A Replacement Bride

Chapter 124
Meanwhile, at the Cornell Residence, Lisa came downstairs while looking all dolled up. Seeing a dispirited Jorge, she couldn't
help but sneer. "What's the matter, Mr. Cornell? Don't you have dinner parties every single day and a bunch of friends waiting to
ask you out to dinner? Why are you still at home at such an hour? Aren't you going out?"
Jorge was irked to see her in the first place, and it irritated him even more when he listened to her sarcastic remarks. "Where are
you going this time?"
"What does that have to do with you? That's none of your business." Lisa raised her chin haughtily without giving a damn about
him.
Jorge was as mad as hell, but he really could do nothing about her. Lisa's family still had some financial resources, but the
Cornell Group had gone bankrupt and been acquired now. Because of that, he felt somewhat diffident in front of her.
Lisa rolled her eyes in disdain when she saw him like this. After pondering for a moment, she asked him with a smile, "I hear that
the Cornell Group has been acquired by a multinational consortium. Aren't you curious about who the Cornell Group's new boss
is?"
Jorge replied, "Whoever it is, it has nothing to do with me." At the moment, he didn't want to mention the Cornell Group at all. He
had put in so much effort back then to make the Cornell Group what it was today. Who would've thought that he'd lose the
company in just a few months? It made his heart bleed to think about it now.
"You're not curious about it, but I am. As it happens, I'm going to the Cornell Group with someone today. I guess you don't know
about it, but the Cornell Group's new boss is throwing a cocktail party today for the reopening of the company. Many
distinguished notables of Hovington are invited to the party, so I'm gonna be there to watch the spectacle," Lisa said while
stroking her hair with her right hand. After that, she quickly left in high heels.
Now that the Cornells no longer had a car of their own, Lisa had no choice but to hail a cab to go around.
Two hours later, she finally arrived at the Cornell Group.
Her feelings were mixed as she looked at the building before her. She and Jorge had taken great pains to kill Elsie back then
before successfully having the Olsen Group to themselves and changing its name to the Cornell Group. However, little did she
think that the Cornell Group would end up falling into someone else's hands in less than ten years after that.

After letting out a sigh of emotion, she proudly held her chin up and walked into the building.
There were many who attended the Cornell Group's party today. As soon as Lisa entered the hall, she was startled by the noise
that greeted her. She watched the lively scene of people coming and going, especially when many of the guests were women
from wealthy families with whom she had no opportunity to come into contact in the past. The fact that the Cornell Group's new
boss was able to invite these people to the party showed that the former did have some powerful backing.
Following the crowd, Lisa sneaked into the party while trying to remain invisible as much as possible. Luckily, there were only a
handful of people who knew her in person. Moreover, she was now down and out and had lost her former glory, so no one could
recognize her from her haggard appearance.
Hiding in the crowd, she looked narrowly at the guests coming to the party while getting mad with jealousy.
Just when she was about to ask the waiter for a glass of wine, she inadvertently caught sight of Katherine's figure coming in
through the entrance. Her countenance changed at once; she quickly walked over and grabbed Katherine.
Now her amputated left hand would still ache dully whenever she thought of Katherine.
Katherine subconsciously tried to fight back after being grabbed all of a sudden. Before she could do anything, she heard Lisa's
angry voice ring in her ear. "If it isn't you, Katherine Cornell! Why are you here?"
Dumbfounded, Katherine looked back at Lisa, who looked much older than she used to. She was dressed to the nines, but it did
little to conceal her haggard and aged looks. At this moment, she was glaring at Katherine furiously, which made her look very
ugly.
Katherine slipped her hand out of her grasp with little effort. Darting a look at the latter's amputated left arm, she asked
impassively, "Do you want to have your right arm cut off as well?"
Lisa shuddered violently; she couldn't help but take a few steps back while looking at Katherine with a horrified expression.
However, her fear didn't last long, for she soon plucked up her courage. There were so many people here, and this was the party
held by the new boss of the Cornell Group. Even if Katherine had Joaquin backing her up, she wouldn't dare to openly hurt
people on such an occasion. Otherwise, she could forget about living in Hovington.
After summoning up her courage, she snarled at Katherine like an ass in a lion's skin, "Katherine! Don't think you can scare me
by saying this. Who do you think you are? Do you know what place this is? Do you know what day it is today? What gives you
the nerve to gatecrash the party as you please?"

The big commotion here drew the attention of many. Some who recognized Lisa and then saw Katherine instantly had
excitement written all over their faces as though they had smelled gossip.
Katherine looked at Lisa lazily while cocking an eyebrow. She asked nonchalantly, "Oh? Is that so? I really have no idea that the
Cornell Group's new boss is capable of such a thing. Is she that domineering?"
Sensing many people's gaze upon her, Lisa subconsciously replied out of vanity, "Hmph! Now you're scared, huh? Let me tell
you frankly that the Cornell Group's new boss and I are very close. You'd better be sensible and get out of here right now, or I'll
make you pay for it!"
However, as soon as she finished her sentence, she instantly regretted it. Today was a big day for the Cornell Group, so the new
boss was definitely here as well. If they found her bullying people in their name here, they'd probably come out and clarify things.
"Since when are we so close that I'd let you bully people by flaunting your connection with me? Why don't I know that?"
Katherine looked at Lisa in amusement. She really found the latter laughable. Just by what means did this woman manage to
drive Elsie to her death and end up owning everything that had belonged to the Olsens with Jorge?
Lisa couldn't believe her ears. "W-What did you say?"
The next instant, several men in suits quickly came over and stood in a straight row in front of Katherine. Then, they said
respectfully in chorus, "Greetings, Miss Cornell."
Katherine didn't even bother to look at Lisa, whose face was ashen with fright. "Today is the day the Olsen Group resumes
business, so don't let uninvited people in as they please. It'll be bad if the guests are affected," she said, ordering these men to
chase Lisa out of the party right away.
Lisa only felt cold all over as she was thrown out of the Olsen Group's premises. She looked up to glance at the building before
her, only to realize that the building had really had its sign replaced. This was no longer the Cornell Group. Instead, its name had
been changed back to the Olsen Group.
Katherine was coming back for revenge right from the start; she wanted to help Elsie take back everything that belonged to her.
Lisa hailed a cab in a daze. When she returned home, she was still feeling cold all over, and her back was covered in a cold
sweat.
She wobbled into the house.

Seeing how she came back despondently after leaving for the party in high spirits, Jorge couldn't help but mock, "What's the
matter? Aren't you attending the Cornell Group's party? You came back so soon. Don't tell me you were kicked out of the party?"
Lisa's glassy eyes finally regained their focus bit by bit. Looking at Jorge, she suddenly felt laughable. "Jorge, how could you be
gloating at me? Do you know who the new owner of the Cornell Group is?"