Paxton returned to the living room, followed by a sturdy man who looked somewhat overbearing and seemed to be tough to deal with.The man shot a glance at everyone with a cold face.When his gaze crossed Catherine, his eyes glinted.His eyes lit up instantly as if a flash of bright light went through the clouded sky."Catherine!"Catherine looked at him with narrowed eyes and beckoned him to the empty seat aside. "Take a seat!"Withal sat down as he was told and then settled his excited gaze on Catherine."Catherine, you've been away for three weeks. Now, you're finally back."You know what, I've really had enough of Ronin. He didn't dare to contact you, so he kept pushing me. He called me every day, asking me when you would come back."Catherine couldn't be bothered to respond to Withal's chattering.Withal babbled for a while and noticed that Catherine didn't give any response at all. So, he shut his mouth and kept quiet.Catherine was good-tempered, but if she flared up,
Initially, the servants thought only Branden and Catherine would return to the villa. Unexpectedly, so many people came along.Plus Withal and Erick, who came uninvited, there were quite some people in the villa now.Just as well the villa was big enough. It wouldn't be crowded even if more than a hundred people lived in the villa.Everyone knew that Catherine would leave Oceanvile the next day, so they all wanted to treat her to dinner.As they insisted on staying and badgering Catherine, Branden looked livid with sullen eyes.Yet, they were all Catherine's friends. He had taken great pains to win Catherine's forgiveness. Of course, he didn't dare to mess with Catherine again now.Although he didn't dare to piss off Catherine, he couldn't let Catherine eat out with them. "How about having a barbecue tonight?"Branden stared at Catherine gently with affection in his eyes, waiting for her reply. Catherine spent three weeks on Scorpion Island, where she had plenty of healthy m
The next day, Catherine went to the homeroom teacher and reported back after a leave of absence before returning to the classroom.When she reached the door of the classroom, David was the first one to notice her.Only he wasn't sleeping while the other students were leaning in low spirits over their desks lifelessly.The moment he saw Catherine, David was a bit stunned and then rubbed his eyes in disbelief."Am I dreaming? Catherine is back?"He pinched himself in secret. Because he did it too hard, he grimaced in pain.It was then that he was sure that Catherine had come back indeed.He hurriedly reached out to push Bryan, who was sleeping soundly aside.Bryan was resting at this moment. Disturbed by David, he flew into a rage and then snapped without raising his head, "Who is it? Do you have a death wish?"His cold voice sent David a chill down his spine. He hastened to explain, "Bryan, Catherine is back..."Bryan was dumbstruck and then asked coldly, "Who?""Who else can
In half an hour, a black Harley-Davidson motorbike stopped before the lobby entrance of the Swann Corporation.The security guards, who had been used to seeing luxurious cars, were not accustomed to seeing the motorbike. They felt it was strange.They approached immediately, wanting to stop the lady riding it from parking her bike there."Miss, sorry. You can't..."Catherine shoved her leg backward and got off the bike. She even took off her helmet as she stood still.Her fair and exquisite face was revealed. She looked like a fine sculpture, breathtakingly beautiful. No one would dare to take her for granted upon seeing her beauty.The bodyguards were astonished by her beauty. They froze for a few seconds before realizing they should be asking her to leave.One of the security guards approached Catherine and said politely, "Miss, I'm sorry, but I have to ask you to leave. This is not a parking area."Catherine glanced at him coldly. Her exquisite face looked cold and oppressiv
Linda would not say something like that usually. The staff of the Swann Corporation had always felt she was stern and conservative.She had always been serious and would follow the rules whenever she did something.Even Leonel, who had been working with her for years, was taken aback to hear that. He chuckled."Linda, Miss Swann doesn't have any superpowers. She has greater foresight than us and considers more. With Erick in the Winfreds, this troublesome matter is solved."They both were senior staff of the Swann Corporation, and Vicente trusted them.Before Vicente passed away, he trusted the company to them.If Korbin ruined the company, they would be embarrassed as they failed to do what they had promised Vicente.Fortunately, Catherine was brilliant and good at making strategies.Linda realized what she said did not match her usual behavior.But her reaction was because she was shocked.Catherine was amazing to think of something like this.Linda had been working with K
Catherine turned around and sat opposite Korbin fearlessly.Her back leaned against the headrest of the sofa, and crossed her legs, sitting in the posture she felt most comfortable for her.When Korbin saw her reaction, his anger flared.He despised Catherine because he felt she was not educated with proper manners and was not taught even to sit properly.Korbin looked away, not wanting to see Catherin like this, afraid he might pass out due to rage.Catherine saw Korbin rolling his eyes, but she did not care.To her, Korbin was just a stranger.Since they were not familiar with each other, why would she have to care about his feelings?Soon, she heard footsteps. It was Rachael in high heels walking toward them elegantly.Rachael glanced at Korbin, then at Catherine. She seemed to have expected Catherine's arrival.She observed Catherine as she sat beside Korbin.Korbin spoke again after Rachael sat beside him.He sounded demanding, as if he was questioning Catherine."Wha
Rachael noticed Catherine was indeed a jinx.Her return only brought chaos to the Swanns.Rachael listened to her parents' advice and tried to get along peacefully with Catherine first. Then, when she successfully coaxed Catherine to hand over the Swanns' assets, she could get rid of Catherine.Unexpectedly, Catherine was stubborn and did not know how to get along with them.Rachael wanted to flare up, but it reminded her of her countless failed quarrels with Catherine.Her husband failed to transfer the assets and had even been set up by this jinx, Catherine.Rachael got the advice from her family and planned to use another trick.No one would want to be abandoned by their family. Otherwise, why would Catherine choose to return to the Swanns?They could pretend to accept Catherine's return. After getting the Swanns' assets and placing them under Korbin's name, they could deal with her later, which would be easy.Rachael wept and lay in her husband's arms."Honey, look. Our d
Branden protected Catherine domineeringly, making Korbin and Rachael dumbfounded.Korbin looked at Branden with hostility. He was suppressing his anger and about to reach its limits. He was about to explode in anger."No wonder this girl dared to treat us like this. So, you were supporting her."Branden seemed relaxed compared to Korbin.He had one of his hands in his pocket and stood beside Catherine casually."After Vicente passed away, Catherine did not have many relatives left. Isn't it normal for me to help her as her fiance? Why does this irritate you so much, Mr. Swann?"Catherine glanced at the man tiredly. Instantly, the man's cold gaze turned soft, and looked at her with care.He knew from Dr. Miracle that Catherine's body health had declined since she got injured. He felt sorry for her every time he saw her looking tired.He wanted to piss Korbin off but lost interest when he saw Catherine tired. All he wanted to do was to take Catherine home.The man bent down an
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