Catherine didn't even glance at the documents the kidnapper held. She had one request."I'll sign when I see her."Catherine stood at the entrance of the factory. The afternoon sun cast a glow upon her, which made it impossible to discern her expression or features.However, she exuded an intense aura that was hard to ignore.Upon hearing Catherine's demand, the scarred man sneered and squinted his eyes. He stared at Catherine with a malevolent look in his gaze."Kid, I've got the upper hand now. You're no one to negotiate with me."Come over here and sign this obediently. I'm giving you this opportunity because you've got some guts left. Don't think just because you're a girl, I can't handle you."The scarred man often enjoyed hunting in the mountains, but when he captured prey, he wouldn't immediately finish it off.Instead, he'd give the prey a glimmer of hope and let it escape. When the prey believed it had escaped, he'd recapture and kill it.He would make his prey experi
Catherine moved swiftly. The weapon that had been tightly held by the scarred man was suddenly in Catherine's hand.The scarred man was genuinely shocked this time. He instinctively examined his palm. He flipped it back and forth comically and ludicrously.Before he could see how Catherine managed to touch his hand, Catherine had already snatched the weapon away from him.He thought Catherine must not be ordinary.Her speed was beyond human capabilities.As the scarred man stared at Catherine, his pupils dilated. His eyes were filled with not just fear but also confusion and bewilderment.Catherine toyed with the scarred man's weapon in her hand for a moment.Then she sneered.It was just an outdated relic from the last century, and this man had the audacity to play with it. He was not even afraid of being ridiculed.Catherine suddenly pulled the trigger.The scarred man's eyes widened, and his face instantly turned pale.He had a hunch that his life was about to end at that
Audrey was so shocked when she saw the kidnappers below, who were lying in all sorts of postures and occasionally screaming in pain, that her eyes were almost popping out of her sockets.She had intended to pull Catherine to watch it together but found that Catherine had already headed toward the kidnappers.Worried that Catherine might encounter any mishap, Audrey quickly caught up with her."Be careful, Kathy!"Catherine didn't pay attention to Audrey babbling behind her. Her gaze accurately fell on the table ahead.The papers on the table were exactly the ones the kidnappers used to threaten Audrey into signing.Catherine casually picked up the document and glanced at it. When she saw the huge title on the document cover, a smug smile appeared in her eyes.Seeing her expression so weird, Audrey felt really strange."Kathy, what do you have in your hand?"Catherine casually waved her hand and smoothly placed the document into Audrey's hands. She then nodded and gestured for
At Casier Hospital.The car hadn't even come to a halt when the man impatiently pushed the door open and got out of the car quickly.As soon as he got off, he immediately stretched his legs and strode toward the hospital.Hurriedly, Paxton got out of the passenger seat and followed closely behind.Triston also followed them as he happened to be hanging out with Branden today.Ten minutes ago, Branden got a call from Audrey.During the phone call, Audrey informed him that Catherine had been injured and was in the hospital.Branden immediately left behind the negotiation with the oil prince who had traveled from the Middle Estria and hurried to the hospital.Everyone was on edge right now, not knowing the actual condition of Catherine.On the phone, Audrey was crying and couldn't speak properly. She just kept emphasizing for Branden to come quickly.Branden didn't say anything but just got up and left.If something were to happen to Catherine, he might probably overthrow the e
When Catherine walked out of the treatment room after the wound stitching was done, a few people waiting outside immediately surrounded her.Leading the way was Branden, who gently avoided the wound on Catherine's arm and showed great concern on his face."Are you alright?"Catherine didn't worry too much about such a minor injury and calmly shook her head in response.Standing aside, Triston was more concerned with Audrey, whose eyes were swollen from crying."Weren't you shooting on set today? Why are you hanging out with Catherine now? Did you get hurt?" he asked.Faced with Triston's concern, Audrey didn't know how to answer him and could only keep shaking her head.Triston got so mad at her that he was about to have internal injuries. "This girl never speaks her mind in an emergency and always plays dumb with me, which is quite interesting," he thought."Did you hurt your tongue and can't talk now?"Audrey didn't know how to explain this situation to Triston.She didn't
At the Swanns'.Upon hearing the urgent doorbell, the servants quickly went to open the door.After opening the door, they finally saw who it was, but before they could even say hello, the visitor pushed them aside.Audrey angrily entered the living room and happened to run into Rachael face-to-face.When Rachael saw Audrey's angry appearance, her face darkened immediately."What's with that look? Are you treating me like an enemy?"This is the Swanns'. You don't have the right to throw a tantrum here!"Audrey was now filled with anger and had nowhere to vent. The only thing she lamented was that her grandfather passed away early, leaving no one to help her uphold justice.If her grandpa were there right now, her dad would have been kicked out of the house long ago.Audrey coldly stared at Rachael without the former respect from before. There was only resentment in her eyes now."Where is Korbin?"Where is he? I need to see him!"Her angry tone shook Rachael up."This is n
Korbin knew it in his heart, but he wasn't the least bit afraid of the two girls.He frowned and spoke in a low, menacing voice."Why does this sound so harsh? Don't want to come here? No one invited you. The entrance is over there, so get lost!"Seeing her dad still holding onto such an attitude till now, Audrey felt even more sorrow in her heart.She couldn't hold back anymore and loudly questioned Korbin."So, you're admitting it was all your doing, right?"Korbin glanced coldly at Audrey. "Admit what?"You may throw your tantrum elsewhere, but this is not the place for you to go nuts!""Hmph..." Catherine sneered on the side silently, saying inwardly, "This couple is truly a perfect match. Even their lines are almost the same."She sarcastically remarked, "Some people have the audacity to do things but lack the courage to admit it, huh!"This sentence instantly angered Korbin."What do I have to be afraid to admit?"Could I be afraid of those two little girls?" he said
Audrey's leaving made the Swanns' living room much quieter.Facing Catherine, Rachael was even more rude. In her eyes, Catherine was nothing but a complete troublemaker."You jinx, why don't you just leave? What on earth do you want?"Hearing the noise, Catherine slowly sat up, her sharp gaze shooting straight at Rachael's face."I will leave, but make sure you pay your price!"Upon hearing this, Rachael looked at her suspiciously and felt that something was off. Catherine's expression gave her a very bad premonition."What nonsense are you talking about? Is there any unfinished business between us? Just get lost now!""Hmph..." Catherine let out a cold, contemptuous laugh with a chillingly indifferent expression."Kidnapping, drugging, violent threats..." She suddenly looked up and stared directly at Korbin with a cold and terrifyingly sharp gaze, exuding an overwhelming sense of power.When Korbin was glanced at by her, his heart involuntarily skipped a beat, leaving him mom
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