Audrey's confrontation made those reporters think twice about causing a scene.Taking the opportunity, Kim led Audrey away from the media frenzy. As soon as they got into the car, Kim couldn't help but scold Audrey."I told you not to act impulsively. Why didn't you listen?"You've just offended all those reporters, and no one will speak well of you in the future."In the entertainment industry, the last people one wanted to offend were the reporters.Their pens were like swords. They could make or break a person's reputation.Reporters didn't solely depend on celebrities for their livelihood. It was a mutually beneficial relationship.They liked fish and water, and they were inseparable from each other.Audrey held onto one reporter publicly. If they all teamed up against her, her path in the industry would become treacherous.In the face of Kim's scolding, Audrey maintained a humble demeanor, but she didn't regret it this time.When those reporters criticized her, she could
Catherine had just opened her Twitter when she was bombarded by a barrage of mocking comments from netizens.Catherine once claimed on a variety show while accompanying Audrey that she would never venture into the entertainment industry.Now, Catherine was being dragged into the spotlight, with many netizens accusing her of having a burning desire for fame.Some even started a trending topic on Twitter, demanding a vote to kick Catherine out of the competition. They believed that someone like Catherine didn't deserve to be part of the competition team, let alone have the qualifications to win.Apart from some objective commenters, there were also a bunch of bored keyboard warriors. They vented their frustrations under Catherine's tweet with a barrage of insults and curses.After Branden glanced at it, his expression darkened instantly.He reached out to take Catherine's phone from her hand. "Don't look at that. How about some late-night snacks?Although late-night snacks were no
In Oceanvile, Catherine came across several high-profile figures on Twitter, all with verified accounts.One of them was a renowned music producer who had posted a tweet garnering a lot of likes and followers on Twitter."The music industry has seen better days than a decade ago, but we're still working hard. Let's not bring negative influences into the music industry and tarnish the last traces of purity in this circle!"Although he didn't directly mention Catherine on Twitter, he had previously liked a post from a popular blogger who criticized Catherine. It didn't take much guessing to figure out who he was referring to.A group of fans joined in. They passionately supported his views and added their own criticism of Catherine.Branden glanced at the man's Twitter profile and immediately provided Catherine with background information."He is from the Hazels in Oceanvile. He has a niece participating in the competition."With the last name Hazel, she participated in the same c
Catherine originally planned to put down her phone and take a break. Then, she received a message from Ronin.[Catherine, Grayson just tweeted. Take a look!]Upon seeing the message, Catherine opened Twitter.She didn't have to search. Grayson's tweet was already at the top of her feed.She clicked on it. Then, she saw Grayson's tweet.Grayson's Twitter handle was simple. It was just Grayson Clifford. Ten minutes ago, he posted a long tweet with two pictures.Grayson posted the tweet. "That year, we were both eight years old. Thank you for bringing me back to the real world."The first picture showed an adoption certificate with Vicente as the adoptive parent.The second picture featured two children. The boy looked handsome, and the girl, though incredibly beautiful, had a hint of an awe-inspiring and dashing aura.Grayson's fans all knew Grayson didn't have a family.From rags to riches, Grayson had achieved everything through his own hard work, with no one's help.But wha
The next day, when Ronin woke up, he found a video on his phone.He was originally pondering who had such great capabilities to send a video to his phone without being in his contacts.However, he didn't plan to investigate the sender after he started the video. He just wanted to thank this kind person.Now that the rumors about Catherine's cheating had been cleared up online, those who had once insulted Catherine had realized the fact.But this wasn't enough. They hadn't caught the real mastermind yet.The timing of the video was perfect. It was taken from a dimly lit area behind the stage with a surveillance camera.Although the video was a bit blurry and the lighting was low, he could still make out the contents of the video.Most importantly, the person hiding behind the curtain was also captured on video.The video was somewhat unclear, and it would be hard for anyone who wasn't familiar with the person to recognize her.But that outfit was too distinctive, and Ronin reco
On that afternoon, the results of the competition were announced.Catherine's team won the championship as expected. Their group had consistently received the highest scores from the judges.Following this, there was a Twitter frenzy for the entire day. Grayson's fans went crazy voting for Catherine's team.The casual observers misunderstood Catherine due to this incident.To show their remorse to Catherine, they cast all their votes for Catherine's group.Catherine's team won by a landslide, with nearly double the votes of the second-place team. There was no doubt about their victory.At the moment the results were revealed, Yesenia was the first to express her congratulations to the three of them in the group chat.However, the three of them, being the ones directly involved, remained calm and composed.For Catherine, the outcome wasn't a surprise.She had participated in the competition out of respect for their homeroom teacher.The homeroom teacher had always been support
These days, in Oceanvile, the Winfreds definitely had the toughest time.Xavier had a heap of problems on his plate. Even though he knew he had ruffled the feathers of the Hacker Alliance, he just couldn't seem to focus on dealing with them right now.And it didn't seem like the Hacker Alliance was making any moves, so he had sort of brushed it off for the time being.But little did he know that this time, the Hacker Alliance struck hard.By the time Xavier received the message, it was already too late.The leader of Withalist from the Hacker Alliance personally intervened. The leader of Withalist caused quite a stir in the Winfreds' projects and even made a public declaration to the entire Oceanvile.Anyone who dared to assist the Winfreds would be considered an enemy of the Hacker Alliance.The Hacker Alliance was not one to do business with its enemies, and once one was on their blacklist, there was no chance of cooperation.The Hacker Alliance's influence was vast. For some
After receiving the contract from the Winfreds, Withal immediately contacted Catherine.Not all members of the base had the chance to contact Catherine.If Withal hadn't come to Oceanvile on this mission, he wouldn't have had the chance to contact Catherine.Catherine planned to give herself a year's vacation this time and had issued an order that no one should disturb her. She could only be contacted through absolutely secret single-line contact.Withal only learned through Ronin that Catherine was also in Oceanvile.He couldn't wait to call Catherine, waiting for her to connect.Branden went to the branch office in Oceanvile, while Catherine was a bit bored at the hotel by herself.Her phone rang. Looking at the special symbol after the unfamiliar phone number on her screen, Catherine knew who was looking for her and knew it must have been Ronin who gave her contact information to the caller.If there was no important matter, Ronin would not have given her contact information
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