A Replacement Bride

Chapter 310

Xander suddenly coughed and his face turned dark.

Katherine, on the other hand, acted like she didn't see that. Standing in front of the funeral hall with her tall slender figure, she curved her lips up mockingly and raised her beautiful eyes that were filled with coldness slightly.

"My grandma told me that in Kyoland, there's a fly called the Moran Family. They shamelessly pester and disturb her. But she's too nice and didn't want to cause a scene, so she had always been tolerating them. I, however, am different. What I hate the most is being pestered by people and I don't have the best patience. So, if you're not going to leave today and insist on looking for trouble, then don't blame me for being rude."

She drawled out the words steadily and calmly, but in the ears of the members of the Moran Family, it felt like an invisible pressure had fallen on them.

Xander gritted his teeth as a cloud of darkness swept over his wrinkly face, and his eyes were filled with menace.

"Fine, you foolish girl. Since you refuse to listen, then don't blame me for not holding back! You want us to leave? Sure. You just need to hand over the secret scroll your grandma left behind and we'll leave immediately and not pester you anymore!"

When Katherine heard the words 'secret scroll' being mentioned, anger flashed in her eyes as her aura dropped in temperature so much that it could make ice.

Ha! These people finally couldn't hold back and showed their true colors!

She didn't reply immediately, but the look on her face changed slightly. It wasn't an expression of anger, but it seemed like she didn't understand what he said as she furrowed her brow with a questioning look.

"Secret scroll? What secret scroll? Are you out of your mind? It's not uncommon for people to get hazy in their minds when they become older. You should go visit a doctor soon. Don't wait until dementia catches up on you. Then, it'll be too late."

Xander's face was as black as coal as he pulled a long face.

Beside him, Mason couldn't take it anymore as well and tore down the thin wall of politeness as he pointed his finger at Katherine and scolded her.

"Stop acting like you don't know anything! That old hag had the Scroll of Ancient Medicine Techniques that the Scott-Tutton Family had passed down through generations. Now that she's dead, how could she not pass it down to you? Are you trying to fool us? In your dreams! I'm warning you to hand it over while we're still willing to talk nicely. Or else! I don't mind making things tough for you."

As soon as he was done speaking, Joaquin stepped forward, shielding Katherine behind him, and slapped away Mason's hand before she could respond. His eyes were as still and cold as the winter lakes.

He snickered and the tip of his tongue touched the top of his palate. "Make things tough? Ha! We'll see who will make things tough for who!"

As he didn't hold back his strength and Mason wasn't expecting the push, Mason stumbled back and almost fell.

Melise, who had been watching from the sides, immediately helped steady him and couldn't help but chip in.

"What are you doing? We're here to take back what belongs to the Moran Family! There's nothing wrong with that. Are you trying to keep it for yourself if you're not handing it over? Are you not ashamed?"

Hearing that, Katherine was outraged, but she laughed instead.

"Ashamed? Now, we should be clear about who's the one having no shame here. As you mentioned, this secret scroll was passed down through generations in the Scott-Tutton Family. Since when did it belong to the Moran Family? Who's the one trying to keep it for themselves here? So, what is it now? You even brought your whole entourage here. Are you trying to take it by force? Aren't you afraid of tarnishing your family's reputation when word gets out and becoming the laughingstock of many?"

Xander was nonchalant and acted matter-of-factly.

"Even if it was passed down through generations in the Scott-Tutton Family, Jennifer changed her last name to Moran when she took refuge in the Moran Family back then. So, the things that she brought with her should naturally belong to the Moran Family!"

Katherine's face became chilly when she saw how shameless they were being. "Allow me to remind you all once more. My grandma's last name isn't Moran. It's Wood. All of her belongings have nothing to do with the Moran Family! Don't think that I don't know what you all did to her back then. You let her into the Moran Family because you only wanted the secret scroll that she owned. You revealed your true colors when she didn't want to hand it over. That was why she cut off ties with the Moran Family! Ha! I don't mind telling you that the secret scroll is indeed in my hands. However, since Grandma didn't give it to you back then, I will never hand it over as well! Now if you know what's good for you, you'd better get lost immediately!"

Jennifer's passing had already put Katherine in a bad mood. Now that she was forced to deal with these people from the Moran Family, her patience was running thin. She even dropped her smirk and

looked at them with a stony face.

At first, she didn't want to create a scene at her grandma's funeral. The last thing she wanted was for something to happen in front of the funeral hall. So, she wanted to get rid of these people as soon as she could.

However, now that she had seen how shameless they could be, she knew that they would not leave until they got their hands on the secret scroll. So, she decided to drop all pretense of politeness.

The three people from the Moran Family noticed Katherine's change in attitude and their faces fell terribly.

"Fine. Since you're being so dense, don't blame me for ruining your grandma's funeral hall. I hope that she'll suffer in hell!"

With that, Xander stomped his walking stick on the floor before ordering loudly, "Search the place! Flip this place inside out if you have to and look for the secret scroll. If you can't find it, smash the place. If you still can't find it, knock these two out and bring them with us!"

The few burly men behind him stepped forward at his order, wanting to charge in.

Katherine's pupils dilated instantly at the scene as anger enveloped her body.

Beside her, Joaquin held his calm and stepped in front of her as he said in a deep tone, "Leave it to me."

She frowned as she recalled he just had surgery not long ago. So, she pulled him behind her. "Don't worry. I got this."

The corner of her lips curved up once again as wrath flashed in her eyes. "I can take down these few people."

Just when she was about to make a move, in the blink of an eye, an unfamiliar but loud and steady voice rang.

"Hold your horses!"

The voice was so sudden that it stopped everyone in their tracks.

People turned their heads to see a black stretch Lincoln limousine parked not far away and a middle- aged man getting out of the car.

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At the same time, he wasn't the only one who got down. Behind the limousine were a few more cars and four men dressed in black came out of the cars respectively. They all looked buff. It was obvious they knew martial arts.

Katherine stared at the leading man and felt that he looked familiar but couldn't recall where she had seen him.

As for the three people from the Moran Family, their eyes widened in unison and their faces changed dramatically when they saw the man.

Mason gritted his teeth, squeezing out the words from his mouth with much effort. "Josiah Grant! It's you?"