A Replacement Bride

Chapter 267

Jeremy got the message and was about to send Marcus away. This is from NôvelDrama.Org.

However, Marcus refused to leave. The Frasers were in such a bad state that if he couldn't bring Katherine back, none of them would survive!

Hence, he gritted his teeth and stood there firmly. "I'm sorry," he muttered to Joaquin before blocking the door and pleading loudly to whoever was in the room, "Please, Miss Cornell! Consider it as doing a good deed! If you refuse to help them, the Frasers will perish! You are the only one who can save them right now…"

On the other hand, Joaquin had a solemn and dissatisfied expression when he saw Marcus pull such a trick.

"Are you still not leaving? Jeremy, get someone to drag him away!"

At this moment, Jennifer, who was fast asleep the entire time, suddenly moved her eyelids. The next second, her eyes opened and she stared blankly at the ceiling.

Katherine, who had been staring at Jennifer all this while, dashed over to her. "You're awake, Grandma. How do you feel right now? Do you feel sick?"

Joaquin, too, ignored everything else and dashed to the other side of the bed. "Grandma, you're finally awake! You almost scared Kathy and me to death," he said as he looked at Jennifer with a serious gaze.

Meanwhile, Jennifer took some time to fully regain her consciousness. Her blurry eyes became more focused as she stared at Joaquin, then Katherine, before she cracked a weak smile.

"Kathy, don't be afraid. I'm all right. I merely slept more as I was tired."

The older woman could maintain her cool and comfort Katherine even when she had just fainted. Katherine felt her heart ache as she heard Jennifer's words and tears welled up in her eyes.

Fortunately, she kept her rationality and managed to keep her emotions hidden.

It was just that when she opened her mouth, her slightly hoarse voice revealed a little of her inner turmoil.

"You scared me, Grandma. Don't let this happen again. Whatever the others do, don't get too worked up. Leave everything to me and I will certainly seek justice on your behalf."

Jennifer gave a weak nod when she heard that. "I know that now. You are always so thoughtful to me, my dear granddaughter."

She blinked her wrinkled eyelids as she inquired, "Who was the one shouting earlier? What happened to the Fraser Family?"

Katherine did not expect Jennifer to hear Marcus shouting. After hesitating for a while, she decided to keep the matter from Jennifer.

"Nothing happened. It was just a bystander shouting and it had nothing to do with us. Don't be concerned, Grandma. The only thing you have to do now is to rest well. Noah and Joaquin are recovering well. When you get better, we'll return home."

Jennifer shook her head in response.

"Don't try to hide it from me, Kathy. Though I am old, I'm not deaf or blind. I heard just now that someone was asking you to save the Frasers. Is that Marcus?"

Jennifer was smart and she managed to get it right at the first guess.

As such, Katherine had no choice but to purse her lips and nod. "Yes, it was him, but I've already turned him down."

"What?" Jennifer tried to get up as soon as she heard Katherine's words. "How could you turn him down?" she asked.

Seeing that, Joaquin quickly went to hold her and keep her from getting up. "Please lie down, Grandma."

However, Jennifer was an adamant person and she insisted on getting up. In the end, she fixed her gaze firmly on Katherine.

"You have to go, Kathy! This is a matter of life and death!"

That made Katherine frown. "I can't, Grandma. You have not recovered and I don't want to leave you here. I'd like to stay with you."

"My body is failing because of my old age; why do you want to stay with me? Furthermore, I understand my condition well. Nothing will happen to me for the time being. Just go."

"But…"

Katherine wanted to decline once more, but Jennifer grabbed her hands and said solemnly, "Kathy, the greatest deed of all is to save lives. The Frasers are all innocent. Since you have a way to save them, how could you take a step back and do nothing instead? Besides, few people are aware of the man- faced curse. No matter how capable Marcus is, he will never be able to find a master who knows how to deal with the man-faced curse in such a short period. No matter what, you have to go with him."

After hearing that, Katherine bit her lower lip, clearly perplexed. "But Grandma, I can't leave you here…"

Jennifer appreciated Katherine's filial piety and she patted the younger woman's hands gently. "I appreciate your considerate thoughts for me, Kathy, but rest assured that I am fine. I will wait for you to come back. Besides, don't you have the pills for me? Leave the pills and I will take them as instructed. I have faith in your medical abilities. Donald is also with me, so everything will be fine."

Jennifer turned to face Joaquin and with a benevolent gaze, she added, "Joaquin, Kathy is a little obstinate. Please don't follow in her footsteps. If she decides not to save them because of me, she will regret it in the future. After all, this is a tricky situation and the man-faced curse is an extremely dangerous curse to handle. She will be uneasy if she doesn't pitch in this time."

Jennifer knew her granddaughter well. Though Katherine appeared to be aloof and looked as if she didn't care about anything, she was a gentle and kind woman. She became such a skilled medical practitioner all because she wanted to save lives.

After hearing what Jennifer said, Joaquin hesitated for a moment before finally nodding.

Katherine, too, had no choice but to give in to Jennifer. Thus, in the presence of Jennifer, she called Marcus and told him she would go with him.

Marcus was standing by the hospital entrance, looking utterly frustrated when he received Katherine's call. When he learned that she had agreed to go with him, he was so overjoyed that he yelled, "Thank you! I am waiting for you at the hospital entrance now! We can board the plane whenever you are ready!"

After hanging up the phone, Katherine was still worried and she tilted her head to look at Noah, who was lying on another bed.

Jennifer sensed her concern. "Don't worry. I will take good care of Noah. Just focus on saving them and don't think of anything else," she said in a comforting tone.

Then, she patted Joaquin and continued, "Joaquin, get me the bag that I left on the couch."

Joaquin did as he was told and handed Jennifer the ordinary-looking bag.

Jennifer opened the bag and began rummaging around the fabric on the side. Suddenly, a zipper appeared.

Joaquin and Katherine were both taken aback when they saw this. No one would have thought that such an unassuming bag would have something more to it.

Under their watchful gazes, Jennifer unzipped it and took something out.

It was an ancient-looking parchment scroll, looking dull and dusty as if it was passed down over many generations.