A Replacement Bride

Chapter 179

Chapter 179

"No!!!" Jennifer let out a shrilling shout.

Still, she was a second too late. The man already took action and wanted to cut off Noah's finger ruthlessly before he was interrupted.

Bang!

Just then, a gunshot pierced through the air. The young man, sitting on the couch leisurely, immediately straightened in shock. Then, he looked coldly in the direction of the door.

Joaquin and Katherine walked in together with grim expressions, and they both exuded a terrifying murderous aura.

As for the shot fired just now, Joaquin was the person who fired it, and his target was precisely the bodyguard who controlled Noah.

The man, who was shot, groaned and fell to the ground. Noah, on the other hand, finally regained her freedom.

However, she seemed to have been shocked by the whole situation. She was stupefied and simply knelt on the ground without showing any reaction.

"Kathy, hurry up and check on Noah! Check on her quickly!" Jennifer cried out to Katherine with teary eyes.

Nonetheless, Katherine simply walked in with a cold expression, seemingly not hearing Jennifer's cries. Instead, her gazes had been fixated on the young man sitting on the couch from the moment she entered.

The man inexplicably felt a chill running down his spine. As he looked at Katherine, his heart pounded as he felt an inexplicable sense of fear engulfing him.

At this moment, Joaquin and Katherine had already come over to Noah's side. Joaquin stepped forward and kicked the bodyguard, who was pressing on top of Noah, away before he picked Noah up.

Noah's face was ashen, and her petite figure still slightly trembled in fear, yet not once did she shed a tear.

Joaquin felt heartbroken at the sight of her. He immediately held her in his arms and comforted her softly, "Noah, everything's fine now. Don't be scared. Your Mom and I are here."

Noah only responded when she heard Joaquin mention the word 'Mom', and she swiftly turned to look at Katherine, who was shooting glacial daggers at the man who caused her family harm.

When she saw Katherine, she finally released all the emotions she had been suppressing and burst into tears.

Noah was merely a four-year-old soon turning five, after all. Therefore, it was impossible that she wouldn't be frightened when encountering such a situation.

In the meantime, Katherine felt immensely heartbroken as she looked at Noah, crying so hard to the point that she gasped for breath in Joaquin's arms.

She only made her way toward the man after she saw Joaquin was helping her calm Noah down. "So, you're the guy who took my Grandma and Noah away?"

Although the man looked at Katherine with a smile, there wasn't an ounce of warmth in his eyes. "You guys came here faster than I thought. As expected of Mr. Olsen's granddaughter, you're indeed capable."

As he spoke, he waved at the bodyguard who was controlling Jennifer. The bodyguard understood his signal and swiftly pressed the knife against Jennifer's waist, holding her hostage as they walked toward the man.

Katherine watched this scene with her eyes as cold as ice. The coldness in her eyes turned even more frightening, especially when she saw the wound on Jennifer's face.

Then, she pulled a chair over and sat down without a hint of hesitation. Then, she raised her brow, looked at the man in front of her, and asked, "What do you want?"

"I want the things that your Grandpa left behind," the man answered truthfully without beating behind the bush. Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

Instead of replying to the man, Katherine simply glanced at the time and thought, Half an hour has passed since I'd given Savannah my order. If everything goes according to plan, Savannah and the others are already in action. If so, the Miller Family should be suffering from attacks by now.

She curled her lips into a somewhat bloodthirsty smirk as she thought of that. "You want the things that my Grandpa left behind? Alright then."

The man mistook her smile for a surrender. He instantly became excited and said, "Hand over the things to me, and I promise I won't hurt this old lady."

Yet, out of the man's expectation, Katherine stood up and suddenly waved her hand at the man. Seconds later, she threw several silver needles in the man's direction. The man simply felt a pain in his neck before realizing what was going on. He reflexively touched his neck, only to feel a sting like he had been bitten by an ant.

"What did you do?!" the man asked angrily as he looked up at Katherine.

"No one dares to threaten me, especially using the people I care about the most!" Katherine immediately walked over after she replied to him coldly.

At this juncture, the man began to panic. He wanted to order his bodyguards to take action, yet he couldn't make any sound when he opened his mouth to speak.

The man's fear and uneasiness gradually escalated when faced with such a peculiar situation.

Ignoring the fearful look on the man's face, Katherine directly made her way over to Jennifer's side. She reached out and gently pushed away the bodyguard who was capturing Jennifer. In the next second, the man fell straight to the ground without a sound, making people guess whether he was still alive or already dead.

When the man saw this, he became even more terrified. Finally, he desperately opened his mouth and tried to speak. Still, he couldn't make a sound.

As he realized his situation, he stared at Katherine with a fearful look, like he was staring at a real-life demon. The calm and collected vibe he had earlier had long since disappeared.

Katherine, on the other hand, didn't even look at him.

Since she had utterly destroyed the Miller Family, it didn't matter whether the man was alive or dead. She knew Joaquin would naturally arrange for someone to take care of the aftermath.

Katherine first checked on Jennifer's pulse and was relieved after she was sure that Jennifer merely suffered from some bruises and had no significant injury.

At this moment, Noah was looking at Katherine with a yearning look as she rested in Joaquin's arms.

Katherine's heart softened due to her clearly longing gaze. Then, after she sighed softly, she went over to pick her up from Joaquin's arms.

At once, Noah happily reached out and hugged Katherine's neck.

By the time they came out of the Miller Residence, Jeremy had already brought his men over and surrounded the entire residence.

Jeremy only stepped forward after he saw that Katherine and Joaquin had managed to rescue Jennifer and Noah safely. "Mr. Levisay."

"Go in and arrest everyone. Also, inform our superiors that the Miller Family has kidnapped the nation's important personnel. Then, they'll know how to deal with this matter," Joaquin instructed Jeremy with a stoic expression.

Jeremy nodded at those words. Then, with a wave of his hand, he ordered his men to go in and arrest those in the establishment. As for him, he went to make a call to arrange a follow-up on this matter.

After they were finally in the car, Katherine glanced at Joaquin before saying lightly, "I think the Miller Family is just a cover. The one who deceived and lured my Grandma back to Cechirus has yet to show up."

Joaquin hummed and nodded, agreeing with her statement. The current situation in Hovington is getting way too dangerous, especially as more hunters flock to Hovington. I can bet that the level of danger in Hovington now has skyrocketed compared to before. Something might happen to Mrs. Olsen at any time if we aren't being careful enough. Taking this incident as an example, Katherine and I were just away for minutes, yet they actually took advantage of this and kidnapped Mrs. Olsen and Noah. Yet, it's kind of odd that they were able to break through the security, especially when Soulin International security is so tight. Judging from this, there must be someone helping them from behind.

Since Noah had experienced an incredibly shocking and terrifying predicament, she fell asleep in Jennifer's arms shortly after getting in the car.

Meanwhile, Jennifer looked down at her. Then, she reached out and caressed Noah's delicate face. A sense of fear took over her body for a while as she thought of the harm that had nearly inflicted on Noah just now.

It was already an hour later when they returned to Soulin International.

Savannah also came forward to report the situation to Katherine.

The team had spent a total of one hour and three minutes eradicating all the abroad influences of the Miller Family. All their companies declared bankruptcy due to ineffective capital turnover. As of this moment, the Miller Family could be considered eliminated.

At this moment, in the Miller Manor in Kyoland, Nicholas Miller, the head of the Miller Family, received an abroad call from his son. After he learned that the Miller Family's decades of hard work abroad had been destroyed, he was so upset that he spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.