Branden pulled Catherine's hand and placed it inside his pocket with the excuse that her hand was too cold.Triston and the others could not bear to witness the scene any longer. They came here for vacation, not to see someone show off love.Therefore, Triston spoke up fearlessly. "Mr. Duncan, since we have nothing better to do, how about a game?"They were playing billiards. Catherine and Branden were standing nearby. Their aura was so strong that the players could hardly concentrate on their game.Branden raised his eyebrows."Are you sure?"Triston grinned, knowing that he was literally courting humiliation."If Branden is joining the game, how could I have a chance to beat him? I'll just be completely dominated," thought he.Just as Triston was hesitating, Loraine appeared again. She walked up to him with a beaming smile on her face."Mr. Lambert, since you know you're no match for Mr. Duncan, why don't I play with you instead?"Triston's heart skipped a beat, and he thou
Unlike Loraine, Catherine did not go directly to the billiard table. Instead, she turned her head and looked at Branden standing beside her."Please, explain the rules to me."The people around were all shocked when they heard Catherine say this."Doesn't she know how to play it yet?"How dare she agree to participate in such a high-stakes event without understanding the rules?"Should I praise her bravery and courage or just call her a young and fearless newbie?" thought they.Loraine fixed her gaze in the direction of Catherine with a hint of coldness in the corner of her mouth."How dare she bet against me without any knowledge about billiard? She's biting off more than she can chew," said Loraine inwardly.Compared to the astonishment and ridicule of others, Branden's gaze at Catherine was much more meaningful.On that stunning face that looked like a sculpture, his eyes sparkled like gemstones as he smiled at Catherine. "This girl really has some guts!" he thought.He ex
Mixed emotions plagued Loraine. She had probably never been so embarrassed in her entire life.She glared at Catherine and forcefully slammed the pool cue she held onto the table.Loraine decided to endure it.She gritted her teeth and kept her temper."Miss Swann, congratulations!"Triston and the others were genuinely impressed by Loraine's composure. They thought she was indeed something.But Catherine was even more formidable. She surprised them every time.Catherine stared at Loraine with a faint smile.She enjoyed seeing Loraine being helpless while consumed with intense hatred."Miss Sanford, thank you for your generosity," Catherine said.After that, Catherine waved to Grayson, who stood behind her.Grayson instantly understood and smiled at Loraine. "Miss Sanford, thanks to you, I am now the largest shareholder of this resort."Originally, the three of them had been partners. Grayson owned a thirty percent stake. The majority shareholder was Grayson's wealthy frien
A few seconds later, Yesenia realized that everyone was giving her a strange look.She awkwardly smiled and said, "I'm just a gaming enthusiast."Afterward, she focused entirely on Catherine.Earlier, she had been dismissive of Catherine, but now, she had no reservations. She sat right next to Catherine.If Catherine's presence weren't so commanding, Yesenia might have even snuggled up to Catherine.Yesenia stared at Catherine with admiration and asked, "Oh, my God. How did you make that shot earlier? I didn't see you use a scope, so how did you hit your target?"Yesenia estimated that the distance was at least two to three hundred yards. But Catherine had managed to take down an opponent's level-two helmet with a single shot, all without using a scope.Such skill was terrifying.If Yesenia hadn't witnessed it firsthand by Catherine's side, she would have suspected that Catherine was using cheats or hacks.Upon hearing Yesenia's question, Ronin coldly snorted with disdain. He
At first, Yesenia had shown disdain for Catherine and even called her a jinx. However, she had now transformed into a devoted follower. She stuck closely to Catherine's side, even more so than Branden did.Branden and Triston had gone to discuss some business matters. Branden had intended to take Catherine with him. However, Catherine firmly declined.She showed no interest in boring business discussions.So, Catherine remained in place to rest, while Bryan and Ronin were pulled away. This left only Yesenia, who clung to Catherine relentlessly."Catherine, will you play a game with me? I really want to experience what it's like to be guided by someone!" Yesenia pleaded with eagerness as she looked at Catherine. In her eyes, Catherine was an unattainable character and a top-tier gamer.Yesenia was accustomed to leading others and raising their ranks in games. It was her first time begging someone to guide her in games.Considering Catherine's stature, it was natural to make such a
Originally, the group had planned to spend the night at Grayson's villa, but Ronin had some last-minute business to attend to and needed to leave early.Catherine found it a bit boring and decided to leave early as well.When she suggested it, Branden wouldn't refuse.The two most important people were leaving, and the others also found it uninteresting and decided to leave.So they all naturally dispersed.Bryan had originally intended to take Yesenia home. But as Yesenia saw Catherine left with Branden in his car, she insisted on going with them.In front of her idol, Yesenia didn't even fear her scary uncle.She directly let go of Bryan's hand and rushed over to Catherine. Then she smiled sweetly at Branden, who was standing by Catherine."Branden, I know you're going to drive Catherine home. I want to go with you. After you drop off Catherine, I'll go back with you."Yesenia had planned everything, even what she wanted to learn from Catherine during the drive.Unfortunate
Initially, Catherine thought that Branden would be a terrible cook like Audrey.After all, considering the Duncans' reputation, Branden probably didn't even know the location of the kitchen of the Duncans' since he was a child.However, to Catherine's surprise, not long after, a rich aroma wafted from the kitchen. It instantly aroused Catherine's appetite.She didn't feel hungry before. Now, she caught a whiff of that aroma and immediately found herself struggling to suppress her hunger.Though Catherine's footsteps were barely audible, Branden still sensed them.He instinctively turned around and saw Catherine standing behind him.Branden's handsome face instantly softened, and his deep voice became more attractive as he asked, "What's up?"Catherine didn't hesitate and bluntly stated her purpose. She said, "I'm hungry."He smiled and gently stared at Catherine with his dark eyes. "It'll be ready in a moment. Go wait outside. It's pretty smoky in here."Catherine considered o
After Audrey realized the situation, she expressed her gratitude to Branden.Audrey learned from Branden that Catherine had already gone to sleep in the guest room.Although Audrey wasn't as clever as Catherine, she could discern Branden's intentions from his words.It seemed he had no intention of letting her take Catherine away. To put Audrey at ease, Branden had even generously invited her inside to check on her sister.Audrey cast a quick glance at the sleeping Catherine from afar to ensure her safety. Then she returned to her own room.However, after that, Audrey's heart was still unsettled. She didn't have the courage to disturb Branden.After all, Branden had done nothing wrong. He had kindly taken in her sister and provided her with a guest room. It would be ungrateful for Audrey to appear overly suspicious.She had a sense of ingratitude.Then Audrey struggled the entire night, being half-awake, half-asleep. She held out until Catherine finally rang the doorbell.The
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