A Replacement Bride

Chapter 316

Chapter 316

As Mason was speaking, he started grinning grimly. "Katherine, I'll just be honest with you. The entire hotel is surrounded by my people right now. Don't be delusional—no Grants will come to your rescue like before. Not even a fly can reach here. Give me what I want if you know what's best for you. You can save yourself from having to suffer. Otherwise…" He trailed off, but the meaning he wanted to convey was clear as day. He was very confident that winning and getting what he wanted was inevitable. His proud look made him even more despicable and disgusting.

"My people will get rough and be merciless when it is necessary. So, you both won't get out of this unscathed. They might even accidentally get you and your little lover killed. However, I don't mind organizing your funerals since your grandmother just passed away."

Katherine sneered when she heard that. "You boastful piece of sh*t."

Joaquin seized the opportunity to stand in front of her again because he had a gut feeling that a fight was about to break out. His icy-cold and gloomy eyes were staring at Mason dead in the eyes. "I dare you to touch her, Mason. Let me get this straight. If you so much as harm a hair on her head, I will kill one of your family members. If she is seriously injured, I will make sure the Morans disappear from this world!"

This was the first time she ever saw Joaquin threaten others. As she was staring at his broad back, her eyes lit up, and her lips slightly curled up.

Of course, Mason did not take the threat seriously because he had the numbers advantage. He snorted coldly with his face full of disdain.

"Who do you think you are? How dare you threaten me? You should be worried about whether you can get out of here alive! Joaquin, you'd better hurry up and tell your lover what's best for you both. Hand

over the secret scroll now. Or else, you shall rot in hell."

As Mason spoke, he signaled at the strong men with his eyes, and they immediately understood his order. Immediately, they faced Joaquin and took a fighting stance.

However, Joaquin huffed scornfully at the sight. "So, you are trying to rob us in broad daylight. Well, there is indeed no need to continue the conversation since we are enemies. If you think you can hurt me, just go ahead."

Joaquin's tone was so calm but hostile that there was a shockingly powerful aura around him, which instantly stunned those strong men. They even had the thought of fleeing the scene in a split second.

On the other hand, Mason completely lost his patience. He frowned at the inaction of his men and yelled, "Why are you lot still standing there?! Move! Tie the two of them up and search the entire room!"

He was planning to torture Katherine and Joaquin if he couldn't find the secret scroll in the room. After all, no one had ever succeeded in keeping their mouths shut after being tortured physically. He was confident that the two would spill the tea in the end.

After getting Mason's final order, the men finally moved toward the two. Before they were able to catch them, Joaquin quickly pulled Katherine behind him with one hand so that she stayed close to him.

He whispered, "Leave it to me." As he was speaking, he was already making his next move without a hint of hesitation. His movements were so swift and powerful that he managed to take down one man within seconds.

While Joaquin was busy fighting in the front, Katherine covered his back. She raised her leg to kick another man, who was sneaking up on him. However, she frowned as she looked at him, who was on offense; he came to Kyoland with her right after his surgery, and obviously, he had not had a good rest

in the past few days because of all the things that happened. His body had already suffered a lot, and she doubted he could even bear it if he continued to fight like this!

At that moment, she looked past Mason and landed her sight on the door. Somehow, she was feeling a little anxious in her heart.

Mason saw her gaze and thought she must be waiting for the Grants to come to their rescue. So, he sneered as he watched the circus in leisure as if he was enjoying a play.

"There won't be any help for you this time, Katherine. Just give up. I have sent someone to keep an eye out on the Grants, and so far, they are still kept in the dark. They don't even know what's happening on your side. Not to mention I have the entire hotel surrounded by my people. No one can come in or go out. So, no one will come and save you! You should act in your best interest now and give me the secret scroll!"

Katherine merely pursed her lips and remained silent. She didn't want Joaquin to overexert himself and wanted to step forward to help, but he grabbed her wrist tightly from the front and refused to let go.

He managed to take down several men with one hand while raising his leg to kick the other in the stomach fiercely. When he had the opportunity, he whispered, "I'm fine. Don't worry about me."

She was rendered speechless by his strong sense of machismo and dignity because he still wanted to protect her even at a moment like this.

Nonetheless, he was indeed a strong fighter, and she didn't think that she was comparable to him in terms of fighting skills. Even though his body was not as strong as before, he could still deal with these people pretty easily. Soon enough, the men, who initially had the upper hand, were already at a disadvantage.

Mason furrowed his brows in displease. He finally realized the dire situation he was in as he gritted his teeth and cursed, "Useless bunch of trash." He then took out his cell phone and tried calling the people downstairs to come up to the room. But no one answered the phone.

He tried calling another three to four times. Still, nobody picked up the phone. All at once, he had a bad premonition, and his face became paler as time passed. Please check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

At that moment, Joaquin got rid of the last person, and Mason noticed it. His expression changed instantly because he still hadn't been able to contact his reinforcements. But before he could react, he saw a large group of people rush in from the door behind him out of the corner of his eye.

Mason was overjoyed, as he thought that they were his subordinates. However, his joy did not last long when he finally took a good look at the group of people. He was utterly dumbstruck, for they weren't his reinforcements. He hardly knew any of them!

While Mason was left dumbfounded, Carmine was the last to walk into the room. She walked toward Katherine in a few strides, bowed, and apologized, "My apologies. We were late to the rescue. You must have been shocked."

The moment Carmine spoke, the men lying on the ground with bruised noses and swollen faces were stunned. Mason regained his senses but was so shocked that he was unable to react. What… What's going on here? How come…

"Who… Who are you people?!" He stared blankly at the group for more than ten seconds before yelling in a high-pitched voice, "Where are my men? Where have they gone?"

Katherine sneered upon hearing the shriek. She tilted her head slightly and looked at Carmine. "Hey, didn't you hear? He's asking you a question. Where are the reinforcements?"

Carmine replied meticulously, "They didn't go anywhere. They are downstairs."

Carmine paused for a moment, stared at Mason with her pair of cold eyes, and continued, "They have all been knocked out, and they shouldn't be able to regain consciousness for a while. But they should be able to wake up just in time for the police to interrogate them at the police station."

Mason's face turned stark white, and his eyes widened in disbelief as if he had seen a ghost. How is this possible? My men are bodyguards, who have been trained by the Moran Family for many years, and they are all highly skilled. How could they all have been knocked out?! Who… Who are these people?

Mason inexplicably panicked just by looking at how respectful Carmine was to Katherine. The only thought he could formulate when he gazed at Katherine was, Who the hell is she?!