After returning to the school, Ronin immediately came to Catherine."Boss, where did you go at noon? Why did you disappear as soon as I turned around?"Catherine had left hurriedly and didn't say goodbye to Ronin, so neither Ronin nor Bryan knew where she had gone."Audrey had an accident on set. I went to the hospital to see her."Ronin was shocked to hear that Audrey had an accident."What? Was she even taken to the hospital? Is she okay?"Catherine's expression was faint. What mood she was in couldn't be seen from her expression, and her voice was somewhat cold."She's fine! She broke her arm and had a minor surgery!"From her expression when she said that, people who didn't know her would think she had held a grudge against Audrey.Only Ronin knew that this had been Catherine's concern for Audrey.People like them were born with light emotions and lacked the rich emotions of ordinary people.But as long as it was someone they cared about, they would go to great lengths a
"Why are you all here?"Audrey asked in surprise before dropping her gaze on Catherine.Catherine looked at her with an expressionless look.She softly said, "They heard that you were injured and hospitalized, so we come to see you together after school!"Ronin politely approached Audrey and said, "Audrey, Boss is right. When we heard about your accident in the afternoon, we planned to visit you. But we didn't expect our group to be so large!"As he said that, he glared with dissatisfaction toward Yesenia, who was on the side. "Especially the one we don't know very well. She insisted on following up."Because of Catherine, Ronin treated Audrey in a very respectful manner.After all, Audrey was his boss' sister and could also be considered his sister. There was not much difference.As for Yesenia, since she dared to treat his boss like that before, she could not blame him for being rude.Upon hearing that, Yesenia was angry, and she glared at Ronin with her eyes widened."What
Inside the hospital room, Audrey and Yesenia were still chattering about skincare products while Bryan started playing games online with Ronin.Branden sat with his eyes closed, not saying a word, but no one dared approach him to disturb him.Paxton stood like a statue at Branden's side, motionless and imposing.With Paxton standing by Branden like that, others were even more afraid to go near him.Triston was the only one who was idle in the huge ward.He walked up and down the ward, looking around, but couldn't find any fun.Seeing Catherine enter, he suddenly had a bright idea and asked the crowd, "Since everyone is here, why don't we have barbecues?"Audrey was arranged in a high-end independent ward. There were only two wards on this entire floor, and they were separated, with direct elevator access. It would not affect other wards and routine medical work if they barbecued here.But after Triston said that, everyone's eyes attacked him.He glanced cautiously at Catherine
"What do you want to eat?"The man leaned against the window and sat looking at Catherine. He had a cold face, and his dark black eyes were filled with doting.Catherine had been eating barbecue almost daily lately and already felt slightly tired of it.She suddenly missed some simple home-cooked meals. "I want to eat those dishes you made the other day!""Okay!" The man responded softly, then ordered Paxton, "Go to the apartment!""Okay!"Paxton immediately responded, changed direction at the fork in the road, and rerouted to the apartment.Paxton couldn't see Catherine and Branden's expressions through the fender, but Branden's doting tone just now made him a bit panic. His hands were still shaking as he gripped the steering wheel.So, Branden had now become a cooking tool?Alas, the world might be about to change.Bryan followed them in his car and felt strange to see them suddenly change lanes."Are they going to change direction?"Triston, who was driven to this car, s
Leaving aside the benefits the Duncan Corporation would get after signing the chip, the Duncan Corporation would get tens of billions of dollars in profits just by receiving the news first.If the Duncan Corporation operated properly, the profit could still double!Ronin was a bit distressed, mainly because he didn't want to give the news for free."Boss, don't we charge a token sum? Wouldn't giving it away be a bit of a loss ?"He asked cautiously and was afraid to anger Catherine.Catherine glanced at the nearby snack cart and the fruit plate on the table with a faint smile in her cold eyes."It's already been charged!""Charged?" Ronin was very surprised."Mmmm!" Catherine answered, then said domineeringly, "Do as I say!"Hearing this, Ronin knew that there was no room for negotiation and responded quickly, "Boss, don't worry. I'll get it done!"When Catherine opened the door the next day, she smelled the aroma wafting from outside.The smell of freshly baked toast was fr
The news that the Hacker Alliance had exclusively released to the Duncan Corporation was indeed not ordinary news.Branden had wanted this chip for a long time and had been waiting for news to be released on the market.If there were any rumors, no matter how much the cost, he would take the exclusive rights.Hacker Alliance, one of the largest chip bases in the world, actually took the initiative to release news to the Duncan Corporation, which was indeed unusual."Paxton, arrange for Carlo to come back."Paxton understood Branden's intention. Branden wanted to put Carlo Duncan in charge of this matter. "Okay, I'll contact Carlo immediately!"If Carlo was in charge of this matter, Paxton could rest assured. Otherwise, he worried he might not have enough energy to handle it.As Paxton was about to leave, he seemed to remember something and suddenly turned around to Branden again."Mr. Duncan, do you think it could be related to Miss Swann?"Although they were not sure what Cat
It had been a while since Catherine had spoken. In Ronin's mind, this pretty much confirmed Catherine's refusal to participate in the upcoming national art competition.But then, to everyone's surprise, Catherine suddenly spoke up."Does anyone know how long this competition will last?" she inquired.Both Ronin and Bryan were taken aback, especially Ronin.However, Bryan knew more about the competition, so Ronin didn't reply, and Bryan responded to Catherine."Boss, the competition consists of preliminaries, semi-finals, and the grand finals. It'll take about a month. They've streamlined the competition this year, and there's a rule that the top three in the preliminaries can bypass the semi-finals and go straight to the grand finals."The competition wasn't an everyday affair. To accommodate student participants, it was scheduled on weekends to accommodate student participants, except for the special grand finals.Bryan handed the competition schedule to Catherine. Coincidental
Korbin was at Mercy Hospital.At that moment, a group of important individuals, including the hospital's director, Rhys, had gathered outside the operating room.Korbin looked at the director with an anxious expression on his face. "Mr. Parry, how is my son's condition? Is it serious?"Rhys gazed at Korbin seriously and replied, "Mr. Swann, rest assured. Our top-notch surgeon is performing the surgery on Mr. Johnathan. Mr. Johnathan's condition is not too severe and won't affect the later stages."Korbin nodded and gratefully shook Rhys' hand."Thank you, Mr. Parry. I appreciate your efforts in handling this matter."Korbin signaled to his secretary on the side. The secretary immediately took out an envelope from his pocket.It was a familiar routine. There was no need to guess. Rhys knew exactly what Korbin meant.He proactively declined the envelope offered by the secretary and looked polite as ever at Korbin."Mr. Swann, with your close relationship with Mr. Duncan, these a
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