Halfway through, Audrey received a call from Rachael, asking where Audrey was and specifically emphasizing one question."Has Catherine come along?"After hanging up the phone, Audrey turned her head to look at Catherine, her eyes still filled with confusion."Kathy, why is Mom suddenly so concerned about us this time? She keeps asking if you're coming or not. It's really strange!"Then, Audrey answered herself, lost in her own thoughts, "Maybe it's because our relatives on Grandma's side haven't seen you for a long time, and they're eager to see you since you rarely come back. Well, old people always hope for family reunions, right?"Audrey muttered to herself, and Catherine remained silent.Audrey was used to Catherine's silence, so she didn't think much of it and continued to speak from time to time.Catherine lazily leaned against the car door, her eyes half-open. The slanting sun made her face appear fair and radiant, which looked incredibly beautiful.A hint of mockery wa
There was no way to deal with Catherine, so Johnathan had to seek help from his parents."Mom, Dad, look. She dared to hit me in front of you. She used to bully me every day! She's so arrogant! She's a monster. If you don't punish her, she'll make more trouble," he exclaimed.Rachael didn't lose her temper. They were in public, and she had to maintain her composure in front of Korbin, the head of the family. She turned her gaze towards Korbin, expecting him to handle the situation.Korbin looked at Catherine with a dark expression, his eyes sharp and fierce."Catherine, why are you so rude? What do you think you are doing?"Audrey was frightened. She grabbed Catherine's hand, trying to prevent her from acting impulsively.But Catherine wasn't being impulsive.Catherine didn't lose her temper or show much emotion from beginning to end. She calmly met Korbin's gaze, her indifferent attitude revealing an unknown hint of coldness."So, in your opinion, it's acceptable for Johnathan
Donna was 70 years old now, but she didn't look like a 70-year-old at all. There was no wrinkle on her fair and smooth skin. She looked like she was in her 50s, indicating that she must have spent quite some effort on skincare. Audrey was worried that Catherine might be too shy to deal with this kind of occasion. So, she took Catherine to Donna and said with a smile, "Grandpa, Grandma, you're right. This is Catherine, my sister!"Then, she tugged at Catherine's hand to signal the latter to say hi. Catherine said cooperatively, "Grandpa, Grandma!"Her voice was cold and aloof. Donna nodded with a smile on her face. "Good. Good thing that all your family are here!"Everyone looked at Donna's loving face and started to flatter her again. Only Catherine noticed that Donna's smile didn't touch her eyes at all. And Liana, who always watched over others' shoulders, would only lower her head and act like a good girl in front of the seniors. "Grandpa, Grandma, I've been busy wi
Johnathan didn't understand. The whole thing was so clear.Catherine also had admitted it. She should just be punished. He couldn't understand what on earth others were thinking.Seeing that Johnathan was about to sabotage their plan, Rachael tugged at his sleeve secretly.Johnathan had to restrain himself reluctantly, waiting for Donna to do him justice. Donna looked at Catherine with a grave face. "Since you admitted hitting Johnathan, you were wrong then. Johnathan is your brother. Isn't it inappropriate for you to treat him this way?"Then, her fierce eyes exuded an air of disgruntlement. "You're a poor child anyway. You were not properly raised in the countryside before. Vicente took you back out of kindness. I also heard that he had handed the Swanns' assets to you to make it up to you, right?"Catherine didn't make any response. Donna just continued talking. "Vicente loved you. I can get it, but this isn't good for you!"What she said was nothing but criticism of Cathe
The sudden sound drew the attention of all. "What are you doing here?"Donna and Enzo both raised their heads. Upon seeing who it was, they felt quite elated.Noticing everyone's expressions, Catherine also darted a glance back casually. With the sound of the leather shoes hitting the ground, a middle-aged man walked to them slowly. The man walked with his back straight and a grave expression. He glanced across all sharply, exuding a majestic air. Audrey introduced Catherine to Adrien considerately, saying in a low voice, "Kathy, this is Uncle Adrien, as well as the most accomplished man in the Langs. He's currently an officer. He's quite nice, except he looks a bit stern because he has to train the soldiers. Don't be afraid of him. Okay?"How could Catherine be afraid? Hmph, sometimes, Catherine really couldn't understand Audrey's thoughts. Yet, Catherine did recognize that Adrien could do martial arts. He was an officer who trained troops, as Audrey said, rather than a
In Rachael's eyes, Adrien asking about Catherine all of a sudden must be a result of Donna's saying something in advance. She had told Donna about this before she came back to the Langs'. With a smile on her face, she went forward and settled her smiling gaze on Adrien. "Adrien, great thing that you came today. I have a favor to ask of you."Adrien stared at her with a casual expression. "We're family. No need to stand on ceremony."Rachael gave a faint smile and then turned to look at Catherine. Her soft eyes immediately turned steely when they were fixed on Catherine. She was actually displeased but still acted as if she was amiable and helpless. "You know, Catherine is quite a concern to me. She didn't grow up by my side. When she lived in the countryside, she learned some martial arts. After coming back, she just doesn't take anyone seriously. She can't stand any criticism from anyone. Otherwise, she would just flare up like a bomb. "Well, I really don't know how t
Sitting straight there, Enzo stared sternly at Adrien. "Adrien, Catherine has been rarely educated and extremely unruly. I think you'd better send her into the army!"Donna also chimed in with a sad expression, "Yeah, today, when she just got here, she slapped Johnathan so hard just because he said a few words."Adrien sized up Catherine with intrigue again and thought, "She's quite something."She had been back for a while only, but she just made the Langs and the Swanns work together to deal with her. Clearly, she was really not ordinary.Catherine knew Adrien was scrutinizing her, but she didn't care at all. She just sat there lazily.Adrien was a bit surprised to see that she looked composed. She could maintain composure at such a young age. It looked like she couldn't be an ordinary girl.Thinking of the Langs' and the Swanns' attitudes toward Catherine, Adrien couldn't help being dismissive of them. The Langs were always self-centered and haughty. He knew this better than
This plot twist caught everyone off guard.After all, they tried every possible means to send Catherine, the jinx, to the army, not Johnathan, the precious little darling of the Swanns.Everyone was freaking out, but Catherine remained calm as ever.She treated it as a hilarious comedy-drama to pass the time.Johnathan became agitated and immediately retorted loudly, "No, I will not go!"Adrien gave him a cold stare and said sternly, "I'm afraid you have no say in this!"Rachael knew her son's temperament well and quickly stopped Johnathan while asking for her mother's help.Donna loved her grandson too much to watch Johnathan suffer like that.She urgently told Adrien, "Adrien, let's discuss this later. Johnathan is still young."The astute Donna had grasped the situation.There was a glimmer of intelligence in her eyes. "No wonder my clever daughter came back to seek my help. It seems that the jinx thrown into the countryside by the Swanns was challenging to deal with."Wi
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