The next day, Ronin brought Sean to Catherine.Catherine was leaning on the chair with her legs on the coffee table.She looked like a boss instead of a lady, casual and carefree.Sean stood before Catherine. The handsome young man looked pale and looked haggard. He looked like a prince in distress.His dark circles were noticeable for a fair-skinned man when he stayed late. He looked like a panda.Sean looked at Catherine, who seemed lazy and carefree. He felt his heart hammering. He was in trouble this time and had dug a grave for himself.After hesitating momentarily, Sean still did not know how to tell Catherine about that.He had never been so embarrassed before.After waiting for some time and getting no answer, Catherine lifted her head expressionlessly and looked at Sean.Only a glance from her, the rumored ruthless and heartless black market boss knelt before her.He finally understood why those men in the base were so afraid of an underage girl.She was the boss, a
The National Literary and Art League qualifier held the day before was over. Half of the teams were eliminated, while the other half made it into the semi-finals. Two of the three teams from Loyalty Academy had entered the semi-finals, and they were all students of Class 8.The homeroom teacher of Class 8, Myra Joyce, received many compliments from her colleagues when she entered the office."Miss Joyce, you have amazing students. They always perform well in their studies and are good at arts and sports. It seems you will get a promotion soon."Myra smiled humbly. As the homeroom teacher of Class 8, she did feel proud of her students.However, Myra did not show her joy in front of other people."I'm proud of them too. They do well in every aspect."Speaking of that, the Theisian teacher aside could not help but sigh. "The sisters of the Swanns are so different. I heard they are biological sisters. Liana is perfect in everything, but you know what? Miss Joyce, Catherine got a ze
The assistant was about to report to Korbin when Korbin asked about it."Mr. Swann, the government has acquired the chips we developed together with Mr. David. The stock prices of the Swann Corporation are climbing fast. They are probably waiting for a good opportunity to pump up the stock prices.""Pump up the stock prices?" Korbin smirked. There was keen shrewdness in his old eyes.Catherine was clever and had the Duncan Corporation behind her, but so what? She was still the young girl under his thumb.Korbin had succeeded in cooperating with the Winfreds. After he had transferred the assets of the Swann Corporation to Oceanvile, he would see what Catherine would do with the empty shell of the company.It was all Vicente's fault to leave the Swann Corporation to that jinx, Catherine.Vicente must have been out of his mind. How was Catherine qualified to have the Swann Corporation?Instead of letting others talk behind his back that he was fighting for the family property with
Catherine left Branden's apartment and returned to Audrey's place. She opened her phone. She received a video call, and Ronin's babyface appeared on Catherine's phone screen."Catherine, Jolene sent a message that there's something wrong with the data and wants to talk to you about it."Catherine nodded in agreement. "Put her through to me.""Of course," Ronin replied. The next second, the image on the screen changed.Ronin's good-looking face was gone and was replaced by a sexy, pretty girl with tanned skin who was wearing a black slip-dress."Hi, Catherine! It's been a long time! I miss you so much!"Behind Jolene Carter was a giant screen where different data was scrolling quickly.Once Catherine got to work, she would put on a straight face and give off the aura of warning others not to disturb her. She had a powerful vibe. "Send me the data. I will check it."Jolene was in ecstasy to finally get in touch with Catherine.In those computer geniuses' hearts, they could a
A rare smile appeared on Erick's previously stern face when he saw Catherine in front of him."You are finally here."Catherine saw that Erick was tied to a pillar and in rags. He was wearing dark clothes, but she could still see the dark brown blood on his clothes.Catherine was indifferent to the scene she was looking at.Her cold eyes stared fixedly at Erick, and there was no trace of empathy in them.It was all Erick's choice that led to such a situation.He had chosen to leave with the guards of the Swanns and not to go with Sean when Sean went to rescue him. He had to bear the consequences the choices brought him, and there was no way back.Catherine just eyed him, waiting for him to speak.Erick knew Catherine must know the truth of his leaving.He had not knitted his brows even once under Jeremy's beating, but now, he looked at Catherine with a long, miserable face."Are you angry?" Erick asked gingerly, scared and nervous.He feared Catherine would say yes because h
Oceanvile was not far from Casier, but Loyalty Academy had deep pockets and arranged a plane for the teams participating in the semi-finals.Branden arrived at Catherine's house early in the morning. When Audrey was in a dazed state to open the door and tried hard to open her eyes to send Catherine to the airport, she saw Branden's tall and imposing figure.Branden reached out his hand, and Audrey automatically handed the suitcase to him without thinking about it.Audrey was hesitant about whether to say something when Catherine stumped out of her room, looking drowsy.Catherine was not surprised to see Branden standing outside the house.The only thing she felt weird about was Branden's good spirits.He had been dealing with the job last night when she was asleep.He got up earlier than she did and was vigorous and energetic. There was no hint of sleepiness on his face.Seeing Audrey yawning constantly, Catherine could not help but frown.Audrey insisted on getting up early a
The school booked the hotel rooms for them. It was a new hotel near the competition venue so that it would be convenient for the students.It was not a luxury hotel but was newly opened, so it was clean and decent.Everyone took their driver's license to check in at the reception, and Ronin offered to help Catherine.But when it was Ronin's turn, the receptionist only handed him one key card.Ronin found it strange and asked, "What's wrong? Why did you only give me one key card? I have two driver's licenses with me. Did you make a mistake?"The receptionist looked at Ronin politely and was respectful to him."Sir, don't worry. Miss Swann's room is quite special. I have asked our manager to come and check in for her. Here's your key card. You can have a rest in your room first."Ronin was confused, wondering why the receptionist said so.Ronin looked back at Catherine and saw her leaning against the back of the sofa. She looked relaxed.Sensing Ronin's gaze, Catherine raised he
The usually quiet and meticulous Arbotte Laboratory suddenly became a hub of activity. It was a world-renowned research facility.While it was just a laboratory, its research projects garnered global attention. Many countries coveted the opportunity to collaborate with this facility.Despite its small size, consisting of only a dozen members, each was a globally recognized genius in their field. The laboratory primarily focused on cutting-edge technology, excelling in physics and chemistry research. Every research achievement from the laboratory had the potential to change the world.However, this laboratory was shrouded in mystery; little was known about its members or location. The only means to obtain information about the laboratory was through two channels. The first was to monitor the sporadic updates on the Arbotte Laboratory's website, which sometimes went without new details for the entire year. The second option was to obtain information through the black market, b