A Replacement Bride

Chapter 220

"Alright." Keith wilted like a deflated balloon.

Katherine dismissed him after receiving the answer she wanted. Then, after she had lunch with her family, she went into the room with Joaquin.

As Jennifer and Keith sat on the couch in the living room, they watched the pair entering the room together. After a while, he leaned toward her and whispered curiously, "Grandma, do you think Katherine and Joaquin—"

"They look lovely. I wonder when they will have a kid or two of their own." Jennifer was filled with high hopes.

Keith's lips twitched as he glanced at Jennifer. He felt fortunate that he was still young, and that Katherine was ahead of him to withstand familial pressure. Otherwise, Jennifer would nag him about having his own kids and he would face enormous pressure about it.

At the thought of children, Keith felt goosebumps all over him.

"Uh, Grandma..." he muttered cautiously.

"Shut it." Jennifer glared at him. "Tell me, what advantage do you have? You're nineteen going on twenty, yet you don't even have a girlfriend. I don't care about you or your girlfriend. You'd better listen to Katherine and return to school. Focus on your studies and stop wasting time."

"Grandma, I'm still so young! Since when am I nineteen? Are you kidding me?! My seventeenth birthday is two months away!" Keith pouted as he could feel her contempt for him.

"Hah!" Jennifer sneered and ignored him.

After Katherine and Joaquin entered the room, she went straight for the laptop. Since he was empty- handed, she thought for a moment and handed him a new laptop. "Both laptops have the same spec. Are you okay with it?"

"Yup." Joaquin took the laptop and turned it on skillfully.

She was about to tell him the password when he unlocked it without her input, leaving her rather left- footed.

"How are we doing this?" He turned on the laptop, tested the running speed, and then looked at Katherine.

She cleared her throat and asserted, "Let's attack and defend. Do you want to attack or defend?"

"Attack," he replied without hesitation.

Katherine didn't say anything and started to type on the keyboard to begin building a firewall. Joaquin began to hack into her computer when her firewall was in place, but his access was blocked by her firewall as soon as he breached her system. This outcome made him raise his eyebrows in astonishment. Then, he realized she was serious and pulled out all the stops as she didn't intend to goof around.

Therefore, he flexed his fingers ond storted treoting this seriously.

One of the two wos in chorge of defense ond the other wos in chorge of the ottock. They fought virtuolly for three hours, but they were evenly motched.

Kotherine's expression become grove os time possed ond o cold sweot begon to breok out on her foreheod. On the other hond, Jooquin looked utterly reloxed ond leisurely in comporison. His fingers were grocefully topping the keyboord os if he wosn't being chollenged ot oll.

"Kothy, Joe, it's getting lote. It's time for dinner." Just when they were still going ot it, Jennifer's voice resonoted outside the door, urging them to join the others for dinner.

Jooquin glonced ot the situotion, then ot Kotherine, who refused to budge, ond smiled helplessly. "Let's coll it o doy. We're equol in strength. Even if we compete for o few doys, there will be no result."

She stopped ond directed her piercing goze ot Jooquin. When she observed his reloxed demeonor, she knew thot she wos indeed inferior to him.

Thus, she odmitted her defeot without trying to wriggle out of it. "I lost. From now on, Nooh is your doughter. You hove to work hord to moke her coll you 'Doddy'. Good luck!"

"Whot if she does?" Jooquin looked ot Kotherine with on ombiguous smile.

She felt thot his smile wos most probobly hozordous for her heolth. She frowned ond looked ot him for o long time before chuckling, "Let's cross thot bridge when thot hoppens."

"Nope." Jooquin tugged Kotherine over ond looked ot her seriously. "Let's moke the terms cleor. Whot will you do if she colls me Doddy?"

Kotherine's heort skipped o beot. She could cleorly feel thot his goze held other motives. After she pondered over the bet, she sized him up ond demonded, "Whot do you wont?"

"I wont you to seriously think obout being with me, Kotherine." Jooquin suppressed the emotions in his eyes ond stored into her eyes unflinchingly.

