A Replacement Bride

Chapter 72

"Um, no, Mr. Levisay, I…" Ben was about to say something when he caught sight of Katherine out of the corner of his eye, who had just returned. He instantly shut up.

Katherine walked up to the car and reached up to knock on the car window.

Ben hastily rolled down the windows, his hand covering his phone as he looked pitifully at Katherine.

"I left something in your car." Katherine pointed at the back.

Ben quickly understood what was going on, so he obediently unlocked the back door.

Katherine opened the door and picked up the documents that had fallen on the floor. Then, she decisively turned around and left. She never gave Ben another look throughout the whole process.

After Katherine had gone far, Ben finally let out a relieved sigh and put his phone to his ear.

"Are you with Katherine?"

On Joaquin's side, the call was still on, and Katherine's voice wasn't too loud nor too soft, but it was loud enough for him to hear.

Ben's heart skipped a beat, then he finally gritted his teeth and said, "She previously sent some ointment that was especially effective on injuries, didn't she? She promised to send it every month, and today is that day, so she gave me some ointment on the side. However, she accidentally left something in my car."

Joaquin hung up right away.

Ben was confused, but he knew that Joaquin would definitely ask him for the ointment, so he hastily called Katherine. "Miss Cornell, the esteemed Miss Cornell, I lied to the boss to cover for you, saying that you were here to give me ointment. You have to give me the ointment today, or I might die."

"Hah." Katherine chuckled and hung up straight away.

Just then, in front of her was a middle-aged man whose entire body was covered in needles. The man's face was pale, and because he hadn't seen the sunlight in forever, even the capillaries underneath his skin were clearly visible.

When Katherine saw this man's face, she was slightly stunned. She felt that he looked a little familiar.

However, her attention was quickly diverted to the various data concerning his body. She stopped staring at the man's face.

This man had been unconscious for an entire twenty years, so the various data weren't looking up.

After using the experimental drug, he seemed to be getting better, but he was still a long way from waking up.

"How is it?" At the side, Theodore was filled with anxiety.

There were a total of twenty patients taking the experimental drug for clinical trials this time. Save for the patient in front of them, who had some problems with his data, the other patients were recovering well.

Most of the patients who had been unconscious for less than five years were all awake, and they seemed to be recovering quite well. Their intelligence was not affected either. Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

"Can you find the treatment reports of this patient for the past twenty years? I suspect that he has a severe drug resistance himself, so I have to check his medications for the last twenty years in order to

judge how to treat him." Katherine gave the patient a simple checkup and realized that it was a medical miracle that he could stay alive until today.

The medical equipment twenty years ago was terribly outdated. Back then, he got into an accident and fell into a deep coma. Under normal circumstances, the family would've given up on treatment, but his family didn't. Instead, they persisted until today.

"I will have to ask the patient's family about that. This patient is a little special; he's a member of the Moran Family." Theodore hesitated for a bit before opening his mouth to explain.

"Hm? What's wrong with the Moran Family?" Katherine didn't know much about these local families. There wasn't anyone with the last name Moran in Hovington, anyway.

"The Moran Family is one of the four greatest families in Kyoland. Their family background is very fearsome." Theodore knew at a glance that Katherine wasn't in the know, so he earnestly filled her in.

"I don't care if he's from the Moran Family or whatever; he is now my patient. Ask them for the treatment records. I need to know all his treatment records for the past twenty years, including the dosage every time he took medication. Ask them to respond as soon as possible. If they want him alive, they shouldn't dally."

Katherine waved her hand uninterestedly, sending Theodore off to ask for the information.

She circled the man once, checking his body in detail. She realized that this man's physical condition was truly a little odd.

"That's weird. What medicine did he use?"

Even after examining for some time, Katherine still couldn't make out anything.

Just then, Theodore returned. When he saw her frowning, he thought something happened to the patient, so he panicked in an instant. "What's wrong? Is there a problem with the patient?"

"No, it's a little weird. When can I have his treatment records?" Katherine shook her head, not bothering to explain too much.

Theodore sighed in relief, then glanced at Morgan Moran lying on the bed before he answered, "I asked, and the Morans said that the early treatment records were all handwritten. They are stored at the Military District General Hospital at Kyoland, so the Morans are going there right now to see if they can find those records. As for the other records, they'll send it over to our research institute in a bit."

"Okay. Take some samples of his blood, along with hair and skin tissues. I need to experiment a bit." Katherine didn't ask more about it as she got another researcher here and relayed her orders.

The researcher gave Katherine a look, blushing uncontrollably. After a quick response, they lowered their head to get the tools needed to collect the man's blood samples.

Katherine stood there and waited.

"Grandpa? Can I come in?" Just then, a tentative voice sounded from outside the ward. It was very weak.

Katherine frowned and looked at Theodore.

This area was a special ward, and the patients admitted here were all patients intended for clinical trials of experimental drugs. Save for the researchers involved in the trials, other people were prohibited from coming near this ward.

Those were the research institute's rules.

Theodore didn't look too happy either. He coughed and looked at Katherine awkwardly. "I'll deal with that."

Katherine said, "Mr. Muller, the experimental drug is extremely important. Many people have their eyes on the drug, and a team of mercenaries have already infiltrated this country just to get data on it. As soon as the data gets leaked, it will cause an inestimable loss to the entire Cechirus. I hope you can set aside personal matters in light of such matters."

She knew that Theodore's children died an early death, and the only family he had left was this granddaughter of his. He pampered his granddaughter on a daily basis, so Katherine feared that he might let his emotions get in the way, so she reminded him.

Hearing that, Theodore paused in his tracks and left the ward with a sour look on his face.

After exiting the ward, Theodore saw Beatrice standing meekly at the door.

"Grandpa, it's almost mealtime. I'm here to eat with you." When she saw that Theodore had come out, Beatrice immediately put on a sweet smile as she reached out to take Theodore's arm.

Theodore pulled his hand back and looked at her. He was silent for a bit before reminding her, "This is a crucial area in the lab, and you are not allowed to enter without permission. I explicitly told you this when I invited you in."

Beatrice shifted her expression a little before she admitted her mistakes graciously. "I'm sorry, Grandpa. I-I just wanted to ask you to dine together. I'll abide by the lab rules next time, and I won't go anywhere I shouldn't. Don't get mad, okay?"

When Katherine was speaking inside just now, Beatrice heard every word clearly. She never thought that Theodore would reprimand her like that for the sake of an outsider.