A Replacement Bride

Chapter 311

The man called Josiah Grant had a poker face but narrowed his eyes as he coldly regarded the few people. After a few seconds, he asked emotionlessly, "Why can't it be me? Is there a rule that says that only you can come here and I can't?"

Mason was rendered speechless by his refute, and he looked like he had swallowed a fly.

That was when Katherine remembered who the man before her was.

As there was some distance between them just now, she couldn't get a clear look and only thought he looked familiar. However, when she heard Mason call out his name, she remembered him instantly.

He was the man she met in the church back then. He… Is he here to pay his last respects to Grandma?

Suddenly, she was feeling a little perplexed inside. Pursing her lips, she didn't say anything.

Joaquin noticed the change in her mood and reached out to hold her hand before lightly squeezing it, hoping to comfort her.

In the meantime, Xander put on a glum face and questioned Josiah, "Why are you here? Jennifer's death doesn't seem to have anything to do with the Grant Family. What are you here for?"

Josiah's stony face twitched at his words and he shot daggers at Xander before coldly retorting, "How do you know that this has nothing to do with me?"

Mason furrowed his brow. "What do you mean by that?"

"Ha…" Josiah was not going to elaborate. "No matter if this has anything to do with me or what kind of relations we have, the Moran Family has nothing to do with this. So, it's not up to you to question me because you have no place in this."

Then, he changed the topic swiftly, his expression remaining unchanged.

"Speaking of which, Jennifer had long since changed her last name to Wood. She doesn't have any relations with the Moran Family anymore. So, what brings you here then?"

As Xander and Mason didn't expect him to be so well-informed that he even knew of Jennifer changing her last name, their faces darkened. They couldn't help but mutter in their hearts, wondering about the relationship between Josiah and Jennifer. NôvelDrama.Org © 2024.

However, Josiah didn't care at all what they were thinking about. He narrowed his eyes and scanned the room.

"What? Is the Moran Family here to pay their last respects or to stir trouble? You even brought so many people with you as if you're afraid people don't know how big and strong your family is."

At that moment, Mason clenched his teeth before bellowing harshly, "Josiah! I'm warning you. We're here today to settle our debts with the old lady. It has nothing to do with the Grant Family. So, you better stay out of this. If you insist on meddling, the Moran Family will never let you off the hook! When that time comes, it won't look good for both families. Don't blame us for being harsh then!"

Hearing that, Josiah acted like he heard a good joke as a trace of a smirk appeared on his calm face.

"It's so laughable what you just said, Mason. The Grant Corporation and Moran Corporation have always been on bad terms. Both families have been at each other's throats all this time. It has never looked good since the beginning. Besides, when has the Moran Family been nice? What your family has done to Jennifer back then and how you have forced her to leave your family, then tried to

assassinate her, is an open secret amongst the upper class of Kyoland. Do you still need me to elaborate on every incident in front of everyone?"

As his words came to an end, Xander was fuming and Mason was so furious that he felt like his chest was about to explode.

They wanted to use this chance to obtain the secret scroll from Katherine but didn't expect Josiah to show up at this very critical moment, disrupting their plans.

Soon, Mason started scanning the area as the wheels started turning in his mind.

However, Josiah wasn't about to give him the time as he continued talking.

"When I heard that Jennifer passed, I figured that you people would come buzzing like flies. So, before coming to pay my last respects, I arranged to have more men come along in case anything happened. They—"

He pointed at his men beside him, his angular face frigid, but his words were calm.

"—are only a portion of my men. There are still more men outside the hall. If you don't believe me, you can ask your men to take a look to confirm if what I said is true."

Since he dared to say that, it was obvious that he'd brought many men with him. So, the Moran Family naturally believed him.

Xander was surprised to see him come so well-prepared that he stomped his walking stick on the ground angrily.

"Are you going to stop us, Josiah? What is your relationship with Jennifer? Is it worth it for you to help her like this? Besides, she's a dead person now! No matter how much you help her, she isn't going to

be grateful for you in the other world. Even if you want to please someone, you should do so for someone alive!"

At that moment, a thought popped up in Mason's mind and he decided to approach this differently.

"How about this? The Grants and the Morans have always been at odds, Josiah. Why don't we take this opportunity to rebuild the relationship between us? Since you came prepared with your men, you should know what it is we are here for. For you to be so protective of that old lady, it must be a show for her granddaughter, am I right? I'm sure your goal is the same as ours—to obtain the Scroll of Ancient Medicine Techniques of the Scott-Tutton Family, right?"

He probed carefully as he stared at Josiah with a crafty glint in his eyes.

"Since that's the case, why don't we join hands?"

Josiah's brow didn't even twitch as he questioned him in return with a blank face, "Join hands?"

That caused Mason to assume that he was open to the idea, and he continued to convince him, saying, "Yes! Since the Grants and the Morans both want the Scroll of Ancient Medicine Techniques, why don't we take it from that woman together? I promise you that as long as you don't stop us and order your men to help us, once we get our hands on the secret scroll, I will definitely share half of it with the Grants."

At that moment, Katherine suddenly snickered. "Ha! You're pretty generous. Share half of it with the Grants? Do you think you're a group of robbers where you can just split the loot in half? Your shamelessness shattered my understanding of how low the Moran Family can go!"

Mason's face turned red with shame at her ridicule.

However, he could only suppress his anger considering the current situation as he ignored her and continued to persuade Josiah.

"What do you think of my suggestion, Josiah? If you don't trust me, I can even write up an agreement —"

However, Josiah rejected him coldly before he could finish his sentence.

"I think your suggestion is subpar."

The moment those three from the Moran Family heard that, their faces turned sour.

Melise could no longer hold back as she shrieked, "Don't you dare think that because we're negotiating with you means that we're afraid of you, Josiah! We just didn't want to make this a big deal and wanted to save you some face. Just because we're willing to play nice doesn't mean that you have to do this the hard way!"

"Do this the hard way?" Josiah repeated after her as he regarded them with an icy glare. "I think you should repeat what you said to yourself! Do you think you're in a position to negotiate with me right now?"