A Replacement Bride

Chapter 359

Before she could finish her long-winded and sarcastic speech, it was abruptly cut off by a scream.

With a sharp snap, Katherine swung her hand and slapped Mrs. Jaco, and a crisp sound echoed through the room.

The slap was so harsh that it sent Mrs. Jaco tumbling onto the stairs and hitting her waist against a step as she moaned in pain.

Katherine remained emotionless, her eyes cold and her lips curling into a cruel smile. "Illegitimate child?" she sneered. "What makes you think you can bark in front of me?"

Behind her, the two individuals were shocked that she would resort to violence. Their expression changed dramatically, aghast at the situation.

"Katherine! How dare you lay your hands on my family! This is the Levisay Family's territory, and you can't just cause trouble here!" Hera shouted through gritted teeth. Her eyes burned with anger, wishing she could step forward and tear the woman's mouth apart.

Katherine simply laughed, yet her eyes were devoid of any glimmer of a smile. "Am I not allowed to cause trouble here? I just did, though." she retorted. "Since the Levisays have no shame, why should I care?"

She was tired of engaging in a meaningless argument with these people, so she simply spoke her piece and turned to step over Mrs. Jaco's body, intending to head upstairs.

"Stop her! Don't let her go up the stairs!" Hera quickly commanded.

Despite being in pain and sweating buckets of cold sweat, Mrs. Jaco had to obey the command, so she reached out to grab Katherine's ankle. But before she could even touch her, Katherine raised her foot and kicked her viciously on her chest, causing Mrs. Jaco's face to turn pale as she let out a painful scream.

At the sight of this, Elizabeth became frantically anxious. She pounded the coffee table furiously and shouted, "Stand still, you b*tch!"

Hera could no longer hold back too. She raised her leg, ready to rush over and grab her. NôvelDrama.Org holds © this.

At that moment, Joaquin stepped forward with a menacing look, blocking the entrance to the stairs and grabbing Mrs. Jaco, throwing her toward Hera.

"Go upstairs and find Noah; I'll keep a watch down here." He turned to look at Katherine and gave her a reassuring gaze.

She understood and quickly went up.

Downstairs, Hera hadn't even had a chance to react when she was knocked by Mrs. Jaco, who was flung toward her. As such, the two of them tumbled onto the ground.

Mrs. Jaco was getting on in years, so she couldn't withstand such a fall. She winced and let out a series of moans, feeling as though her whole body was about to fall apart. Likewise, Hera was not any better. The impact felt like she had been run over by a car.

Rage filled her. As the wife of the powerful Levisay Family, she had never been humiliated like this, especially not by someone she despised—Joaquin, that sc*mbag!

Instantly, she got to her feet and let loose a barrage of insults at him. "How dare you defy your elders and even lay a hand on us?! You scoundrel! You are an ingrate! You are as low as your mother! I will

tell your father about this and see if he will beat you to death, you rebel–"

She was so enraged that she lost control of her words.

Little did she know, her words had struck a nerve with Joaquin.

His pitch-black eyes were suddenly filled with rage, and his entire demeanor was filled with a murderous aura. He approached Hera step by step, forcing her to retreat until he reached out and strangled her neck all of a sudden!

"Ah!" Before Hera could even respond, she shouted and was forced to tilt her head back, her face beginning to turn red.

Elizabeth was taken aback by his actions and quickly rose to her feet, supporting herself as she shouted, "Joaquin! What are you doing? Are you rebelling against your mother and going to kill her?"

"Mother? Is she even qualified to be my mother?" He sneered as if he had just heard a hilarious joke. "She's not even worthy of cleaning my biological mother's shoes, yet she still speaks poorly and insults her. So what if I kill her?"

"How dare you commit such a crime?! I will have your father chase you out of the Levisay Family when he returns. We do not need someone like you!" Elizabeth warned.

However, Joaquin's smile only grew colder upon hearing Elizabeth's words. He didn't seem to care at all.

"The Levisay Family is nothing! Do you think I'm bothered? What has the family provided me with over the past few years? Do you think I would care if I were chased out? As for killing being a crime, it appears that you are not ignorant of the law either. In that case, why didn't you realize that your abduction of Noah was illegal as well?"

As he spoke, the pressure in his hand grew stronger.

Hera was trying to pound his hand to get him to release her, but as time went on, she started to feel as though her lungs were ready to burst from the lack of air. She tilted her head back in sheer helplessness, her face getting more and more agonizing.

Elizabeth gazed at her with a mixture of anger and shock. She had never witnessed Joaquin exhibit such a commanding side as if he didn't care, and he was strangling Hera was like crushing an ant!

Just when Hera felt she was about to suffocate, Joaquin eventually let go of her, throwing her to the ground like he was discarding a used rag.

He pulled out a handkerchief and slowly wiped each finger, making it seem as though he had just touched something dirty; the pressure emanating from him was frighteningly strong.

"I'm only teaching you a lesson this time. It won't be this simple if you insult my Mom even in the slightest next time."

When she was finally able to breathe again, Hera inhaled a large amount of air while coughing and choking to the point that it looked like she would cough out her lungs. There was no way she could say a word.

…

Meanwhile, Katherine didn't have to explore every room upstairs. As soon as she noticed the two bulky men standing guard in front of a room at the end of the right side of the corridor, it was clear that Noah was being held captive in that room.

Without hesitation, she approached them with a cold expression.

When the two men saw her, they immediately snapped to attention but weren't bothered by Katherine. In their eyes, she was nothing different from other women, weak and vulnerable. They thought that it would take no effort to drag her downstairs.

However, they weren't prepared for Katherine's expressionless approach and momentary stillness; she suddenly grabbed one man's wrist and yanked him forward.

Before the two could react, she raised her leg, bent her knee, and harshly kicked the man in his nether regions.

A muffled groan echoed through the hallway. The man was in so much pain that he couldn't even make a sound. His face grew pale as the cold perspiration covered his entire body, and he immediately fainted on the spot.

When the other man finally reacted, Katherine grabbed him by the wrist before he could do anything. She extended her other hand and reached for the man's shoulder, lifting him with both hands.

Snap!

The sound of someone's bone snapping echoed, for Katherine had broken the man's arm. Instantly, a howl resounded throughout the corridor as well.