanded him.

He only wore a helpless look without saying another word.

As Katherine watched their interaction, she could not help but chuckle at how warm it felt.

This was something the Cornells never gave her. Even when Elsie was alive, her life was only filled with Jorge's complaints and Elsie's tears.

"Heavens, why are you telling her this?" Zachary suddenly helped Joaquin out of the situation when he could no longer stand seeing Winnie making fun of their grandson. "It is almost time to make a toast. Joaquin, bring Kathy around to greet the guests."

Kathy initially thought that it was tiring enough to try on the dress. To her surprise, the wedding was even more tiring. She was filled with deep regret at this moment, and all she wanted to do now was go home immediately and fall asleep on the bed. She did not want to think or worry about anything else.