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 wille 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 identally 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, Masonpletely 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 nning to torture Katherine and Joaquin if he couldn''t find the secret scroll in the room. After
all, no one had ever seeded 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.
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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 Kynd 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 andnded 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 toe to their rescue. So, he
sneered as he watched the circus in leisure as if he was enjoying a y.
"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 wille 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.
Nheless, he was indeed a strong fighter, and she didn''t think that she wasparable 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 toe 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.
At that moment, Joaquin got rid of thest 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 arge 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 notst 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 thest to walk into the room. She walked toward
Katherine in a few strides, bowed, and apologized, "My apologies. We werete 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? Howe…
"Who… Who are you people?!" He stared nkly 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 formte when he gazed at Katherine was, Who the hell is she?!