A Replacement Bride

Chapter 309

Chapter 309

Katherine frowned in response. Then, she swiftly hung up the phone and walked out to check on things.

There, she saw Joaquin standing in front of the funeral hall with a stoic face and blocking three unfamiliar-looking people from entering.

Among the three people, one was an old man with a walking stick, whereas the other two seemed to be a middle-aged couple. Both currently stood there with a prideful expression.

There were also several men dressed in black, who seemed like their bodyguards, behind these peacocks. They were all blocking the entrance of the funeral hall.

Katherine's gaze darkened slightly after she evaluated the situation. She quickly walked to Joaquin's side in a few steps and asked lowly, "What's going on? Who are these people?"

When he saw her, he parted his lips. He wanted to answer her when suddenly, he saw the old man squint his eyes and study Katherine before he abruptly spoke, "You should be Katherine Cornell, Jennifer's granddaughter."

She instantly figured out the old man's identity as soon as she heard this. Even so, she played dumb and asked him nonchalantly, "And you are?" This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Since she sounded rather rude and didn't address him courteously with the correct title, the old man immediately eyed her with displeasure.

"Who am I? You still don't know who I am? I'm your grandma's cousin! And according to seniority, you should address me as Granduncle Xander!"

As expected!

Katherine snorted inwardly and thought to herself, They really came! Well, they certainly are impatient.

At that moment, she looked at the old coot coldly. The tone in her voice became even ruder as she continued, "So, you are Augustine Moran's son, Xander Moran."

As he didn't expect that Katherine dared to address him in such an impolite manner, Xander banged his walking stick against the ground. He was slightly frothing in rage as he yelled, "You—"

Yet, to Xander's surprise, she utterly dismissed him. She looked away at the huffy man and sized up the middle-aged couple.

"In that case, you two should be his son, Mason Moran, and daughter-in-law, Melise Whitler."

As soon as these words escaped Katherine's lips, the two were stunned, feeling somewhat shocked.

"You know the Morans?" Mason questioned her doubtfully.

Katherine curved her lips upward into a mirthless smile upon hearing his words.

Truthfully, she knew nothing about the Morans. Fortunately, she had taken the time to read through the information about the Morans in advance yesterday. Therefore, it was only natural that she could recognize each one of them now that she had a face to a name.

Nonetheless, she didn't bother answering Mason as she said bluntly, "Funny. As far as I remember, I did not invite any member of the Morans to my grandma's funeral. So, why don't you go back to wherever you came from? Take these men behind you and leave this place at once."

She didn't want to have a spat with them in front of Jennifer's funeral hall on the day of Jennifer's funeral, so she demanded that they leave in a considerably polite tone.

Yet, the Morans didn't seem to be on the same page.

After all, the very reason they came here today was to cause a scene in the funeral hall. Therefore, it was impossible for them to agree to leave so readily.

Thus, Xander thumped his walking stick against the ground. Then, he snorted with an austere look on his face, "Do you think we're just going to leave as told? Who do you think you are? My cousin has just passed away. Sure enough, the Morans have to come and offer our condolences. Don't tell me you're stopping us from paying our respects?"

Katherine quirked a brow at his daring, looked at them with her sharp gaze, and retorted, "You're right. I do want to stop you. You got a problem with that?"

"You—" They didn't expect her to be so blunt, so the Morans didn't know what to say in response.

At this juncture, Katherine felt that she no longer had to be polite to them. Hence, she sharply questioned them with a fierce aura surrounding her, "Do you think I'm a fool? Who would bring along so many people when offering their sincere condolences? Do you honestly think I don't know what thoughts you have running in your mind? I'm giving you a fair warning. You'd better trash those useless thoughts of yours and immediately get the hell out of here with your men! My grandma doesn't need the condolences from the Morans, and I don't want you to take a single step into the funeral hall so as not to defile this place."

When those words fell from her lips, she coldly dismissed them. It was clear that she didn't want to reason with them any longer.

Hence, Joaquin hurriedly stood at the entrance of the funeral hall. Then, he took advantage of his tall, stalwart figure and his strong aura as he looked down at them and questioned bluntly with a grim look, "Why aren't you leaving?"

These members of the Morans were instantly infuriated, for they didn't expect to receive severe rebuff from Katherine and Joaquin.

So, Mason boldly took a step forward and glared at Joaquin. "Who the hell are you?! What right do you have to boss us around in such an arrogant manner?! The deceased is a relative of the Morans, so as an outsider, this is none of your business!"

Joaquin raised his eyebrows indifferently upon hearing Mason's words. Suddenly, he chuckled without even the slightest trace of a smile in his eyes, "Who says it's none of my business? The deceased is my wife's grandma. So, that also makes her my grandma. So, of course, I have to stay here and keep vigil beside her coffin. On the other hand, you guys are nothing but very distant relatives of Mrs. Olsen. I have never seen you care about her regularly, yet you guys are rushing over like flies now that she's dead. In fact, you can't even bother to cover up your intent, even for a little bit. Don't you feel ashamed of yourself?"

"You—" Mason bristled with anger. At this point, even Xander was rendered mute.

"Y-You are Joaquin Levisay?!" Clearly, Xander had heard of Joaquin.

Katherine narrowed her eyes at the old man. The corner of her mouth curled into a menacing smile as she drawled, "It seems that Eddie has secretly tipped you off. I knew it! Grandma has always been cautious and never revealed her identity after coming to Kyoland. Therefore, how is it possible that you can find out that Grandma is here so soon, just like wild dogs catching sight of bones?"

As the words spoken by Katherine were highly unpleasant to his ears, Xander immediately went ballistic. His face crimsoned with anger as he roared, "You little brat! What sort of nonsense are you spewing?! Is this how you talk to someone who is your senior?"

Mason chimed in as well, "That's right! So, not only did you not address your senior with the proper title, but you also dared to speak conceited nonsense! That's unfilial of you!"

"Unfilial?" Katherine huffed in amusement as though she had heard the funniest joke. "Allow me to ask: what relationship do I have with the Morans?"

Xander snorted derisively, "You are Jennifer Moran's granddaughter, and Jennifer is a member of the Morans. Therefore, you are related to the Morans!"

"Jennifer Moran?" Katherine raised her eyebrows and asked flatly, "Who is Jennifer Moran?"

"W-What do you mean?!" Xander's eyes immediately widened. It was as though he couldn't understand a word Katherine was saying.

Yet, Katherine wasn't annoyed. Instead, she slowly paced around the entrance of the funeral hall. Then, she squinted her eyes as if she was deep in thought.

"My grandma's last name is Wood, and the person you are looking for has the last name of Moran. Considering this, it is safe to say that they are not the same person at all. In other words, you have come to the wrong place. And as for me, I have no responsibility or obligation to be respectful to you. Therefore, I advise you to stop wasting your time here and claiming ties willy-nilly. I reiterate, go back to wherever you came from, and stop making things difficult for you and me!" she announced calmly as she succeeded in cutting any relationship between her and the Morans.

The Morans were flummoxed when they registered her words. They looked at each other in disbelief as their faces flushed red with anger.

"Such a glib talker!" Xander leaned on his walking stick and shouted in an imposing manner, "You think you can cut ties with the Morans simply by saying those words? Didn't your grandma tell you anything?

Did she not tell you about how she came to the Moran Residence back then? Did she not mention how my dad took her in and married her into the Olsens? None?"

Katherine kept a straight face as she intoned eloquently, "No, I've never heard of such a thing my entire life."