Just as the school bell rang, Catherine stood up and prepared to leave. However, the cell phone inside her pocket rang.After glancing at the caller ID, Catherine walked to the window to answer the call.Watching her walk to the window, Bryan winked at his followers on the side.They formed a simple circle to separate Catherine from the rest of the class, leaving no one within 6 feet of her surroundings.Seeing Catherine answering the phone, Liana was originally prepared to step forward and eavesdrop.After seeing the circle Bryan's followers formed in front of her, Liana could only stomp her feet angrily and leave.Connecting the phone call, Catherine then heard a gentle voice coming from the receiver."Miss Swann, is school over?"The caller was clearly calling at the last minute, and he was asking knowingly.Catherine replied in a low voice, "Mmm." Leonel's shallow laughter came from the other end of the phone. "Hahaha, that's great. I was worried about interrupting your
Catherine was taken to dinner by Branden and then sent back to the apartment.She returned to her apartment to rest while Branden rushed back to the Duncan Corporation to continue working.As the head of the Duncans, the job that Branden needed to do was not an easy one. Although there were a large number of brain trusts present, many important decisions still required Branden to personally make the call.When Catherine returned to the apartment, she found out that Audrey was home, which was rare.Hearing the door open, Audrey looked up with a facial mask on her face.When she saw that Catherine was back, she immediately jumped up and rushed up to hug Catherine recklessly.The scene was not difficult to imagine!In a dimly lit room, someone with a face as if painted suddenly rushed toward Catherine.A normal person would be scared out of their wits even if they were not scared to pass out.Catherine was probably the only one who was bold enough that she didn't get scared.She
In the hospital, Linda was in a state of disarray. She sat with the police to take statements. Her professional outfit was still stained with a lot of blood. Her hair, which had always been arranged meticulously, looked a bit messy at the moment.However, her strong professionalism allowed her to cooperate under such circumstances calmly. It was really surprising.After the police had finished taking statements, Catherine went straight up and walked to Linda's side.Linda was about to speak when she saw Catherine, but the expression on her face immediately changed when she saw Audrey behind Catherine.Catherine could tell what Linda meant right away. She turned her head to Audrey and looked at her with an expressionless face."I'm thirsty."As soon as she heard Catherine say she was thirsty, Audrey immediately said anxiously, "I'll go buy you water then. You ran in such a hurry just now. It's normal that you get thirsty. You just wait for me here!"After saying that, Audrey ran
Inside the hospital room, Catherine saw Leonel lying in a hospital bed. He was wrapped in a lot of bandages.He had just woken up from a coma and still looked a little weak.Hearing footsteps, he opened his eyes. After discovering that the person coming was Catherine, his expression was clearly a bit excited."Miss Swann, you need to be careful lately. After Korbin attacked me, his next target must be you!"Facing Leonel's reminder, Catherine looked at him with an expressionless face and issued a question strangely."Why are you so sure it was Korbin?"Leonel thought Catherine was too young to understand the sinister nature of human beings in the world.He reminded her again, "Miss Swann, people can do anything for money. Many people can even kill their siblings for money. Humans are the most sinister."And the reason I'm so sure is because I'm well aware that Vicente had an elite unit cultivated secretly during his lifetime. Later, this elite unit was pocketed by Korbin. The p
Paxton always felt that the atmosphere in the office was particularly depressing today, keeping him on his toes and making him very cautious when reporting things.He was afraid that any careless action would offend Branden and bring trouble to himself."Sir, after checking it out, it should be Korbin's secret guard team's doing!"Branden's icy cold eyes instantly darkened, and boundless gloom seeped from the bottom of his eyes. "Arrange someone to protect Catherine!"Paxton immediately replied without any hesitation, "Will do!"He was well aware of the position of Catherine in Branden's heart. Any injury to Catherine, or even the loss of a single hair, would cause a storm of bloodshed in Casier....At the most famous golf course on the outskirts of Casier, a caddie carried a huge work bag and walked straight toward Korbin, who was playing.He slowly stopped beside Korbin, bowed his head, and said in a lowered voice, "Mr. Swann, the man isn't dead, but his leg is broken!"No
Before the few men in black jackets could make a move on Catherine, a rush of footsteps sounded around them. The four men stopped and turned back to look.At the front end of the alley, Bryan arrogantly walked in with two men while David and his men surrounded the back end.Now, the four men finally understood why Catherine was able to be so calm.They had originally thought of encircling Catherine, but they didn't expect to be set up by Catherine.However, the four of them were not afraid. These people were students, and how could the well-trained fighters still be frightened of a group of students? It was impossible!David and the others finally realized why Catherine suddenly changed her mind. It turned out to be these few scumbags who came to make trouble.They thought, "You guys are really bold and actually dare to come to our place to cause trouble! Do you have a death wish?"Both sides of the people were ready to fight, but Bryan looked straight at Catherine, waiting for
In a concealed corner on the right side of the alley, Paxton, accompanied by a group of his men, hid themselves right after receiving intelligence that someone intended to harm Catherine. "Mr. Duncan, do you think Miss Swann has discovered us?" one of Paxton's men asked."Of course she has! It's so obvious!" Paxton replied, rolling his eyes at his subordinate.Why bother guessing when it was so obvious?As soon as they arrived, they noticed that Catherine was surrounded. However, Paxton didn't act right away. He observed Catherine's demeanor and realized things were not as simple as they seemed.Sure enough, those fools fell into Catherine's trap.Seeing that Catherine was confident and to avoid alerting her, Paxton refrained from taking action immediately.Paxton sought permission from Branden at once. Branden instructed him not to interfere with Catherine as long as she was not in danger.Paxton understood the situation. After all, he and his men were just pawns. They woul
After settling the bill, the waiter returned with a few VIP cards and distributed them to everyone present."Dear customers, check out our VIP card! You can have your own private room and avoid those long lines. These exclusive rooms are reserved just for our VIP guests. So, I hope you enjoyed your meal!"The waiter was highly respectful, and the service was thoughtful, giving people a feeling of being in a warm spring breeze.The people present were so excited that even David couldn't help but cheer out loud. "Oh my goodness, this service is truly impeccable! Following our boss has its perks. The treatment we receive is truly exceptional."Catherine remained composed and did not appear smug despite David's flattery.Given their prestigious backgrounds, it was improbable that just a membership card could easily sway people like David.There were two reasons for this.Firstly, the service of this restaurant was indeed quite good. Secondly, they were showing respect toward her.C
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