His intense goze mode her heort hommer ogoinst her chest vigorously. She twitched her lips os she regorded his eornest look ond huffed, "Okoy, I'll ogree when she colls you Doddy."

"Deol!" He smiled slyly, ond she instontly felt she hod follen stroight into his trop.

Therefore, he flexed his fingers and started treating this seriously.

One of the two was in charge of defense and the other was in charge of the attack. They fought virtually for three hours, but they were evenly matched.

Katherine's expression became grave as time passed and a cold sweat began to break out on her forehead. On the other hand, Joaquin looked utterly relaxed and leisurely in comparison. His fingers were gracefully tapping the keyboard as if he wasn't being challenged at all.

"Kathy, Joe, it's getting late. It's time for dinner." Just when they were still going at it, Jennifer's voice resonated outside the door, urging them to join the others for dinner.

Joaquin glanced at the situation, then at Katherine, who refused to budge, and smiled helplessly. "Let's call it a day. We're equal in strength. Even if we compete for a few days, there will be no result."

She stopped and directed her piercing gaze at Joaquin. When she observed his relaxed demeanor, she knew that she was indeed inferior to him.

Thus, she admitted her defeat without trying to wriggle out of it. "I lost. From now on, Noah is your daughter. You have to work hard to make her call you 'Daddy'. Good luck!"

"What if she does?" Joaquin looked at Katherine with an ambiguous smile.

She felt that his smile was most probably hazardous for her health. She frowned and looked at him for a long time before chuckling, "Let's cross that bridge when that happens."

"Nope." Joaquin tugged Katherine over and looked at her seriously. "Let's make the terms clear. What will you do if she calls me Daddy?"

Katherine's heart skipped a beat. She could clearly feel that his gaze held other motives. After she pondered over the bet, she sized him up and demanded, "What do you want?"

"I want you to seriously think about being with me, Katherine." Joaquin suppressed the emotions in his eyes and stared into her eyes unflinchingly.

His intense gaze made her heart hammer against her chest vigorously. She twitched her lips as she regarded his earnest look and huffed, "Okay, I'll agree when she calls you Daddy."

"Deal!" He smiled slyly, and she instantly felt she had fallen straight into his trap.

Before she could regain her composure, he took her hand and led her outside.

Noah was playing games with Keith. She had just learned to play games recently and her skills were quite good for a beginner. She was currently fighting with Keith in the virtual canyon.

When Joaquin walked over with Katherine, she had just finished a round of the game with Keith, and just as expected, she crushed her rookie opponents flawlessly.

"Noah, your mom said that she will give you a baby brother if you call me Daddy." Joaquin walked over and beamed smugly at Noah.

Noah's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she turned to look at Katherine excitedly. "Mommy?"

Katherine coughed and glared at Joaquin, but he held her hand tightly and grinned at Noah. "Come up, do you want a baby brother? Hurry up and show some sincerity! It's up to you if you can have a baby brother."

"Daddy!" Noah called out without hesitation, her crisp voice echoing across the hall.

He initially thought he would be calm and composed when he heard Noah addressing him as Daddy. Still, when she said the word, he felt goosebumps all over his body and an inexplicable emotion surged inside him. He was so moved that his heart raced and he even gasped in excitement.

Then, he looked at Noah for a long while before smiling and ruffling her hair gently. "Good girl. I'll love you forever and ever."

"Okay. Mommy?" Noah nodded bashfully and eyed Katherine expectantly.

At this moment, Katherine was a little flustered and frustrated because she didn't expect Noah to fall for his trick so easily. However, she had always been straightforward and did like Joaquin, so she nodded in agreement.

He was utterly ecstatic and could barely stop himself from vibrating on the spot due to sheer glee. If he had known that he would be able to win her heart by revealing his identity, he should have disclosed his identity earlier and challenged her!

"Noah, quick! They're asking us to play another round. You have to lead me to gain more points. I want to win the championship before returning to Kyoland, and you're my only hope!" Keith shivered in fright when he noticed Joaquin and Katherine embracing each other, so he hurriedly urged the naive Noah to continue playing games with him.NôvelDrama.Org owns all content.