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
Rachael was so shocked that her eyes nearly popped out. Her lips quivered as she complained, "What did you say? Is Catherine a shareholder in your company? Is she your top-level advisor?"Are you telling me to rely on this girl to take down the Swann Corporation?"Pete nodded solemnly. He looked at Rachael with a stern expression that made it clear he wasn't joking."Mrs. Swann, let me be clear with my professionalism. To achieve the least amount of loss in this collaboration, we need Miss Catherine and no one else."Rachael laughed in anger. "Pete, do you even know who this girl is?"Pete was also perplexed. Seeing Catherine sitting next to Rachael, he thought they might know each other.If they did, Rachael hadn't needed to approach him in the first place.Before Rachael could respond, Catherine casually spoke up.Catherine said, "Pete, it's quite a coincidence. I inherited my grandfather's company six months ago. This company happens to be the Swann Corporation."Her attrac
The leading butler approached Korbin with the utmost respect. "Hello, Mr. Swann. We are a professional estate management team hired by Miss Catherine. From now on, we will handle all affairs at the Swanns'. I kindly ask you and Mrs. Rachael to leave the Swanns' as soon as possible."At that moment, Korbin couldn't believe his ears and looked at them with a bewildered expression."Are you serious? Do you want me to leave the Swanns'? I am Korbin Swann, and this is the Swanns'!"Korbin was furious and angrily berated the leading butler. He shouted, "You'd better leave now, or I'll have the servants call the police!"After his stern warning, he gestured to the nearby servants and ushered them to escort the butlers out.The butlers on Catherine's side were no pushovers. Each of them was well-trained.The leading butler produced the relevant documents and presented them to Korbin."Mr. Swann, this is the proof of ownership. The actual owner of this house you're in right now is my emp
As Rachael gazed at the cramped little apartment, she was extremely angry.They had been kicked out of the Swanns' by Catherine. Originally, Rachael wanted to return to her mother's house, but Korbin was firmly against it.In the end, they had no choice but to settle into this small city apartment.This apartment was less than 1,000 square feet. It had been purchased for Liana to take a nap during a nearby training class. It was initially registered under Liana's name, and Rachael had never anticipated they would end up living here.The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. The living room in this place wasn't even half the size of her former walk-in closet. She couldn't believe that a high-society lady like herself would end up in such a situation.Unable to contain her anger any longer, Rachael picked up the phone and dialed a number.At the same time, Audrey was on the set in the Northwest.Audrey was still busy shooting, and she had entrusted her phone to Kim fo
On the last day of preparations for the big exam, all the students were called back to the classroom.The homeroom teacher had to inform them of exam instructions, check everyone's admission tickets, and arrange some last-minute work.As Catherine entered the classroom, Ronin was the first to notice something was amiss.He exclaimed, "Catherine, what happened to your hand?"Catherine glanced at the bandage on her hand and slightly frowned.After Ronin's loud outburst, everyone's attention turned to Catherine.Ronin couldn't wait and hurried to Catherine's side with righteous anger."Catherine, tell me who hurt you. I'll take care of the scoundrel who injured you!"He had turned incredibly furious. It seemed that he was ready for a fight.Catherine gave him a cool look and asked in a cold tone, "Do you think you can handle the person who hurt me?"With just that simple statement, Ronin found himself deep in thought.Catherine was right. Whoever had hurt Catherine was a formid
Catherine was heading to the exam room in Casier.Looking ahead at the crowded scene, Catherine impatiently spoke up in a cold voice, "Drop me off up front."There was no choice. The place was packed with the parents of exam-takers.Many families had mobilized for this event.The once spacious road had now become unbearably congested.Hearing Catherine's words, the driver was sweating profusely. But he didn't dare to make any decisions.Seeing the severe traffic jam up ahead, Branden simply pushed the car door open.With the blazing sun outside, he reached for the umbrella by the car door and propped it up to shield himself from the scorching rays.Paxton approached and intended to take the umbrella, but Branden avoided his hand.Branden circled to Catherine's side, opened the car door, and led her out.As they stepped out, the big umbrella cast a shadow over Catherine and shielded her from the sun completely."Let's go," Branden said.He held Catherine's hand and led her t
After hearing that, Catherine thought inwardly, "Ravenloth?"Ravenloth was a small country on the eastern ocean. It might be tiny in size and population, but this place was loaded.Thanks to its vast mineral resources, each year, the revenue from these resources alone was enough to make the people of this country prosperous.But Catherine couldn't care less about this news.After all, she was in such high demand worldwide. If she met with everyone who wanted to see her, she would run herself ragged.If it weren't for Withal's call, Catherine wouldn't pay any attention.She nonchalantly asked, "What's the deal?""They didn't specify," Withal replied and chuckled. He looked quite pleased as he said, "But our intelligence network is top-notch. I've already dug up some information. It seems that the royal family of Ravenloth suddenly contracted a mysterious illness. It has affected over a hundred of its members. They want you to help."Upon hearing that, Catherine couldn't help but
Catherine had been lying in bed for a couple of days, and her whole body was in a state of lethargy.She saw Branden heading toward the door early in the morning, and she knew he was mostly going to exercise.A glimmer of light flashed through Catherine's cold eyes, and she instantly rolled up from the bed."Wait for me!"Branden stopped and turned to look at her. "You're going too?"Catherine nodded without hesitation, then raised her eyebrows to look at Branden with a meaningful gaze. "Can't I?"Branden did not think she could not go, but he just did not expect Catherine to want to exercise with him. After all, she had always been lazy, and she would never choose to stand when she could lie down.Branden smiled helplessly as he thought of Catherine's very bored and lazy appearance at home these past few days."Do you need to change your clothes?"Catherine was wearing casual clothes, so she did not need to change."Let's go!"Catherine followed behind Branden and was pulle
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