A Replacement Bride

Chapter 235

At that moment, Katherine didn't even think twice as she instantly ripped Joaquin's top, revealing his well-built chest. Just like his shoulders and arms, his chest was also covered in wounds. There were even two gunshot wounds on his left chest, and the blood on his clothes came from those wounds.

"Boss, do you know this man? How did he get injured like that? If the bullets went slightly off course, he would be dead meat!"

When Savannah beheld the sight, she couldn't help the faint fear inside her. However, curiosity occupied most of her thoughts as she couldn't figure out why her boss would be so worried about this man.

To an outsider, Katherine might look like she hadn't changed much, and she was still her calm and collected self. However, Savannah had been with Katherine for years, and she knew Katherine very well, way better than others. She could immediately see the difference in her boss compared to before.

Boss has never shown such emotions! I don't think this is a good sign!

Hence, Savannah was very curious about this man's identity, and she kept alternating her gaze between her boss and this man.

"Have you had enough of looking? Come here and help me!" Katherine ignored Savannah's question as she urged the latter impatiently. Savannah lifted her hand and touched her nose, chuckling a little. Then, she crouched down and helped to apply pressure on the wounds as she boldly teased her boss.

"Boss, you're talented enough in the medical field to bring people back from the dead. Even if this man has taken a single step into the afterlife, you can still get him back. He's alive right now, so of course, he won't die!"

As Katherine worked on stopping Joaquin's bleeding, she gave Savannah a sideways glance.

"It's been a while since we last met, and I see you're getting better at talking. If you keep interrupting, I'll send you into the afterlife before he gets there."

She immediately shut up. No kidding! I can't just go into the afterlife like this. I have no intention of getting there so soon.

She could see that her boss wasn't in a good mood and was even a little irritable. So, she stopped the nonsense and obediently helped Katherine to lay the man on his back.

After that, Katherine swiftly produced a silver needle, then asked for a lighter from Savannah. She heated the needle for a bit, then began to carry out acupuncture to stop the bleeding.

This time, her actions were a little rushed, and her fingertips, which controlled the needle, worked slightly faster than usual. Sometime later, the bleeding finally stopped, and she was already drenched in cold sweats.

At the side, Savannah watched the entire process, and she was filled with shock. Logically speaking, with this level of injury, even if acupuncture was needed to stop the bleeding, her boss didn't have to expend that much energy.

Judging by the beads of sweat on Katherine's clear forehead, she seemed like she was panicking. Oh, looks like this man is someone special to her.

No matter how calm Katherine pretended to be, or how confident her actions were, she could still barely suppress the emotions within her heart.

"Boss, even if this man stopped bleeding, his wounds still need treating. Let's take him to the hospital now."

She glanced at the man's injuries before making the suggestion tentatively. With her boss' temperament, she never allowed outsiders to enter her private home, and even Savannah herself hadn't been there often.

However, Katherine said calmly, "No. Take him back to my place."

Savannah was startled to hear that, and her jaw almost dropped. Goodness, Boss actually wants to bring this man home. Who exactly is he?!

Just then, the back door of the building suddenly opened. Tom poked his head out and looked at them curiously. Apparently, he had heard the noise, so he poked his head out for a look.

When he realized that the people in his backyard were none other than Katherine and Savannah, he was instantly shocked.

"Y-You guys are still here?!"

After his initial shock, he shuddered tremendously as he remembered the video from just now. Hence, he hastily swung the door open and strode up to them.

"Good, I was just thinking of looking for you two! I saw that man from back then!"

After Katherine left, he dared not dally as he wanted to resolve this matter as soon as possible. So, he immediately started watching the surveillance video given to him. He didn't have high hopes about it, for he thought that he wouldn't be able to make anything out.

However, unexpectedly, he hadn't watched for long before a figure appeared in the video. That silhouette immediately sparked his memories from five years ago. It was understandable, as Joaquin had such striking features that even after so many years, from just his contours, one could immediately remember him!

At that moment, Tom slapped his thigh and stood up to find Katherine. However, he noticed movements in his backyard, so he came over to have a look.

Just as he was excitedly running over to them to get Katherine into his home so that he could show her the man in the video, he noticed the man lying on the ground, and he was rooted to the spot in shock.

"Him?!" His voice had gone hoarse from the shock.

Katherine frowned as she turned to look at him. "You know him?"

Know him? Tom shook his head, then nodded immediately afterward. For a moment, he was so surprised that he couldn't say anything.

Seeing that, she was already irritated, so her patience was thinning even more. Her expression grew cold. "So, do you know him or not? Out with it already!"

Seeing her expression, Tom gulped, then said in a hoarse voice, "It's him. It's him right there." Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

His sentence was so crude, and Savannah couldn't understand him either. She hastily asked in annoyance, "What do you mean, 'it's him'? What are you trying to say?"

Tom took two steps forward and gestured wildly as he spoke. He pointed at the house behind him, then at Joaquin, who was unconscious on the ground.

"It's him! The man I saw in the surveillance video; it's him! The man from five years ago is him!"

As soon as Tom said that, Savannah felt her soul leave her body in utter shock.

Katherine's expression shifted, and her body seemed to be frozen. She couldn't move an inch, and her mind went completely blank.

At that moment, time seemed to have stood still, and even the air was stagnant. Everything seemed to have frozen at that single moment.

The man from five years ago is him!

These words seemed to have traveled from outer space, and they circled in her ears as they resounded ceaselessly.

A long while later, she finally recovered her senses. Then, she stiffly turned around and locked her gaze on the man's face. Back then, the man who forced himself on her despite her screaming and sobbing… was him?

How could it be… How could this possibly be…

As she slowly regained consciousness, she parted her lips to say something, but she couldn't utter a word. The news came all too suddenly, and she didn't even have the time nor the mood to doubt its credibility before she fell into a trance.

"Boss? Boss?" Savannah was shocked as well, and she took a long time to pull herself together. When she saw her boss like that, her eyes were filled with worry. What exactly is going on? What is Boss' relationship with this man? And how did this man become the man from five years ago?

From the looks of it, Katherine didn't know anything, and now that her past was revealed so suddenly, she was shocked. Also, Savannah could sense that this man was someone special to her boss. What should we do now?