Chapter 317


    "What…" His jaw hung open as if he was too shocked to utter a word. His entire body started trembling.


    Katherine curled her lips into azy smile. "Why do you seem so shocked? The Morans have always


    been a fearless bunch. Could they be afraid of a police investigation this time?"


    Mason only seemed toe to his senses upon hearing the woman''s words. "The police?! How could


    you guys make a police report!" Then, he gritted his teeth together before he continued questioning


    her, "What are your true identities? Katherine Cornell! Even if you make a police report, your men were


    the ones who hurt me. Do you guys think you can just walk away scot-free?"


    She raised an eyebrow at that. "What has that got to do with us? Mason, you were the one who led


    your men to trespass on one''s room, and you guys were the ones who started the violence and


    attempted kidnapping. My men merely showed up to save me. Why don''t I get to walk away freely?"


    "You—" He was stunned.


    Katherine then widened her eyes as she walked toward him while giving him an icy stare. "The police


    will be able to discern the culprit here, so there''s no point in throwing a tantrum, Mason. This is my final


    warning to you. Don''t you dare provoke me or try to snatch anything away from me again. You have no


    right to eye on any of my possessions, regardless of whether I own what you want. My men only made


    a police report this time, but if this happens again, I won''t let you slip away so easily."


    Her words were uttered in a calm tone, but her stern aura sent chills down Mason''s spine. For some


    reason, he always felt strong energying from the woman. S-She''s just a regr young woman. I


    even ran a background check on her. There''s nothing special about her! But why does she have such


    powerful bodyguards surrounding her?! It seems like I''ve dug my own grave this time!


    He gulped his saliva as he tried his best to calm himself down. He didn''t want to appear too weak in


    front of her, so he tried his best to put on a strong front. "Do you think I''d fear you just because you


    made a police report? The Morans have a lot more authority than you think—we can easily handle the


    police if we wanted to!"


    "Sure." Katherine nodded without a hint of surprise on her face. She knew that the Moran Family had a


    lot of influence in Kynd, and she knew it wasn''t going to be hard for someone to bail Mason out if he


    was brought to the police station. It wasn''t her intention to have the police lock him up. She simply


    didn''t have the time to deal with him, nor did she have the interest in getting caught up with the Morans.


    She figured that handing him to the police was the easiest option she had. There were more important


    things that she wanted to deal with—she couldn''t care less about the Morans right then.


    At that thought, she curled her lips into a smirk as she narrowed her eyes. "Well, thank you for the


    reminder. I do agree that it''s a little too generous for me to just hand you over to the police." Then, she


    turned to gaze at Joaquin before speaking in a nonchnt tone, "In that case, why don''t we bring him


    away with us?"


    Joaquin raised an eyebrow before he yed along with a smile. "Anything works. We can bring him


    away before the policee. If we lock him up, you can torture him in any way you want to after that."


    Carmine got the cue by then, so she added to the conversation. "Yeah, all our men are downstairs, so


    we can just tie him up and bring him away. It would be much more entertaining to feed him to the


    wolves rather than hand him over to the police!"


    Mason shuddered when he heard the conversation going on among the three people. Ayer of cold


    sweat formed on his skin as he felt his thighs shaking. He was more and more terrified of Katherine


    with each passing second. He had no idea what sort of person she was! How could she utter such


    cruel words without batting an eyelid?!


    "What do you think?" Right then, Katherine shifted to meet his gaze.


    He sealed his lips shut before staring at her with a grim look on his face. He couldn''t bring himself to


    say anything at all. After a short while, she finally licked her lips before giving him a sharp re. "This


    is my final warning, Mason. If you mess with us again, don''t me me for whatever I do to the Morans."


    The police walked in right when she finished her sentence. "Come with us, Mr. Moran."


    The look on Mason''s face darkened as he shot Katherine and Joaquin a final, resentful re before


    walking off with the police. After that, it was just the three of them left in the room. Carmine took a look


    at Joaquin before looking at Katherine. "How much longer do you want to stay in Kynd, Miss


    Cornell?"


    Katherine thought about her question for a moment. "I''ll need a few more days, but I''m not going to


    stay for long." She turned around to look at Carmine. "What about Noah? How are things looking on


    her end?"


    "Miss Noah is recovering pretty quickly. She just misses you, Mr. Levisay, and Mrs. Olsen a lot, so


    she''s moody most of the time." Katherine simply pressed her lips together without saying much after


    that. When she first left Hovington, she had instructed Carmine to send some men over to follow Noah.


    She had also made sure that her men were watching over Noah in case there were any unforeseen


    circumstances. Coincidentally, the Morans had picked a bad time to attack them—the Morans


    practically sent themselves into the lion''s den.


    "Alright. You''re dismissed for now," Katherine uttered after a period of silence. Carmine understood the


    woman''smand, so she nodded before hurrying off. Joaquin curled his lips into a faint smile as he


    looked at Katherine. "I''m still amused at this point. I can''t believe you''re the person behind Vermillion


    Alliance and the one who''s leading everything." She shot him a sideways re. "Why is it surprising?


    Do I not fit the role?"


    He chuckled. "That''s not it. Judging by how respectful your men are toward you, I can tell you''re


    ying the role perfectly." She ignored hisment as she nced at the time. "Let''s go to the Scott-


    Tuttons'' ce."


    Joaquin knew that she was in a rush to get the mother insect, so he slipped his hand into hers before


    they headed downstairs. Jeremy had already prepared the car for them, so Joaquin simply led


    Katherine over to their ride. Before they started the drive, Joaquin made a call. Katherine wasn''t too


    bothered by this—she was rather frustrated after what happened earlier, so she simply leaned her head


    against the car window before shutting her eyes for some rest.


    She didn''t pay much attention to Joaquin''s phone call until she heard him mention the police. She


    opened her eyes and waited for him to end the call before she questioned him, "What are you going to


    do to Mason?" He started the engine as he replied to her, "It''s nothing much. I just wanted to make


    sure that he suffered a little more while he was in there."


    He curled his lips as he spoke with a hint of disdain in his gaze, "Even though the Morans have a lot of


    influence in Kynd, and even though the authorities might not be able to do much to them, there are


    still ways to make sure that they learn a lesson."


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    Katherine raised an eyebrow without making any furtherments. She knew that Joaquin could


    destroy the Morans if he wanted to. He probably let things slip because he noticed that I didn''t want to


    pursue this matter any further. This is probably why he''s taking this extra step to teach them a small


    lesson.