Because of Adrien's arrival, the original dreary Langs had become cheerful and laughing again, and everyone was talking and discussing enthusiastically.Returning to her senses, Rachael looked at Catherine with increasing disdain. She squinted at her elder sister-in-law, Alyssa Lang.Alyssa had always followed Rachael's lead. When she married into the Langs, Rachael had not yet married into the wealthy family, the Swanns.At that time, the Langs could only be regarded as well-off. Since Rachael married into the Swanns, the Langs had radically changed.Alyssa was deeply cognizant of Rachael's position in the Langs, so she had always obeyed Rachael.With one look from Rachael, she knew what Rachael meant and immediately turned on Catherine."Catherine, I heard that you're also talented in music, and you won an award at the last celebration gala, right?"Just after she said that, the crowd once again dropped their gazes onto Catherine and looked at her in various ways.Audrey orig
Donna didn't show any mercy at all. Everyone from the Langs sat aside, watching Catherine as if they were watching a good show.They all didn't like Catherine.With Rachael's marriage to the top-class family, the Swanns, she led to the prosperity of the entire Langs.Catherine, who was recognized as a jinx, was thrown into the countryside from a young age. And she was suddenly called back to inherit the entire assets of the Swanns, which made the Langs dislike her, whether out of hostility to the rich or consideration for their own interests.They despised Catherine for growing up in the countryside and looked down on her.Watching Catherine being educated, everyone gloated and held back their laughter.Catherine originally had no intention of paying attention, but she didn't expect the Langs to go too far.She casually put down the fork in her hand and looked at Donna indifferently. Her pure brown eyes exuded a cold aura, which made her look as fierce as a raging beast and shar
The news brought by Adrien left the Langs in shock. They had no idea about the specifics of what was happening within the Swanns.In their eyes, Catherine was just a little girl who was harmless and non-threatening.Enzo reacted first and looked toward Adrien."Adrien, are you sure about what you're saying?"After hearing that, Adrien smiled. He had spent years in rigorous training, which had left his skin darker than usual. It made his bright white teeth stand out even more."Dad, do I have any reason to lie?""Adrien, you misunderstand. It's just that it's strange for you to bring up Catherine suddenly. You've never been interested in these matters before. How did you suddenly become aware of the Swanns' internal affairs?"What puzzled Enzo the most was this point. Adrien had never cared about the Langs' interactions or business dealings.This had been the case since he was a child. However, ever since Catherine appeared, Enzo felt that Adrien's attention to her far exceeded
Audrey got out of the car halfway. She just couldn't bear the intense romantic atmosphere inside.Actually, both Catherine and Branden remained silent. They were occupied with their own things.But that feeling was something else.Branden drove the car while Catherine played games on her phone the whole time.As the car stopped at a red light, Branden reached over and adjusted the button to recline Catherine's seat.Catherine, who had been engrossed in her game, suddenly leaned back. She shifted her gaze from her phone to Branden.She coldly stared at Branden with a hint of confusion.Branden gently looked at her with his sparkling eyes."Kathy, give your eyes a break, and I'll wake you up when we're there."Playing on the phone in the car could seriously strain the eyes. Although Branden was driving, he noticed that Catherine had been on her phone for at least half an hour.So he asked her to take a break and rest her eyes.After understanding his intention, Catherine obedi
Ronin's response caused Catherine to furrow her brow. She lowered her voice and asked, "Did you find out who it was?"Ronin was even more helpless when Catherine asked this. Despite his claim of being an intelligence guru, he couldn't even dig up this bit of information."No." Ronin's tone was filled with frustration."Boss, those people are acting mysteriously, and their whereabouts are well-hidden. I had the base's people look into it, but we haven't received any feedback yet. However, they don't seem like they're against us. It looks more like they want to help us."Catherine spoke up lazily after a brief silence on the other end of the phone."Since they're not against us, let it be," she said.Her meaning was clear. If those people were not enemies, they would leave them be.Ronin thought this approach was somewhat risky. After all, they didn't know where these people came from.However, Ronin couldn't help but feel that Catherine had a point. After all, this group had app
Catherine hadn't even entered the classroom when Liana blocked her at the door.Liana seemed to be waiting for her here deliberately.Catherine arched her eyebrows and cast a cold, curious gaze upon Liana."Is there any problem?" she asked.Liana stared at Catherine with a strong hint of dissatisfaction and resentment in her eyes. "Catherine, how could you speak to our grandparents like that yesterday? Do you not have any respect for your elders?""Humph!" Catherine sneered, her clear and bright eyes filled with a hint of mockery as she looked at Liana. "So you are here to accuse me?""You treated your elders this way. Can't I even ask about it?" Liana justified her argument fiercely. After returning home yesterday, she felt uneasy all night and came to school early this morning to confront Catherine.Facing Liana's arrogance, Catherine approached her slowly with a slight smirk and responded in a low voice."Have you thought this through? Are you sure it's not because I exposed
Liana wore an expression that clearly showed her reluctance to engage in conversation with Johnathan. Her gaze purposely avoided meeting his."Forget it. There's no way to explain this situation clearly. Just chill and take care of yourself!"Jonathan knew in his heart that Liana was up to no good.But he couldn't resist his curiosity, so he grabbed Liana by the wrist and wouldn't let her leave."Explain the situation clearly to me. What is going on?" he asked."If you want to leave, you must make everything clear. Otherwise, don't even think about stepping out of the door," said he inwardly.Liana had a hesitant expression as she said, "Forget it. Just consider it as me being impulsive for a moment. Mommy instructed me not to let you know it because you tend to be impetuous, and it could cause a lot of trouble if you found out.""What's the trouble? Are you thinking I would kill Catherine or something?" Johnathan exclaimed with a hint of agitation."I was afraid you were gonna
During vacation time, no one was using the music room at school. Plus, Ronin had applied in advance and had everything prepared.The rehearsal in the morning went surprisingly smoothly. Both Bryan and Ronin felt like they did a good job, but they noticed that their boss didn't seem to be in a great mood.Bryan glanced at Ronin, signaling him to ask Catherine.Ronin responded with a wry face, indicating Bryan silently why he didn't do it himself.After a bit of fussing around, they decided to ask Catherine together.However, at the last moment, Bryan played a little trick by tripping Ronin's foot, causing Ronin to be one step faster than him to reach Catherine.Ronin was so angry he wanted to turn around and beat the scheming Bryan, but for now, he could only grit his teeth and seek advice from Catherine."Boss, why do you seem a bit unsatisfied? Was there something wrong with our performance just now?"Ronin asked cautiously, but he didn't really think there was a problem with
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