A Replacement Bride

Chapter 354

Chapter 353

After the Morans had been defeated, Mason sought out Katherine to beg for mercy. Did he actually treat her as if she were a fool?

Feeling a burning sensation on his face, he was embarrassed. Then, he clenched his teeth and endured the humiliation, pleading, "Miss Cornell, I was ignorant back then. Please spare my family! I swear that as long as you have mercy on us, I will do anything for you!"

"Ignorant?" As if hearing some kind of joke, Katherine snickered out loud. "The word 'ignorant' is usually used to describe youngsters. You're not young anymore. Aren't your actions inappropriate for your age? If you want to call someone ignorant, your good-for-nothing son is the perfect example. How do you feel being messed up by your own son? Is it fun?"

After hearing her remarks, Mason was taken aback, and his face turned green briefly out of anger and embarrassment. Is she aware of how much resentment and reluctance I must muster to travel to Hovington and beg her forgiveness? In addition to the Moran Corporation's bankruptcy and the Moran family's destruction, my entire family was evicted from the Moran Residence this morning by this b*tch's subordinate! There's no way I'd beg for her forgiveness if I had somewhere to go.

Looking at his livid expression, Katherine naturally knew that he was not reconciled. He wasn't sincere when he came to beg for mercy. Hence, the sarcasm in her tone grew even more intense the more she spoke.

"You said you'd do anything for me, huh? Forget it. I have so many people working for me now that I need no ungrateful brat. Even if there comes a day when I need manpower, I will recruit someone obedient. Moreover, your family is nothing more than a gang of thieves. If I had you people working for me, I'd have to worry that you'd betray me one day. I'm not that dumb."

Following that, she got up from the couch. Despite being shorter than Mason, she looked at him with a dominant and oppressive gaze.

"Mason Moran, what goes around comes around. I've long been aware of the grudges between grandma and the Morans. I wasn't planning to do anything at first, but since you keep stirring up trouble, I should shut you up once and for all. From now on, the Morans no longer have a foothold in Kyoland. Go home and think about how to spend the rest of your life."

After hearing that, he trembled even more violently, and his face quickly became ashen.

After standing strong in Kyoland for years, the Morans had made countless enemies. However, due to their powerful influence back then, no one dared to provoke them. Soon, things went from bad to worse, and the Morans were left destitute. Everyone would compete to be the cherry on top, and it would be inevitable that they encounter people who were ready to add insult to their injury. Nonetheless, those who used to dislike or have animosity toward the Morans would no longer sit quietly!

"Kath—" Mason was about to say something when his phone abruptly rang.

"Honey! Honey, come home now! Our son… he—" Melise's cry could be heard on the other end of the line.

Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat as he asked in a hurry, "What's wrong with William?" Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

"S-Someone broke his leg! Honey, come home and take a look at him. Sob!"

Melise's sobs were so loud that even Katherine, standing far away, could hear them.

Katherine furrowed her brows, and without exhibiting the slightest compassion, she exited the lounge after commenting, "Good luck with that."

Mason stood behind her, tightly gripping his phone as he watched her leave. As she walked away, two balls of fire appeared in his eyes, and he could no longer suppress his rage and resentment. B*tch! Everything happens because of you! You have caused the destruction of my family! There is no way that I am letting you go without a fight! No way!

After Katherine left the guest lounge, she intended to look for Joaquin and head back to the hospital together. However, she heard hurried footsteps behind her. Without much thought, she assumed it was a staff member and planned to step aside. That was when she noticed a glimpse of a cold, silver light flashing from the corner of her eyes.

Instantaneously, her eyes widened as she quickly sidestepped to the left, but beside her was the staircase's handrail. However, she couldn't duck out of the way of the gleaming metal because of the barrier. Her brow furrowed indistinctly, and she hooked her slender arm over the handrail like a vine without the slightest hint of panic. Her body was extremely flexible, allowing her to lean back against the handrail until half of her body was suspended in midair. Eventually, she could evade the knife as it slid past her cheek. The following instant, she swiftly kicked the weapon out of Mason's hand. Following a crisp sound, the knife fell to the ground. Suddenly, his eyes widened, and he pounced on her like a madman.

Katherine was quick to notice, and the corners of her lips curled into a smirk. As she was about to fight back, a familiar figure entered her line of sight. Soon, a gust of wind blew in her direction, and her wrist was clamped. She was yanked forward without control. Then, a force landed on her waist, but before she could react, she was right beside Joaquin. At the same time, he lifted his long legs and kicked the man's chest who was going to attack her.

Bang!

When she turned around, she saw Mason sprawled out on the ground, clutching his chest and wailing in pain.

"What brings you here?" Ignoring Mason, she turned to look at Joaquin. She was met with his dark and cold eyes, which startled her. "You—"

He did not respond, instead sweeping his gaze across her face and landing on her ear. That tiny red mark that caught his eye immediately fueled his rage. "Did he hurt you?" His voice was hoarse and deep, carrying an unknown amount of anger that could easily make one tremble for no apparent reason.

On the other hand, Katherine was not frightened, and after falling into a brief daze, she hesitantly touched her ear and uttered nonchalantly, "Nah. It's only a light scratch."

Despite her reassurance, Joaquin pulled a long face, and his orbs were as gloomy as dark clouds as he repeated, "He hurt you." At that moment, his sentence was not a question but a statement.

Simultaneously, Owen, who heard the commotion, quickly brought the security guard to the scene. In addition, a group of men led by Jeremy also tagged along behind them.

"I'm so sorry for my negligence, Miss Katherine!" Looking at the man moaning on the ground, Owen couldn't help feeling the lingering fear surge in his heart.

She finally regained her senses and suppressed the fear in her heart as she replied softly, "It's okay. Take him out."

Mason had turned into a mad dog, and any further interaction with him would be fruitless.

However, Joaquin commanded, "Hand him over to Jeremy." These words were spewed with rage, and his every utterance was intimidating.

In response to the order, Jeremy grabbed Mason and hauled him away. At that moment, Mason regained strength and began cursing like a maniac.

"You b*tch! You won't get away with this! I'm telling you, as long as I am alive, I will never let you go, w*nch!"

These vile remarks were innocuous to Katherine, but the hostility in Joaquin's eyes seemed to solidify into frost. Suddenly, he stepped forward and stomped on the hand Mason used to hold the knife earlier with his well-crafted Iberian leather shoes. His action quickly elicited an agonizing moan from Mason, followed by the sounds of his bones cracking. Soon, his shrilling voice nearly toppled the roof of the building.