Without waiting for Branden to respond to Catherine, Paxton, who was sitting in the front seat, suddenly said, "Mr. Lambert's whereabouts have been strange lately. It seems he has lost his mind. We only heard something about him today."Upon hearing that, Catherine understood.Since it was Triston's problem, she didn't care.The place where Triston treated them for dinner was not far from Catherine and Branden. After a ten-minute drive, they had arrived.After the car stopped, Branden intended to help Catherine open the door and help her get out of the car.Unexpectedly, Catherine got out of the car before him. Looking at his hand frozen in mid-air, Branden silently curled his lips, revealing a faint smile.It was good that she wasn't pretentious. He liked it.Paxton inquired about the location and guided the two forward.Triston had rushed out to meet them after receiving the message that they had arrived.Aidan followed close behind. He was more excited than anyone to hear t
The people present were shocked to see the scene.After giving the boy a disdainful glance, Catherine looked up and swept a cold gaze at the few boys.That gaze was cold and terrifying. Whoever she looked at with that gaze would tremble.Those boys stepped back without hesitation. Catherine's kick was enough to make them understand the strength gap between themselves and her.The girl who fell to the floor finally reacted. She pounced forward and was ready to hold Catherine's thighs but froze at the moment Catherine's gaze fell on her.The girl tried to speak. She opened her mouth but hiccupped, looking stunned.Catherine casually pulled over a chair. After elegantly adjusting her long clothing by giving a slight shake to the ends, she sat down composedly and coolly. Her movements were unmistakably dominant. She looked intimidating.She raised her eyebrows at the girl and asked coldly, "Why was he bullying you?"When she said "he," her eyes flicked toward Johnathan.The girl i
Johnathan was a boy who his family pampered. When had he ever been humiliated like this?He gritted his teeth to endure the pain and threatened Catherine again."Catherine, stop it right now. Or else Mommy and Daddy won't let you go. When they arrive, you'll be in for it!"Catherine wondered if Johnathan was an idiot. Hadn't he already made that threat once a few minutes ago?Why did he do it again?Did he think she would be afraid of his threats?Seeing Catherine's sudden stop, Johnathan thought his threat had worked.After all, he was his parents' favorite, the only heir of the Swanns. He thought Catherine dared not hurt him.Just when Johnathan was about to be arrogant and proud, Catherine suddenly threw the bamboo whip aside and drew a thicker, longer one out.It was a bamboo whip twice as thick as the previous one, and Catherine waved it in front of Johnathan.Johnathan's body tightened in fear, and he couldn't help shivering. He tried to brace himself so he didn't screa
Branden was still in place without leaving, and Catherine walked over toward him.Seeing her walk over, the expression on Branden's handsome face remained unchanged, as if nothing had happened.Paxton stood over him. There was a set of cleaning tools in his hands.Branden sidled up to a hot towel that had just been sterilized. He took Catherine's hand that was hanging at her side.Catherine didn't resist, allowing him to wipe her hands clean with the hot towel.Her gaze followed the man's movements, which were gentle but meticulous. He wiped every corner of her hands clean.Catherine's hands were fair-skinned and tender, and her palms were soft like that of babies.But at that moment, her smooth palm had a red mark.The original simple red mark was a little too red and purple against her fair-skinned palm, and Branden narrowed his eyes suddenly.Catherine sensed it. She didn't move, waiting to see what Branden would say.His eyebrows furrowed, and his tone showed a hint of he
It was clear that Catherine's question was directed at Branden. Branden knew it too, and so he turned to look at Catherine."Are you full?" Branden inquired in a deep voice. Catherine nodded silently. She decided that if Branden had any further business to be done over here, she would leave first.To her surprise, Branden stood up after she nodded.He even took the initiative to help Catherine with her coat. It made everyone present stunned as this was unusual for him. Usually, others would be helping him.Seeing that the two of them were about to leave, Triston became anxious.He finally came to his senses and decided to indulge himself after resting for many days. Hence, he set up this gathering.They had only just started eating, and now Branden wanted to leave."Mr. Duncan, Catherine, why don't you stay a bit longer?"Upon hearing this, the two paused in their steps. Catherine looked at Branden, indicating that he could stay.Branden turned and glanced at Triston with hi
Korbin squinted his eyes upon hearing this. He looked at Rachael angrily with his dark eyes.He was a man and the head of the Swanns. His authority was not something that should be challenged.Under normal circumstances, Rachael might have felt fear and apprehension under Korbin's intimidating gaze.After all, the most impressive quality among women in the upper echelons of high society wasn't intelligence or their lineage, it was endurance. To become a successful lady of a prestigious family, one had to learn how to endure.However, Rachael could no longer hold back today.Johnathan was her bottom line and Rachael wouldn't allow anyone to harm Johnathan."What? Did I say something wrong? That jinx has come back to bring disaster upon us. She wants to drag all of us down with her," Rachael retorted without flinching even when faced with Korbin's threat. Korbin's face darkened, not only because of Rachael's unprecedented refusal to yield but also because he was dissatisfied wi
