Branden frowned as he looked at his phone. His eyes seemed to be as cold as ice.Looking at Branden's gaze, Paxton felt a deep sense of trepidation.His heart was about to jump out of his throat, beating frantically. If one listened carefully to his words, one would notice the trembling in his voice."Sir, has Miss Swann still not answered her phone call?"She not only ignored the call but straight up hung up on Branden this time. When Branden tried to call back, he was notified to leave a message after the beep.Upon careful recollection, Branden realized that he hadn't offended Catherine in any way."She was fine after the last phone call. Why did she suddenly ignore me?"Has something really happened?" he thought.Branden instantly panicked at the thought of this possibility and lost his usual composure and stability."Send everyone out to search for Catherine. Find her no matter what the cost," he ordered."Don't worry, sir. I will make arrangements right away!"Paxton d
After the six men changed their strategy, it was evident that their attack had become slightly more effective.However, they gradually realized the instructor's formidable strength. Although the six teamed up to fight him, the instructor still effortlessly held his own after ten minutes, which demonstrated his exceptional skills.They could assert without a doubt that the physical stamina of the instructor was in no way on par with that of the six of them.If only they could endure a bit longer, they would unequivocally manage to subdue the instructor.They were able to discern Catherine's tactics, and Catherine could see their thoughts as well.Catherine changed her strategy. She was engaged in a war of attrition with them earlier.From that moment on, she suddenly stepped up her attack.Her movements were incredibly swift. She didn't take them on individually but targeted one and charged a brutal attack.There was absolutely no opportunity for the other party to hit back.De
Paxton got every man in Alton out there, nearly turning the whole of Alton upside down, but there was no sign of Catherine.Catherine just disappeared from the world. There was no trace of her.Paxton returned to Branden with a defeated look. He didn't find Catherine but got a crucial piece of information."Sir, could it be that the men from Asmein have made a move on Miss Swann?"Paxton handed Branden the latest findings. They had all thought that Catherine was Dr. Dunn's student, and this time, the information they found out shocked them.It turned out that Catherine was not Dr. Dunn's student but the developer of the robot, Seven.If what Dr. Dunn said was accurate and the robot Seven was Dr. Seven, then Catherine would most likely be the father of wheat, the person behind Dr. Seven.These men from Asmein never gave up and were still investigating Dr. Seven's whereabouts even after they were interrupted last time.There were no eternal secrets in the world. Since they could
Catherine, wearing a tight vest and camo pants, stood confidently before Carlo. Carlo was stunned for a while. Seeing him silent for a long time, Catherine said, "Why are you still standing there? Planning to slack off and skip training?" Hearing the word "training," Carlo immediately snapped out of it and stood up straight. "Instructor, I was not trying to slack off. I just... I mean..." Carlo couldn't bring himself to say the rest of his words and could only steal glances at Catherine. Catherine gave him a cold look. "Get back to training!"Although Carlo now knew that Catherine was the instructor, he dared not show any disrespect due to her authority. Catherine had given the command, and he had to comply obediently. "I'm going back now!" Catherine watched Carlo hurriedly escape, smirking. "These guys are quite interesting," she murmured....After returning from the instructor's residence, Carlo joined Francis and Cory. As soon as he sat down, Cory, who was usually not
Paxton, Carlo, and Cory on Scorpion Island were all shocked.Paxton and the others knew Branden had caught a leading member of the Hacker Alliance, and he had tortured that member cruelly to acquire the latest information about chips the Hacker Alliance launched. That Hacker Alliance member was unyielding. She endured the brutal torture Branden set for three weeks long and never let the cat out of the bag.In the fourth week, Paxton and his fellows knew Branden had lost his patience. Branden no longer wanted to torture the Hacker Alliance member but prepared to kill her.Paxton started to feel sorry for that Hacker Alliance member. She was tough and insisted on not telling after three weeks of agony.But when Branden decided to kill the Hacker Alliance member, she spoke and negotiated with him.She agreed to sell the following latest chips the Hacker Alliance developed to Red Star as the substitute for the current one Red Star wanted, and she promised the new one would be no wor
There was a mischievous smile on Catherine's face when she looked meaningfully at Branden."You have to think it through. Becoming my trainee halfway through is not something easy. You may lose your life during my training."Her words sent a chill down the other trainees' spines.They knew their instructor was not joking. They might accidentally get themselves killed.Facing Catherine's question, Branden's expression remained unchanged.He replied to Catherine calmly, "Sir, I want to join your camp. I can bear any consequences, even death. I've signed the disclaimer. Please, give me a chance."He did it formally with a good attitude.Catherine was interested in it. Since Branden offered to be tortured, why not? She would not be merciful to him."0339, back in the line.""Yes, sir!" Branden shouted aloud and stood in the line.Catherine asked the other trainees to have regular training.As for the newcomer, she had something special for him.The first round was a physical ch
After Paxton was gone, Catherine looked at the time. It was only half an hour left.She estimated Branden must be exhausted, so she got up and headed to the training ground.Just as she reached the training ground entrance, Paxton stopped her."Miss Swann, could I trouble you for one more thing? Come with me, please.""What do you want?" Catherine stared at him with doubt.Paxton kept his head down and avoided meeting Catherine's eyes. "Miss Swann, you only need to follow me."Catherine walked behind Paxton for some time and came to a halt.Paxton noticed and looked over his shoulder.He saw Catherine fold her arms before her chest with a grim look. Her eyes seemed harsh and piercing, almost scared Paxton out of his wits."Aren't you gonna tell me the truth?" said Catherine with a commanding vibe.Paxton did not know what he had done wrong to expose himself, but he knew he could hide it from Catherine no more. He could only come clean."It's Branden's order. He doesn't want
Branden boarded the private plane and headed to Snake Island.Paxton sat with him on the plane and felt uneasy, so he handed the serum the lab newly developed to Branden."Sir, this is the serum. Inject it for your safety."Branden glanced at Paxton as a warning, and the latter put the serum away gingerly.Branden then pulled open the airplane door.Without a moment of hesitation, Branden jumped off the plane.Paxton was dumbfounded. They did not arrive at their destination yet.Why did Branden jump off suddenly?The plan was to send Branden to Snake Island, and Branden finished the survival challenge there.But Branden chose to increase the difficulty by jumping to the nearby sea area and swimming to the shore.The sea area around Snake Island was a famous dead zone.The complex geography caused the sea to swell roughly, and the most dangerous thing was the man-eater shark.If starting from that sea area, Branden would probably be eaten by a shark before he got to the isla
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