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
Ronin held up Sugar's email, which displayed the report sent by the so-called "fan." The young man's eyes widened, almost popping out of his head. His stuttered, lips trembling, "How... How is this possible?"Ronin sneered. "I was wondering which idiot sent my boss such a stupid message. So it was you who did it, you four-eyed loser! Are you saying that we're pulling a plagiarism stunt on ourselves? How ridiculous!"With Grayson as a witness and the email as physical evidence, there was no doubt that Catherine was the legendary music composer, Sugar.As people marveled at Catherine's identity, they were even more astonished by her talent and youth. They couldn't believe someone so young could create such exceptional music.A curious journalist stepped forward and asked, "Catherine, why didn't you admit it when everyone was questioning you earlier?"Catherine looked disdainfully at the journalist, exuding an air of dominance. "Who are you? Why should I answer your questions?"He
The celebration gala had ended, and Catherine was ready to go back and rest. However, her arm was tightly grabbed by Branden. Catherine turned to look at him, her eyes filled with confusion. "What's wrong?"Branden smiled at Catherine, his eyes filled with gentleness. His deep voice sounded incredibly charming as he said, "You won the competition. Shouldn't we celebrate?"Before Catherine could respond, Branden led her into the car, holding her hand. Paxton, who arrived late, sat in the driver's seat and briefed them on the basic situation."Sir, I've made contact with the Wales. Nash will no longer appear in Casier starting tonight!"Branden's eyes grew cold. He remained silent in response to Paxton. Sitting beside them, Catherine clearly heard what Paxton had said. She was not surprised and had no intention of speaking up for Nash.They were all adults and should be brave enough to face the consequences. If Nash was willing to take the blame for the person he loved, then h
Instantly, everyone's attention was focused on Catherine and Branden, as the news shouted out by Aidan was genuinely astonishing.Especially Ronin, his eyes were almost popping out of their sockets. His voice trembled as he said, "B-Boss..."The moment Aidan spoke up, Catherine sightly furrowed her brows, but soon her expression turned calm."Calm down."The two cold words instantly calmed Ronin. He carefully observed Catherine and figured that it probably wasn't cohabitation.As for Aidan, he already knew he had caused an enormous mess. He cowered behind Triston, seeking refuge. He was now filled with anxiety, worried that Branden would come storming out of the car in anger to silence him forever.After all, Branden's gaze was extremely intimidating just now.Branden rolled up the window, knowing there was no point in arguing with the single guys outside the car.Paxton understood Branden's intentions and stepped on the gas pedal, leaving the scene and a cloud of dust behind t
Branden and Catherine returned to the residential area and coincidentally ran into Audrey downstairs.Audrey, with a tired expression, was dragging her suitcase. The dark circles around her eyes were obvious.Hearing a voice behind her, Audrey instinctively turned around and saw Catherine and Branden standing there."Hey, Kathy!" Audrey greeted happily, and Catherine nodded calmly in response.Having grown accustomed to her sister's temperament, Audrey didn't think much of it, but she looked at Catherine with a face full of regret."Kathy, I heard that you performed on stage at a celebration gala. Why didn't you invite me? I could have cheered you on, but unfortunately, I didn't get to see your performance!" Audrey learned about the news from Triston's social media, where he had explicitly posted a photo of himself with Aidan, saying they were there to support Catherine.Audrey was indignant. Why was Triston notified and able to support Catherine but not her, Catherine's own si
The thing Catherine asked Grayson to do wasn't difficult. She asked if Grayson knew anyone suitable to be a celebrity assistant."Is it for Audrey?" Grayson asked.Catherine made a disgruntled sound in response to Grayson.Grayson knew Catherine always protected her loved ones. She would protect them in every way.Audrey was lucky. She wasn't a bad person. The fact that Catherine was willing to live with her meant that Audrey had been accepted as Catherine's sister. Naturally, Catherine was willing to protect her, and it was normal for Catherine to arrange a job for her."Boss, I used to have a good and hardworking assistant. She got fired by the company because she was a girl. How about I introduce her to Audrey?" Grayson suggested."Sure!" Catherine responded to Grayson. She knew Grayson well. Compared to Ronin, Grayson was more mature. He knew exactly what he wanted and had clear goals for the future.The reason Audrey was so exhausted was because she didn't have an assistant
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