Branden rolled down the window, took out a pack of cigarettes from the side, and was about to flip it open.However, seeing Catherine's brows slightly furrowed, Branden put the pack of cigarettes back and rolled the window back up.Everything happened in silence. It was as though nothing had happened.Branden stared at the cold expression on Catherine's face. A trace of a smile glistened in his cold eyes as he told her his condition."I don't want the Swanns' shares. I only want one thing. If you can get it, I'll sign your contract.""What is it?" Catherine asked immediately.Looking tense, Catherine couldn't help but frown. She knew what Branden wanted must be hard to get.Branden asked casually, "Have you heard of Hacker Alliance?"As he spoke, Branden looked remarkably calm. It was as if he was talking about something irrelevant and unimportant.However, Catherine knew immediately that Branden suspected her.Her identity might be a huge secret for others. However, she thou
Audrey saw Catherine stopping in front of an empty mansion. She couldn't help but find it weird and walked up to Catherine to ask her what it was about.The mansion was even larger than that of the Swanns'. It was the most luxurious mansion in the neighborhood. However, after it had been built, it had been empty for all three years.Audrey went up to Catherine and was about to pat her on the shoulder when Catherine opened the door of the mansion.Audrey was in shock. Why did Catherine have a key to this mansion?Before she could figure it out, Catherine had already slipped into the house and returned on a heavy motorcycle.With a beautiful drift, Catherine parked steadily next to Audrey.Audrey couldn't help but exclaim as if her chest was bursting, "Kathy, you're so cool!"Catherine had just parked and almost toppled over at her words.She raised her head and looked at Audrey, who was still looking surprised, with a frown.Was she really her birth sister?Catherine took a bl
After leaving the Principal's Office, Audrey still had her brows furrowed. She was starting to regret what she had decided upon careful consideration.She muttered to Catherine, "No, I have to see the principal again. You can't go to Class 8. Liana is in Class 8. You can't be in the same class with her. With her character, she would surely cause trouble for you."With that, Audrey turned to head back to the Principal's Office, but Catherine grabbed her arm and yanked her back.Audrey looked up at Catherine in confusion.Catherine said lightly, "There's no need!""No need? Are you okay with being in Class 8? But what if Liana bullies you?" Audrey looked at her somewhat worriedly.Bully her?Catherine was confident that no one on earth could bully her. She smiled lightly, looking somewhat scary but casual as she said jokingly, "I'll bully her back then."For some reason, Audrey felt that Catherine was not joking.After all, she had seen Liana fighting with Catherine. Despite bei
It wasn't that nobody wanted to sit next to Bryan. It was that nobody dared to sit next to him.If Liana was the prettiest girl in Loyalty Academy, Bryan was the school bully.Nobody dared to cross Bryan. Besides, the youngest son of the Duncans was known to have a taboo, which was that he didn't like girls.Therefore, Bryan's seat was surrounded by male students.In the past, a girl that didn't know better forced her way into sitting near Bryan.She was kicked out of the classroom that day and was asked to quit school the next day. Since then, no girl dared to even think about sitting near Bryan.Now, the homeroom teacher asked the new student to sit beside Bryan directly. Everyone was worried about the new student. Some students couldn't help but wonder if the teacher hated the new student for making such an arrangement.Since Catherine stepped into the classroom, she had attracted the eyes of many. Now, it could be said that she was the center of attention.However, Catherin
Catherine woke up so suddenly that Bryan didn't have time to react. He hurriedly turned away so she wouldn't notice anything wrong with him.Bryan sat up straight and looked outside the window, pretending nothing had happened.A few seconds passed, and Bryan still didn't hear any movement behind him.This made Bryan furrow his brows slightly, feeling strange.Just as he considered whether he should turn back to look, a voice rang beside him."Bryan, she's gone. Stop pretending."Bryan turned his head back slightly and glanced, only to see that Catherine was indeed gone.His hands clenched slightly under the desk, and a faint trace of anger was on his face. He looked somewhat fiercely at David."When did I care about her? Don't talk nonsense."However, David didn't say who she was. Bryan confirmed David's guesses without being pressed.Nonetheless, Bryan's expression already scared David out of his wits. He didn't dare to retort at all.His boss looked truly scary when he got
Catherine left the alley and was about to pick up her motorcycle.Suddenly, a red BMW Z4 sped toward her and parked next to her.Catherine knew the car was here for her, so she turned to glance at it.Then, the car parked steadily next to her, revealing Audrey's smiley face."Kathy, are you very surprised to see me?"Surprised?That was impossible. However, instead of being surprised, Catherine was shocked!Catherine lowered her eyes and looked calmly at Audrey. Her cold face was emotionless.Despite how cold Catherine was all the time, Audrey didn't seem to mind at all and was as enthusiastic as she could be.She beckoned at Catherine excitedly. "Kathy, since it's your first day here, I guessed you probably have no one to have lunch with. I also studied here, and I know a great restaurant with super delicious food nearby. I came specially to take you there. Come on."Catherine was planning to skip lessons in the afternoon, as school was somewhat boring.However, by showing
Triston also noticed that Audrey didn't seem to understand what he was talking about. He pointed a finger at Branden, then at Catherine.Audrey understood immediately that Triston was talking about Branden and Catherine being engaged.In the upper-class community, Branden was the dream of countless girls. Many people took marrying the Duncans as their lifelong ambition.However, Branden was cold and didn't like to socialize with others. He spent most of his time on his work and was rarely heard to be involved with any woman.In fact, Branden was even once rumored to be gay, as there was only Triston by his side all the time.Audrey studied Branden carefully with a brief glance at him.Even though she had only taken one look at him, Audrey was almost frozen by Branden's cold presence. She looked away hurriedly and didn't dare to look at him again.Even though Branden was a great man, Audrey felt he was incompatible with Catherine. Audrey didn't know what Vicente was thinking abou
In the afternoon, after Catherine returned to her class.The class quieted down immediately. It was even quieter than when the homeroom teacher arrived.Everyone had their eyes fixed on Catherine. Some of them looked surprised, some disdainful, and some were once again mesmerized by Catherine's beauty.Despite being the focus of everyone's attention, Catherine acted as if nothing was wrong and went back to her seat.As she sat down, the discussions around her started again."How is she still here? Didn't Bryan teach her a lesson? I heard that no girl could live to see tomorrow in the classroom after approaching Bryan. Even though it has only been a morning, isn't it more than enough for Bryan to make her disappear already?""Who knows? Maybe she is skillful in her own way. I heard that she carries a curse and is a jinx herself. Her own family abandoned her since she was just a child.""Shut up! Don't let Catherine hear you. I heard she's tough and a great fighter for growing up
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