A Replacement Bride

Chapter 369

There was someone from that family who happened to be basking in the sun in the yard. Joaquin walked over quickly, negotiated with that person in Fontanian, then quickly handed him a card. Next, he took the car keys and led Katherine into the car. This entire process was quite fast, and before Katherine could react, she was already sitting in the co-pilot seat of the car. While she was still thinking about what Joaquin said just now, the car had already zoomed off. She had to admit that just now when she heard him make such a firm promise with such a calm expression, there was a throbbing sensation in her heart that could not be ignored. This sensation seemed so inappropriate at a time like this, yet it was so uncontrollable. She never thought that one day, she would be protected by someone like this, not to mention, being protected by this man. Moreover, what amazed her the most was that she didn't mind such protection; she even felt a little bit of joy melting in her heart.

Realizing that her thoughts were drifting away, she bit her lips lightly and forced herself to calm down before remembering to ask him, "What did you just tell that person? Why did he just let you drive it away?"

Joaquin stepped on the accelerator and the car sped up, but he was not nervous at all. It was as if he was on vacation. Hearing this, he looked at her with a careless smile on his lips. "It's easy. In this world, there is almost nothing that can't be done with money. Money touches the heart all the time. It's a solid truth."

Katherine thought of the card he had just handed to that person and felt it made sense. That card was a gold card, so it must contain money with an amount of up to seven digits. Thinking about it this way, she couldn't help but feel a little wasteful. "This car is so broken; it's not worth the money you gave…"

Joaquin laughed after hearing this and squeezed her cheek with one hand. "You're so stingy. The situation was so urgent at that time that there was no time to bargain. It's just a card, so it doesn't

matter."

While speaking, he glanced at the rearview mirror. His gaze suddenly became deep and icy, and when he spoke again, his voice became much colder.

"Furthermore, it's only a few million. Our two lives are worth much more than that."

Katherine also took advantage of the opportunity to glance at the rearview mirror, only to see several jeeps following behind them.

Tsk, they keep coming after us. How annoying.

She curled her lips. "You're right. As long as we can shake off this group of people, it's a good deal."

After speaking, she took out her phone and sent a message to Dylan. "We're in Fontan. Meet us in the city center. Bring men with you."

At the same time, in the LW Laboratory, Dylan was chatting out of boredom with a few other researchers in the lounge of the research institute. When he saw the message, he was taken aback and immediately jumped up from his chair.

"Holy crap, the boss is back!"

As soon as these words came out, the rest of the people were also shocked.

"What? Really? Why did she come back suddenly?"

"Could there be a new reagent to research on? Wow, I have waited for this day. I joined the company late and I wasn't able to witness the development of the D3 reagent back then!"

"As long as the boss makes a move, there is almost no research in the world that cannot be done! I'm so excited. My project has just finished up recently, so maybe I can help the boss to do research

together!"

"Dylan, tell me quickly! When will the boss arrive? We can prepare to welcome her…"

The researchers chattered non-stop, but Dylan didn't respond at all. He just held his phone and tapped on the screen quickly. After more than 10 seconds, he put the phone in his pocket, withdrew his previous carefree expression, and looked serious instead. "It's just a temporary visit, so she might not come here. You guys should go off and do your jobs first. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Then, he quickly picked up his coat and car keys before striding away. Just now, he had notified his subordinates to meet directly in the city center.

…

On the other side, Joaquin drove the car into the city center. There was more traffic on the road, but his expression remained unchanged as he drove through the traffic easily. However, the cars at the back still tailed them persistently, and Joaquin wasn't able to distance his car from theirs.

Looking at the traffic getting denser in front of him, Joaquin frowned slightly before making a quick decision. "Abandon the car!"

Katherine nodded, unfastened her seat belt, and prepared for the signal to get out of the car. After passing through an intersection, Joaquin slammed on the brakes and came to a stop at an alley. In the next moment, the two leaped out of the car together and ran into the alley.

Seeing this, the mercenaries also abandoned their cars and chased after them.

At this point, the situation became more and more desperate. Katherine and Joaquin were being hunted, so they couldn't run on the main roads and could only run around in the alleys.

"This way!" Katherine looked at the forked road before her and pointed to the right. She then glanced at the mercenaries who were chasing after her with a look of displeasure in her clear eyes. These people are as annoying as flies. Where's Dylan?

Just as she was muttering to herself, she suddenly noticed that someone was standing at the fork in front of her. Joaquin also saw the person and suddenly stopped running. His expression turned hard, and he became alert at once. He thought it was one of the mercenaries who came to stop them. Just as he was thinking about how to fight his way out, he realized that the man was waving at him and Katherine.

"Kathy! It's me! This way!" the man called out.

When Joaquin and Katherine heard this voice, they were both stunned for a while. That person was actually Jayden!

Why is he here?

For a moment, doubts lingered in Joaquin's heart. His brows furrowed, and the vigilance in his eyes increased instead of diminishing when he realized that it was Jayden. However, Katherine didn't think too much about it. Seeing that the other party was someone she knew, her eyes lit up, and she quickly tugged on Joaquin and ran over.

Jayden glanced at Joaquin, ignored him, and said directly to Katherine, "If you have anything to tell me, we'll talk about it later. Follow me first, and I will take you to a safe place." Têxt © NôvelDrama.Org.

Katherine didn't suspect him at all, so she pulled Joaquin and ran out of the alley together. Then, they got into the parked car. As Joaquin and Katherine had been hunted and had been running around in the alley for a long time, they were a little tired and their breathing was unstable, causing them to pant rapidly.

While driving, Jayden made sure to take care of the two behind him. He took two bottles of water and passed them to the back. "Here, drink some water first. I'll get rid of those people."

As he said that, he stepped on the accelerator a little harder, and the car whizzed by. After three blocks, the cars following behind finally disappeared.

Katherine came back to her senses, breathed a sigh of relief, and then finally remembered to ask, "Jayden, why are you here?"