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 ck, 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 yed dumb
and asked him nonchntly, "And you are?"
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 ording 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—"
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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-inw, 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.
Nheless, 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 ce 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 toe 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 ce."
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 red 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 rtive 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 rtives of Mrs. Olsen.
I have never seen you care about her regrly, 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 aftering to Kynd. 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 rtionship 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 rted to the Morans!"
"Jennifer Moran?" Katherine raised her eyebrows and asked tly, "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''sst name is Wood, and the person you are looking for has thest 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 ce. 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 iming 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 seeded in cutting any rtionship 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."