A Replacement Bride

Chapter 378
Just as Joaquin finished his sentence, he stopped the car at the entrance of LW Laboratory.
At the same time, Katherine was startled by his question, but before she could start thinking, she saw Dylan standing at the
entrance, staring at their car with his eyes gleaming.
When they were on the way to LW Laboratory, she had already texted Dylan to inform him that she would be bringing Joaquin
along. So, after Dylan received the message, he dropped everything in a hurry and came out to welcome them excitedly.
Katherine put her thoughts aside for the time being and got out of the car after unbuckling her seatbelt.
The moment Dylan saw her, he ran over to her so excitedly as though he had seen his life savior. "Katherine! You finally came! I
thought you were not coming to the lab this time!"
When she saw how happy he was, she felt as though she was infected by his happiness. A smile played on her lips, and she put
those terrible things at the back of her mind for now. "Hi. I didn't plan to come, but something came up, so here I am."
As she was talking, she noticed that Dylan's eyes were fixed on Joaquin. So, with her eyebrow quirking, she introduced Joaquin
to him. "This is Joaquin Levisay. He's also my... husband."
She didn't know why, but when she mentioned the word 'husband' in this simple introduction, she fluttered and felt her heart
pounding faster uncontrollably. It seemed like this strange reaction had occurred more often recently. When she realized that, her
face started flushing.
So, she cleared her throat and wanted to continue talking as though nothing happened, but Dylan was circling Joaquin like he
was looking at a treasure. "Hi, Joaquin! Nice to meet you! I've heard a lot about you!"
He suddenly shouted after staring at Joaquin for quite some time. Then, he reached out his arm, wanting to shake hands with
Joaquin.
At this moment, both Katherine and Joaquin were speechless.
Feeling that this situation was hilarious, Joaquin lifted his brows and reached out his arm to shake hands with Dylan. Yet, Dylan
suddenly withdrew his arm and rubbed his palm a few times on his shirt before reaching it out again.

Joaquin found this series of actions even funnier. As a smile tugged on his lips, he tried hard to hold his laugh. After he shook
hands with Dylan, he politely asked, "You are?"
All this while, Dylan was blinking so much as though he was a fan who had met his idol. "I'm Dylan Longman!"
Seeing this scene unfold from the side, Katherine was speechless. Why did he turn into a fool after meeting Joaquin? He's
usually normal.
Meanwhile, Joaquin wasn't offended at all, but he felt that Dylan was quite funny. Then, he politely greeted Dylan, "Hi, Dylan.
Nice to meet you."
When Dylan heard that, he happily smiled before he started prattling beside Joaquin. "I hope you're not offended, Joaquin. I'm
just too curious. When our lab researchers see you tomorrow, their reactions will surely be more enthusiastic than mine! After all,
a man who can win Katherine's heart is even rarer than a treasure. You probably don't know this, but Katherine..."
"Ahem, ahem!" Katherine couldn't hear any more of it, so she pretended to cough to cut him off. At the same time, she secretly
rolled her eyes at him as well. "It's late already. Let's go in." After saying that, she walked straight into the laboratory, leaving the
two men behind.
After seeing that, Dylan smiled and quickly showed Joaquin inside.
As they were walking into the laboratory, Joaquin casually asked, "Why are you still in the lab this late at night? Don't you need
to rest?"
"Sigh, I'm researching a new reagent recently. Since I don't have anything else to do, I started staying in the lab recently.
Katherine came just in time," replied Dylan.
Then, he couldn't help but walk closer to him and mumble behind Katherine's back, "How did you win Katherine's heart,
Joaquin? She's famous for being chic and cool. I've never seen any men around her throughout all these years." At this point, he
suddenly realized something wasn't right, so he quickly added, "Except for me. I'm her right-hand man."
While looking at Katherine's beautiful and slim figure from the back, Joaquin put on a faint smile, and the corners of his eyes
were lifted. Then, he calmly replied to Dylan with four words, "Fate brought us together."
At this moment, Dylan was at a loss for words. Tsk, that makes me salty.

LW Laboratory was huge, as it was separated into two sections, upper and lower ground. Other than laboratories, it was
equipped with a lounge and private rooms. As the leader of LW Laboratory, Katherine's private room was a luxury bedroom
which was nothing less than a seven-star hotel's president suite.
After Dylan put down Katherine and Joaquin's luggage, he asked with a smile, "Do you guys need anything else?"
Katherine shook her head upon consideration. "Nope. You should rest now. We'll talk tomorrow."
"Okay. Have a good rest, you two." After that, he left sensibly.
At this moment, there were only two of them in the room. Katherine sat by the bed to sort out her thoughts and continued their
conversation in the car just now. "You said that Jayden's identity is still uncertain. What do you mean?" She felt that there was an
insinuation in that remark.
Meanwhile, Joaquin removed his jacket and went over to lie down on the bed. With his arms crossed behind his head, he looked
at her. "Have you ever thought that he has another identity? He's the son of the Hall Family and is managing Hall Enterprise, but
the medical field is never a part of Hall Enterprise's business area. If so, why must he chase after you and get his hands on your
grandmother's relic? What's in it for him to get those ancient medicine secret tomes?"
When she heard that, her beautiful brows drew together as she pondered. "So, you think that he has another secret identity that
is in charge of another organization?"
He calmly hummed in acknowledgment. "With the Hall Family's power, they won't be able to hire mercenaries. To tell you the
truth, I've already asked Jeremy to look into it." As he lay on his side, he propped his head with one hand and slowly told her the
result of Jeremy's investigation.
"You actually did so many things secretly? Why didn't you tell me before this?" She was surprised to hear what he said.
With a smile, he held her hand with his other hand and massaged it in his palm. "I know that you see Jayden as a friend and
won't suspect him, so I didn't want to tell you anything without solid proof. I wanted to tell you after finding out about his
connection with Lab X and confirming his identity, but I didn't expect him to lose his cool and pressure us so quickly. It seems like
he has already suspected our motive of going to Zoscistan."
As she frowned, she bit her lower lip. "I didn't know that..."

He knew what she wanted to say, so he cut her off in a gentle tone. "It's not your fault. He's the one with ill intentions, ruining his
friendship with you. It's his fault."
After a moment of silence, she nodded, and her gaze changed as she returned to her usual calm and clear-headed self. "It's out
of my expectations that he's actually associated with Lab X..."