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 cane here and I can''t?"


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    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 hisst 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 tofort 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 borate. "No matter if this has anything to do with me or what kind of


    rtions 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 ce in this."


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


    "Speaking of which, Jennifer had long since changed herst name to Wood. She doesn''t have any


    rtions 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


    herst name, their faces darkened. They couldn''t help but mutter in their hearts, wondering about the


    rtionship between Josiah and Jennifer.


    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 theirst 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 olddy. 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 timees, it won''t look good for both families. Don''t me 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 soughable 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 ss of Kynd. Do you still need me to


    borate 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 ns.


    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 woulde buzzing like flies. So, before


    coming to pay myst respects, I arranged to have more mene along in case anything happened.


    They—"


    He pointed at his men beside him, his angr 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 hime so well-prepared that he stomped his walking stick on the


    ground angrily.


    "Are you going to stop us, Josiah? What is your rtionship 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 rtionship 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 olddy, 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 nk 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 y 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 re. "I think you


    should repeat what you said to yourself! Do you think you''re in a position to negotiate with me right


    now?"