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


    miscalcted. 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 nned 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 formtions 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.


    He did not think she would be both witty and a good actress.


    His smile deepened. He leaned back in his wheelchair andnguidly 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 tough 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.


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    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 nonchntly, 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-inw.


    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 shes 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 nced 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.


    Hera 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,e 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 outughing 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.