A Replacement Bride

Chapter 338
'This is so shocking! She's the real president of W Co.!"
'Breaking news! The daughter of the Cornell Family is now W Co.'s president and has begun her comeback!'
'W Co. will move their focus back to their home country and leave the local market. Will there be a reshuffle in the market?'
And it went on and on.
Within half a day, print and electronic media alike were filled with the news of Katherine Cornell being the president of W Co.. It
spread like wildfire throughout the city and everyone knew of it including the Morans, who had gotten the news much earlier and
were in an uproar because of it.
"What? Is that true? Katherine is really the president of W Co.? How is that possible? Has there been a mistake?"
William sounded disbelieving, while Mason looked at him with irritation. "How can there be a mistake? I sent that man to meddle
in things and he saw the whole thing for himself. He wouldn't have made a mistake! Besides, it won't be fake news if every single
media company is reporting it."
He had never thought things would turn out this way. Katherine's real identity had far surpassed his expectations. He already had
a bad feeling when he heard W Co. was about to hold a press conference. Besides, Joaquin had just been taken away by the
officers when the usually low-profile company suddenly wanted a public press conference, and in Hovington no less. It was hard
to not think too much about it.
What if she is setting up a plot to rescue Joaquin? Mason couldn't just ignore it. Even if he wasn't certain, he had to take
precautions. That was why he had bribed someone to mess things up if Katherine was representing the company so she couldn't
continue the press conference.
Even with all those strategies in place, he wasn't prepared for the fact that she was the president of W Co.. It wasn't surprising
that the company had taken away the chance of the Moran Corporation working with Matix, not to mention that there were signs
of Joaquin meddling somewhere. The couple has surely worked on it together!
Once the realization hit him, Mason gritted his teeth in anger. "I have underestimated Katherine Cornell! I thought she was
useless but apparently, she has another identity! So that's why that old crone loves her so much. She has to protect her
intelligent granddaughter!"

William frowned so deeply that his face scrunched up. "Dad, stop saying all that! What are we going to do now?"
"What are we going to do? What else can we do?" Mason paced the office frantically with his hands behind his back.
"Joaquin can't be locked up any longer since we already don't have sufficient evidence. Katherine personally announced her
identity as the president of W Co., which means he will be released without any charges. These two rival each other in terms of
their craftiness!"
Not only did the Moran Corporation suffer a huge blow after losing the collaboration with Matix, but they also became the
laughingstock of Kyoland!
Seeing how angry and frustrated his father was, William became enraged as well. "If we knew this earlier, we wouldn't have let
them go back to Hovington. Instead, we would have gotten rid of them in Kyoland!"
"Get rid of them? How capable do you think you are? Do you think you can hurt them just because they are in Kyoland?" Mason
was so angry he felt dizzy and he had to massage his temples.
William wasn't happy to hear that. "Dad, why do you always say that I'm helping the other party?"
Mason wished for nothing more than for his son to be more capable. At that moment, he had the urge to cut William's head open
to see what was inside. "I wish I could say otherwise, but you have to do better. If you hadn't been addicted to gambling and
stole the company funds, we wouldn't have to deal with this mess."
However, William was dissatisfied and tried to argue. "I didn't expect to be targeted by Katherine. All of this is her fault. If not for
her, we wouldn't have ended up this way."
Seeing his son refusing to admit to his mistakes made Mason so angry he was about to blow a gasket. Grabbing an ashtray, he
threw it at his son, where it fell to the floor and shattered.
"You still don't regret your actions? How can I even hand over the Moran Corporation to you?"
William laughed. "Hand over? It's best not to hand over this mess to me, Dad. You'd best come up with solutions since that
woman will never give up so easily. She may very well have something up her sleeve."
"Y-You b*stard!" Mason's face was red with anger and his chest heaved. On the other hand, William wasn't moved by this and
slammed the door behind him as he left carelessly. Not expecting his son to be so useless, Mason couldn't catch his breath and
eventually fainted.

...
The news soon reached Katherine as she stood outside the hospital room, serenely watching the night sky from the window at
the end of the corridor. "Where did William go after that?"
Carmine stood beside her in a white casual outfit. She didn't look much different from the other visitors of the hospital and no one
would have guessed that she was the greatest assassin on the Red Web. "He went straight to Mega Casino."
Said place was the grandest casino in Kyoland.
Katherine snorted. "He didn't learn his lesson, after all. He already caused a mess for using the company funds after he lost at
gambling but now, he's off to the gambling table again. What a good son."
Carmine pursed her lips, looking scornful. "He's always been useless. He already used the company funds after losing at
gambling one too many times, and the Morans always had to clean up the mess for him. His relationship with his father has
become tense as a result, and he didn't even think to visit Mason at the hospital after his father fainted from anger. Instead, after
ending the call, he's still enjoying his time in the casino!"
Katherine didn't have any interest in gossip, but the Moran Corporation was her target now and a lot of effort could be saved if
she could destroy it from within. She looked away from the window and towards Carmine. Katherine's eyes were as bright as a
young girl's, yet her voice sounded mature and experienced when she instructed, "Send some reliable people to Mega Casino
and wait for him to take the bait. You might get results in the next couple of days."
Carmine didn't understand. "Miss, how can you be sure that he will still go gambling? His father has fainted and he may not go
back today because he's still angry, but he might pipe down a little afterward."
Katherine laughed. "Do you think he will do that? He refused to return even when his father fainted. Mason is already
disappointed in his son and he might expect me to make a move on the Moran Corporation so as a precaution, he would never
let his son interfere in case his son spoils everything again. William is already unhappy and won't be nice to his father since he
has lost his power. What is he going to do with all that free time?"
Carmine's eyes lit up as she exclaimed, "Gamble!"
Katherine smiled, her red lips shining. "Obviously. If he doesn't have the money, what is he going to use to fund his habit?"