Audrey woke up early the next day. Kim had criticized her the last time she appeared on the variety show. Kim found Audrey to be too straightforward. The other female celebrities seemed to appear on screen make-up-free, but they all have their little tricks. Most of them did semi-permanent cosmetic procedures.However, Audrey was so naive. She did the entire program makeup-free, driving Kim so mad that she almost rushed to her house to give her a makeover.After a good scolding, Audrey learned her lesson. She got up early this morning and started getting herself ready.Though she still went makeup-free, she applied a face mask at the very least. She also did a lip treatment and even slyly applied some lash primer.Audrey was no stranger to these little tricks as a seasoned beauty blogger. When it comes to subtle makeup that wasn't obvious, she had quite a few tricks up her sleeve.For example, no matter how you applied mascara, it was always obvious when it was there.But t
Kate had to drop out due to illness, and the production team didn't have time to arrange a replacement.The main reason was the high-risk nature of doing live shows. One's reputation as a celebrity would be ruined if one did not tread carefully. Although the reason for Kate's withdrawal was illness, everyone knew it was just a gesture of courtesy from the production team.The change from being a rising star to the target of online criticism was too heavy a price.So, this episode was recorded with just three groups of guests.Without Kate's interference, the atmosphere among the three groups of guests seemed harmonious.The theme of this week's episode was the zoo, and the guests were recording at the Universal Theme Park.As the three groups of guests met, their interactions were much smoother since they were acquainted. Audrey took the initiative to greet the Parkers brothers. She said, "Congratulations! I heard you're making your debut in the film industry. You are ready t
In the end, Branden couldn't stand it anymore. He took the initiative to snatch Catherine back, only then did the scene come under control.Now, no one dared to continue touching Catherine's belly.Once he snatched Catherine back, he held her tightly in his arms and prevented anyone from touching her. He thought in his mind, "Since these people like this brat so much, I'll just give the brat to them when Catherine gives birth. Saves one more person from sharing my wife with me."Triston smiled and watched the crowd as the birthday party began exactly as it should.The big screen began to show all the images of Audrey from her debut until now that were outstanding or worthy of recording. Some of the images weren't even in Audrey's possession, but Triston had found them and made a video of them.As the images flashed by, Audrey's tears couldn't help but fall from her face. She cried not only because she remembered the hardships she had endured in showbiz for many years, but also bec
Since Triston brought Audrey to meet his family, he had worked non-stop to put their marriage on the agenda.Audrey was a popular actress, and to not affect her career, Triston chose to propose in a low-key manner.Triston arranged a party on Audrey's birthday and invited many of Audrey's friends.Audrey originally thought Triston was too high-profile, but Triston insisted. "I didn't participate in so many of your past birthdays. I finally have a chance to participate this time."He persuaded Audrey repeatedly. Audrey couldn't resist him and could only agree to let him arrange the party.Luckily, he only invited Audrey's close friends and did not send out invitations widely, so she could take this opportunity to have a gathering of friends.Audrey was surprised to see Catherine when she arrived.Catherine was now eight months pregnant. Normally, she would be rejected by Branden if she wanted to visit Catherine.Branden was now very careful with Catherine every day, and Audrey w
Sure enough, only after Audrey said those words, Willa's face completely darkened.Seeing that Willa was about to explode, suddenly...Triston applauded happily, which instantly attracted the crowd's attention.Triston calmly met everyone's gaze and looked at Audrey gently. "Good. You're worthy of being the woman I love. I'm most annoyed with those women who stay at home day in and day out and like to gossip when they have nothing else to do. You have your own career and I'm very supportive of that."Triston said this with a proud look on his face and raised his eyebrows at Audrey, full of smugness.Willa's face instantly turned gloomy.Her son had demeaned her by calling her a gossipy woman just to please another woman, and it made her furious.Egbert kind of realized that his son was totally in love with Audrey. He thought it was good because Triston used to be a playboy and was always surrounded by messy women. At that time, he was really worried that Triston would marry an u
