Korbin understood what Paxton meant for sure. Paxton might only be Branden's assistant.However, what he said represented Branden's intention.Korbin did not speak up soon and looked at Rachael instead. He wanted her to settle this matter.Rachael panicked. She did not expect this matter to be so serious.Being imprisoned for ten years would mean her son's life would be doomed.She would never let that happen.Under her husband's instigation, she decided to beg Branden for mercy.The only person who could turn the table was Branden.She put down her arrogance and looked at Branden with a smile."Mr. Duncan, I think this must be a misunderstanding."It was again the same old sentence.Branden did not even look at her. Feeling awkward, Racheal decided to punish her son.She turned around and slapped Johnathan. It was a loud slap as if she was trying to prove something.Johnathan was dumbfounded again. This was the first time his mother had slapped him in his life.Rachael g
As Rachael Lang listened to her husband's changing tone, she instantly grasped the situation. Despite the ups and downs of their many years of marriage, the level of understanding and unspoken communication between them was still intact.She turned and angrily scolded Johnathan Swann, looking like she couldn't believe his recklessness."John, you are such a foolish child. How could you do this? It's bad enough that you're overthinking things, but you went as far as harming your sister, Kathy, as well. She is your sister, and we're family. How could you do this?" rebuked Rachael incredulously.Rachael sternly warned Johnathan, "I'm telling you now, I won't tolerate this incident today. You owe your sister an explanation!"This reprimand even made Paxton Duncan, who was standing nearby, feel uncomfortable. He seemed to understand why Catherine Swann always had that icy and distant demeanor in order to keep everyone at arm's length.Dealing with a family like this would be strang
Korbin Swann looked up, his gaze fixed on Catherine Swann, wondering what kind of trick this girl was planning to play."What do you mean?" he asked.Catherine stared coldly at her father and did not bother to hide her arrogance. "I promised you that I won't let him go to jail. What about your end of the deal?" said Catherine.Korbin had initially thought this was a mere formality, but Catherine was taking it seriously."Don't worry, your brother made a mistake, and I will make sure he pays for it. I'll cut off his pocket money for a whole year and have him reflect in front of your grandfather's memorial tablet," replied Korbin.As Korbin revealed the punishment, all of them who were present had various reactions. Johnathan Swann was about to explode upon hearing that his pocket money would be cut off. Rachael secretly sighed in relief. After all, her husband did care for their son.When it came to matters that could be solved with money, it wasn't a big deal.Upon hearing
Korbin Swann felt that he had already given Catherine Swann enough face. If Branden Duncan weren't present, he would have already taken control of Catherine and taught her a lesson.She needed to learn her place, especially challenging the Swanns.After hearing Korbin's condition, Catherine smiled and fixed her chilly gaze on him. She calmly asked, "Dad, do you think this is a discount store? You keep asking to bargain."Bargaining was beneath Catherine's dignity. She viewed it as a mockery of the situation.Korbin glared at Catherine with anger in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "Catherine, don't push it too far!"Catherine crossed her arms casually, appearing relaxed but exuding an overwhelming arrogance.Catherine's composure made her seem even more dominant compared to the furious members of the Swanns. The atmosphere in the living room plunged to an icy low, and an intense standoff began between father and daughter.When it seemed the situation was about to escal
After Catherine Swann, accompanied by Branden Duncan, had completely disappeared from the Swanns, Korbin slowly came to his senses. At this moment, what echoed in Korbin's mind was the sentence Branden had said before leaving and the terrifying look in his eyes.He held his hand up in mid-air, looking somewhat awkward to maintain his balance. The Swanns' butler, Ezra Noah, rushed forward to assist him and helped him sit down slowly."Mr. Swann, are you alright?" Ezra asked with concern.Korbin's gaze wandered, and he shook his head slowly.He hadn't expected that Catherine would find such a formidable ally to support her. His attitude and demeanor just now had been truly startling.He couldn't help muttering to himself, "How did she manage to find such a powerful person to back her up?"Ezra shook his head silently and felt somewhat helpless as he watched Korbin's attitude.He had worked for the Swanns for the majority of his life, and his relationship with Korbin was extr
Loyalty Academy.After a short holiday break, the students in Class 8 didn't seem to be in good shape. Three days of vacation felt more tiring than their regular studies. They not only had to free their long-trapped souls but also faced a lot of assignments, which left this group of students exhausted.However, this exhaustion was mainly for ordinary students. For some students, those who were exceptionally outstanding made others envy and jealous as things were different.Take Bryan Duncan and Ronin Oconnor, for example. Their situation was unmatched!Bryan seemed to be in his usual state, but Ronin appeared to be a bit abnormal.He hunched over his desk, eyes fixed on something outside the window. However, it wasn't exactly clear what he was looking at.His normally dull eyes suddenly sparkled for a moment. Then, he stood up excitedly and shouted at the classroom door, "Boss..."Well, there was no need to look as everyone knew who had just arrived.Compared to the typical
Ronin Oconnor had just spoken, and before Catherine Swann even had a chance to react, he regretted it. "Did he really need to explain things to his boss?" thought Ronin.He felt that he must have been driven crazy by Liana to say such things to his boss.Ronin quickly apologized, "Boss, I'm sorry. I must have been out of my mind to say something like that. Let's ignore her; she's like an escaped lunatic."Catherine had no intention of paying attention to Liana in the first place. Responding to her would be giving her too much attention.Liana was not worried at all, even realizing Catherine was ignoring her, She stood on the moral high ground, confident that she could defeat Catherine completely."Catherine, why are you so calm when you've done something wrong? Clearly, you are the one who made a mistake, aren't you?" said Liana.She continued, "You are plotting against your brother to obtain the Swanns' wealth. Doesn't your conscience condemn you?"Under Liana's vigorous sp
Upon hearing this, Catherine raised her head to look at the student who had spoken. The student immediately fell silent and didn't dare to meet her gaze.George Drax then cautiously addressed Catherine by wearing a friendly smile and a careful demeanor. "Catherine, we're concerned about you too. If there's any misunderstanding, please clarify it. In case someone tries to smear your reputation in the future, we can defend you, right?" said George.Normally, George was polite to Catherine. It was not easy to be the class president in Class 8, which was known for its strong personality. Catherine didn't want to make things difficult for him either."In that case, I'll ask Liana a few questions," said George.George was relieved when Catherine agreed to his suggestion. Catherine said, "Since Liana brought this matter up in public, it's completely reasonable to ask her for a response. After all, she is also involved."Liana, who had been watching from the sidelines, didn't expect t
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