The barbecue was piping hot and had vibrant colors.Under the relentless heat, the mouthwatering aroma filled the air. The enticing scent tickled the senses and whetted appetites.Catherine had a refined taste for barbecue, and at that moment, she was indulging in it gracefully.Audrey grew up in the Swanns'. She had always known the rules at the dinner table. But today, she found herself struggling to control her cravings.It had been three months since she had enjoyed a proper meal. Now, in the face of the delicious barbecue, she couldn't resist.Kim noticed Audrey's voracious appetite and shook his head."Audrey, you're one of the hottest actresses out there. Can you please be a bit more conscious of your image?"Audrey waved her hand and replied, "Don't worry. I'm not famous enough for everyone to recognize me yet."Her words barely left her lips before she was proven wrong."Wow. Isn't this Audrey, the big star?"A mocking voice came from the front. It was filled with mi
As soon as those words were uttered, Audrey couldn't hold back any longer. She stepped forward and delivered a resounding slap.Audrey slapped Aaron.The sharp sound of the slap left everyone stunned, and Aaron was dumbfounded.No one had expected Audrey to be so daring as to strike Aaron.Kim, who was standing nearby, instinctively wanted to applaud. That slap was undeniably precise and clean.There was a bit of Catherine's swagger in Audrey, and it was evident that they were indeed sisters.However, as Kim came to his senses, he realized this was too impulsive.Kim quietly turned to look at Catherine, who remained calm as ever. He couldn't help but admire her.Catherine was indeed impressive.Catherine glanced at Audrey's trembling arm with a hint of disappointment.It seemed like she would need to find time to teach Audrey how to pack a punch. That slap was far too weak.Finally, Aaron realized the situation.He looked up, gritted his teeth, and glared at Audrey with a t
Aaron was so audacious.And he was really arrogant.Catherine had encountered many arrogant people in her life. And she was eager to see how long Aaron could maintain his arrogance.Catherine took a slow step forward. With her leather boots, she casually stamped on the bank card Aaron had thrown on the ground.Catherine thought inwardly, "He is arrogant, huh?"Let's see who can be more arrogant than me."Aaron gave Catherine a sidelong glance and felt her overpowering presence. Catherine's fiery yet cold disposition piqued his interest."What? One million dollars isn't enough? Darling, your appetite is quite something. One million dollars is more than enough to buy three of your clunker. I'm offering three times the compensation. You should be satisfied."Catherine chuckled coldly. Her voice was crisp and crystal clear amidst the crowd.Catherine's eyes flickered. Her domineering and mocking gaze fell upon Aaron. Her voice was cold and scornful. "Hey, this car doesn't have a s
Jameson stared at Catherine in shock. He hadn't expected this young girl to have such audacity and disregard his family's status.Although Catherine's relationship with Branden was good, she was just a woman.Jameson didn't believe that Branden would confront the Blatons for the sake of a woman.Jameson stared at Catherine coldly with his sharp eyes. His words were laden with a strong warning."Miss Swann, I believe in the principle of resolving disputes amicably. You should understand that."Catherine provocatively stared at Jameson. Her attitude was seemingly carefree, but her presence was overpowering.She had given them enough time to consider their actions, but it seemed these people were eager to test her patience. They were just asking for trouble."So, you want to protect this guy?"Catherine wore a faint smile on her beautiful face.She continued, "Use the Blatons to save your son's legs. Jameson, you're getting quite shrewd in business."The irony in her words was c
Catherine's face was expressionless as she said lazily, her tone cold and low, "I'm not short of money. Besides, haven't you already decided to save your son?"Jameson finally understood Catherine's meaning. He had never expected Catherine to have so much power. She was actually able to undo the financing that Blaton Group had struggled to get in just a few minutes.Even several of the most important project partners of Blaton Group had called Jameson, saying that they wanted to cancel their cooperation.If all of this came true, then Blaton Group was considered to be completely finished.Catherine was holding Blaton Group by the throat and could make it collapse at any time.Jameson was flustered. His arrogant face was now covered in cold sweat. "Miss Swann, let's discuss this further!"Catherine didn't even bother to look at him and was about to leave.Jameson wanted to block her way, but one look from Joseph scared Jameson to take a big step back."He wasn't someone to be me
Those who were present to witness the scene all widened their eyes in shock, their faces as pale as sheets.They had never seen a girl who was so ruthless and decisive in her actions.On that stunningly beautiful face, her eyes were cold and indifferent. A wicked smile escaped from the corner of her mouth, seemingly indistinct, making people feel unreal.When she sat there quietly without moving, she was like a holy flower on the top of a snowy mountain, lonely and cold. Her strikingly beautiful appearance and her cold, distant demeanor made it difficult for people to approach her with ease.On the contrary, as soon as she made her move, her expression remained unchanged, but her aura became terrifying, just like Satan descending to earth.She only struck three times, respectively aiming at Aaron's two legs and an arm, each blow faster and harder than the last. Aaron's desperate screams echoed through the scene. The arrogant and unruly Mr. Blaton of half an hour ago was now like
Catherine sat in the car with Branden, and Triston, who had originally planned to follow them, silently watched as the car departed.He looked at Audrey and said, "Hey, Audrey, give me a ride, will you?"Audrey avoided eye contact, kept her head down, and didn't even look at Triston. Her voice was firm as she said, "I'm not going your way!"After saying that, she quickly left, pulling Kim along.Watching Audrey's fleeing figure, Triston stood alone in the wind, feeling confused. Was it because he was not attractive enough or something? Why did girls ignore him like this?After pondering for a while, Triston turned to Zachary, who was waiting nearby."You're not going my way either?"Zachary was just worried that he wouldn't have a chance to explain this matter to Triston, but now that Triston was giving him the opportunity, he was grateful."How could that be, Mr. Lambert? I'm always going your way! Just wait a moment. I'll be right back!"In every social circle, there were hi
In Class 8, there was a commotion going on. However, this only happened when Catherine wasn't taking a break. Whenever she rested her head on the desk, Class 8 would become quiet, and no one dared to speak.Catherine never specified this rule, but everyone just accepted it.Now, Catherine was playing games, and the atmosphere in the classroom became lively.David and the others gathered around Bryan, making a lot of noise."Hey, Bryan, I've been hearing you hum this tune for the past few days, and it sounds really good. How about singing it for us?"With the competition approaching, Bryan didn't dare to waste time. He was the weakest among the three of them, so how could he afford to be lazy? If it weren't for his talent, he probably wouldn't even qualify to be in the group.Catherine was talented, and Ronin was also impressive. They didn't need too much training.As for Bryan, he had always been a top-notch talent, and he had never experienced this kind of torment before. In or
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