Although Audrey was born into a wealthy family, Triston's mother, Willa Lambert, had always been prejudiced against showbiz and therefore did not approve of Triston's pursuit of Audrey.In Willa's opinion, female celebrities in the showbiz industry had always appeared in public, which was not like the demeanor of a lady from a wealthy family.It was only after learning that Audrey and Triston might be together that she eagerly introduced Triston to girls in the first place. She didn't realize that after all this time, her son still hadn't given up on Audrey, and this was the first time she'd seen her son so attached to a girl.If it weren't for that, she wouldn't agree to appear at today's dinner party now.Triston led Audrey into the door, and everyone from the Lamberts had already arrived.The scene of everyone sitting in the private room made Audrey feel a bit guilty. She looked guiltily at the crowd and whispered, "I'm sorry. I'm late."Triston's father, Egbert Lambert, had a
Audrey never expected to be so suddenly arranged to meet Triston's family.She couldn't react when Triston talked to her about it. Looking at Triston with disbelief in her eyes, she said, "Pardon me?"Triston's handsome face carried a gentle smile. "I've inquired with Kim. You don't have any work arrangements since this afternoon, and you can also take a day off tomorrow. It's just right for us to have dinner together in the evening."Audrey frowned and asked inwardly, "Is that what I care about?"What she cared about was who Triston had just said she would have dinner with tonight. "Why are you suddenly asking your family to have dinner with me?"The Swanns and the Lamberts were both in Casier and they were also considered to be friends. For Triston's family, although Audrey was not familiar with them, she had seen them at major parties.But in the past, they used to meet as ordinary friends.Now that she and Triston were in a relationship, his sudden proposal to take her to di
Audrey hesitated for a moment but still answered the phone with a nervous heart.She believed that Catherine definitely had a way to get her to answer the phone, but things would be troublesome if she made Catherine take her actions.She put her phone to her ear and inquired in a low voice, "Morning, Kathy. What's the matter?"Catherine's voice remained as cold as ever, without any emotion. "Tell me, what is it that you haven't told me?"Audrey had already figured out a strategy to deal with it and how to excuse herself, but as soon as she answered the phone, Catherine asked her so directly, which made her suddenly unable to react.Audrey had no choice but to tell Catherine the truth.After listening to her trembling narration, Catherine only asked coldly, "Are you sure you want him to be your boyfriend?"Audrey was a bit hesitant. Everyone blessed her and Triston after they found out they were together again, but Catherine was the only one who asked her to calm down and think i
Faced with Triston's questioning, Ronin looked arrogant. "Catherine and Audrey are sisters, so Audrey is my sister. You can bully anyone, but you can't bully her. Or else, we can't even be friends."Ronin's words sounded childish, but there was seriousness inside his eyes when he said those words. He grew up with Catherine and regarded Catherine as his most important family member. To him, Catherine's sister was his sister.After listening to Ronin's words, Triston faintly laughed out. "I see."Ronin thought that Triston didn't take his words to heart, and immediately felt a burning anger. "What do you mean? You don't understand my warning, do you?""Easy!" Triston gestured for him to calm down, then said calmly, "Even death row inmates have a chance to explain, right? You should at least hear me out.""Hmph!" Ronin snorted disdainfully. He secretly thought in his heart, "If Triston says any more asshole words, I'll definitely not show him any respect."Triston put away that cyni
They had an appointment at a recreational manor, a new property Zobber had just bought. Zobber had invited them to come along for the experience.Since Catherine's pregnancy, the entire Hacker Alliance had had much leisure time. Even though there was less to do, they had earned no less money and were basically in a dominant position.Zobber enjoyed the current situation too much becasue there was still money to be made easily. They might only have one business per year, but the profit from this business was already enough for them to spend for a year.After wandering around with her friends, Zobber excitedly looked at everyone. "How about this place? It's not bad, right? I bought it at a high price!"This was Casier, and Triston was aware of any changes in the real estate industry.He had indeed received the news when Zobber auctioned off the manor, and he also knew that Zobber had given an above-market price to take the land. But he knew that Zobber had plenty of money. It was fi
Since that dinner, Audrey had been in a special kind of relationship with Triston.Although they didn't make it clear, Triston could feel that Audrey had slowly accepted him.The number of times they met increased, and most of Audrey's work this year was in Casier.Whenever Triston had free time, he would stay alongside Audrey.Whether on set or during recording sessions, one could always catch a glimpse of Triston.Everyone kind of knew deep down that Triston was the man behind Audrey.But nobody ever exposed this whole thing, mainly because of Triston's identity.Neither he nor Audrey wanted too much attention paid to their relationship right now. If he didn't spill the beans, who else would dare to report on it?Besides, the reason Audrey and Triston's dating didn't cause much jealousy was they were a good match.Among the Four Noble Families in Casier, the Lamberts and the Swanns each held a seat, and the Swanns' power was not weaker than the Lamberts.Plus, now that Cath