Branden led Catherine out of the restaurant, ready to get into the car.Aidan and Triston chased after them. Hearing the noise, Branden and Catherine both turned around.Aidan and Triston froze in their tracks, standing there awkwardly, wearing embarrassed smiles.Catherine glanced at them without saying a word. After all, Branden was still standing beside her. It would be better to let him handle it.Aidan discreetly pulled Triston's sleeve, signaling him to speak up.Triston's face darkened, and he shouted. "Damn, I came out with you to find out the gossip about your brother-in-law's family. Now, you should go up and ask her yourself." His words were full of righteousness, as if he had already mastered the truth in his hands.Aidan's eyes almost popped out when he heard this. He never expected to be fooled by Triston again. After not seeing each other for a few years, Triston had become increasingly scheming. However, Aidan couldn't even express his depression for now. He cou
Hearing his wife's frightened look, Jameson hurriedly comforted her.Sylvia was more than ten years younger than Jameson. She looked perfect for her age. She was almost forty but seemed only thirty.She was adept at manipulation and coquetry, so Jameson adored her deeply. Jameson patted Sylvia's back and glared at Terrance. "How could you say that to Sylvia? Apologize!"Terrance was so disappointed with his father.He went about the trouble Aaron caused and begged for forgiveness. Yet, his father took Sylvia's side and rebuked him.Terrance could not stand it anymore.He finally understood that Aidan was right about his family.The Blatons were so hopeless. It was time for Terrance to draw a line with them and save himself.He looked up at his father, his eyes firm. "Dad, the only thing we can do is to cast Aaron and this bitch out of our family. In that case, our family might still have hope."His words irritated Sylvia, but she was scheming and clever enough not to curse T
On Grayson's face, the thin bangs hid his bright eyes, staring fixedly at where Catherine stood.Catherine did not speak a word among the crowd but was still in the spotlight. Grayson's usual calmness had a crack on it.Catherine walked away from the crowd that surrounded her.She took several steps ahead and realized someone was following her.Catherine stopped, whirled around, and narrowed her eyes. She looked indolently and casually at Grayson. "What do you want?"Grayson did not expect her to stop, and he would subconsciously follow her out.Catherine was like sunshine. People would want to follow her steps without even realizing it."Catherine, you have an excellent voice and a good sense of pitch. I heard that you wrote the song yourself. Is that true?"When Grayson heard Catherine sing, he found her voice mind-blowing.After hearing from people around that Catherine wrote the song on her own, Grayson was even more amazed by her musical talent.Catherine was now sizing
Ronin received an email. It was an anonymous one that was sent to Sugar's business email.The email said a high school student plagiarized Sugar's song and lied that she wrote it, using it to chase fame.Ronin was furious just reading the email title. He could not help but swear, "What the hell? Damn it. Let me see who the plagiarist is. I must teach her a lesson!"When he clicked open the email, he first saw Catherine's photo.He was perplexed and scanned the text.The email content talked about how Catherine had plagiarized Sugar's song. Ronin rolled his eyes and closed the Mail app.Ronin wondered which idiot dared to do such a stupid thing.It was so hateful to waste his time.What a hilarious thing that Catherine would plagiarize herself!Ronin did not know why people nowadays were so weird. Why would they send such a boring email? He was so speechless about it.He had no time for this. He still had codes to modify.Some lunatics kept attacking their base, and Ronin nee
Liana's performance had been arranged after Catherine's, but Liana wanted to take the lead to impress the audience before Catherine, so she switched the order with Jessica.Jessica naturally agreed.She wished Liana could beat Catherine and avenge her."Liana, don't worry. I already asked my fans to be prepared. They will all vote for you, and so will I. You will surely win the championship."Liana put on a bashful smile and looked somewhat embarrassed."Jessica, thank you so much. You are so kind, but I..."Jessica interrupted her words. "There's no 'but.' I want you to be the winner, and that's it."Now, you need to powder your nose and freshen up. You are about to perform. You need to look astonishing."Liana smiled slightly and turned to walk toward the stage.The moment she turned around, the smile on her face was gone.Her eyes were a little like Catherine's, and in them flashed a hint of coldness. Liana never thought that she would be the one to benefit from the fight
The celebration gala came to an end. Many of the judges were celebrities in the industry. These big shots made the celebration gala a media frenzy, creating a new trending topic for today.The smile on the principal's face never faded, and as one of the judges, he also voted for Catherine's team. This was not only because they were famous but also because their performance was truly outstanding, giving him a sense of excitement in his old age.After going around with Nash, Liana returned to the auditorium.The selection began, and the principal stood on the stage with the award results in hand."Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. It is my honor to stand on this stage and announce tonight's champion. The champion tonight is..." The principal deliberately paused momentarily before excitedly saying, "Catherine's team! Congratulations!""Wow..."Cheers and screams filled the entire venue.Compared to the enthusiasm and cheers from the crowd, Catherine remained calm. She sat quiet
The scene was in an uproar as the two songs were undeniably similar. After teachers of the music department analyzed them, they confirmed that they were both composed by the same person, or rather, the latter was a slightly modified version of the former.Many people knew that Catherine claimed to be the creator of this song. Now, it was so similar to the music of a famous musician, which was clearly plagiarism.The young man who exposed Catherine listened to the surrounding discussions and felt he had received reinforcements. He pointed at Catherine triumphantly, saying, "The reason she dares to plagiarize is because this song was posted by Sugar on a forum a long time ago. She ruined a great musician's work. Do you think someone like her deserves to be the champion?"Branden stood in the audience, accompanied by Triston. Seeing Branden's cold expression, Triston quietly asked him, "Mr. Duncan, should I arrange for a couple of guys to drag this guy away and shut him up?""This fou
Facing the reporters' questions, Liana looked troubled. She had been speaking on behalf of Catherine, but her demeanor revealed some new information."Don't blame my sister. It's probably just a misunderstanding. She just came back from the countryside. She may not know the rules. She thought that by adapting it, it would be her work. But her singing voice is good, isn't it? She has never learned music before, so being able to sing so well is already very impressive. The celebration gala is just an artistic competition, not a creative one, right?"While insisting on preserving Catherine's champion title, she inadvertently confirmed the accusation that Catherine plagiarized Sugar's work.The young man who exposed Catherine earlier suddenly became arrogant again."Hmph, so she hasn't even learned music before, huh? Then how dare she say she is Sugar? Can't believe she's such a shameless person!"Catherine leaned to the side as if watching a show. She felt that if this performance we
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