Branden nodded slightly, exuding an extremely powerful aura that made it impossible for anyone to divert their gaze from him, even if he didn't say a word. Facing curious looks, Branden remained calm and composed. He casually uttered a sentence that threw the whole scene into chaos. "What if this person is not Prince Harry?" Everyone was stunned, including Harry, but Catherine's expression remained unchanged. The first to speak up was Queen Lina, who had held a grudge against Catherine for a long time. She wanted to teach Catherine a lesson. Even if no one dared to lay a finger on Catherine, it would still be satisfying if Catherine got punished by the king. Queen Lina pretended to be angry and scolded, "Nonsense! This is Prince Harry. Can't the king even recognize his own child?"Branden turned his head and glanced at Queen Lina. His sharp eyes shot directly at her, causing her heart to skip a beat. She felt as if someone had their hands around her throat. She had never enc
Catherine and Withal stood as bystanders, watching the power struggle with cold eyes.Withal had brought a plate of fruits and placed it in front of Catherine. "Catherine, have some fruit before watching the show."This power struggle might not end anytime soon.Catherine appreciated Withal's thoughtful service.Under the influence of Queen Lina, the king displayed his dissatisfaction towards Hayden."Hayden, no matter the reason, it cannot justify you persecuting the royal family and tarnishing the sacred spring.""Hmph!" Hayden snorted disdainfully, his face full of contempt. "Even if I destroy this country due to my vengeance for my mother's death and my hatred for my brother, what does it matter? Father, have you forgotten how our ancestors established Ravenloth?" The first king of Ravenloth had also suffered persecution from a tyrant, which led to the establishment of Ravenloth that continued until now.Nevertheless, the king expressed his discontent towards Hayden's acti
Lina looked at those disgusting faces, all of whom used to flatter her all the time. Now, they had turned against her and wanted to kill her on the spot just to please Hayden. Facing these hypocritical faces, the once arrogant Queen Lina couldn't hold it anymore. She crawled to the king's side, begging him not to believe these slanderous words. If it were any other day, the king could have turned a blind eye, but the situation was different now. There was solid evidence of the queen's murder, and so many members of the royal family were advising him. He was the king of Ravenloth and couldn't just think about himself. If all the members of the royal family had objections, who would support him as the king? After a long silence, the king finally made his final decision. "Bring Hayden and Lina down. Detain them for now," he ordered. Seeing this, Hayden knew he would definitely win. The king had already compromised, and Lina's death was only a matter of time. With a calm exp
In the dungeon.Compared to other dungeons, the environment here was much better. There was no dark and damp atmosphere, and everyone was imprisoned in separate cells, equipped with everything they needed.The only thing missing was probably freedom.After revealing her identity, Catherine was taken to the bottom floor by the guards.Hayden's crimes were too severe, so he was imprisoned here.The sound of the door opening startled Hayden inside the cell.Since he entered, Hayden had been sitting cross-legged on the bed, facing the wall, ignoring everyone. But this time, upon hearing footsteps, he immediately put down his legs, turned around, and smiled at the person who entered. "Doctor, please!"Catherine sat down without any hesitation. Although it was a dungeon, the environment was still decent.After she sat down, Hayden began to observe her carefully. His gaze didn't carry any hostility. It was a particularly gentle gaze. There seemed to be admiration and respect in it
After listening to Hayden's words, Catherine remained calm."You're wrong." Her voice was calm, devoid of any warmth.Hayden looked at Catherine with a puzzled expression. "Doctor, what do you mean?"Catherine bluntly told him, "You're thanking the wrong person."Hearing this, Hayden anxiously interrupted Catherine. "It's impossible. I couldn't have remembered wrong. It was you who saved me back then!""It was indeed me, but I didn't do it to save you." Catherine's face remained expressionless, her eyes not even blinking. "The person who harmed you had a laugh that was too unpleasant."That person was a human trafficker in the black market. He enjoyed laughing while dealing with the captive.Catherine happened to pass by at that time and was extremely disgusted by the laughter. In order to stop the person from laughing, she released all the kidnapped individuals. This was the only time she intervened in the internal affairs of the black market. The black market had its own rules
At the Swanns'.Withal was investigating the account of the Bank of Nospines on the computer. After seeing a series of numbers change, he happily waved his hand to greet Catherine."Catherine, we've got the money."Just now, they received the commission from Ravenloth, marking the completion of this mission.Catherine was leaning on the side, playing a game. As the sound of gunfire rang out, a burst of green smoke rose, signifying the end of the battle.She threw her phone aside and turned her gaze back to Withal."Contact Rodge and transfer the money to him.""Are we giving it to Arbotte Laboratory again?" Withal felt a bit distressed.Although this sum of money belonged to Catherine, and she could spend it however she liked, the operation of Arbotte Laboratory was too expensive.Several hundred million dollars were being used there, and Catherine didn't allow anyone to complain about it.Catherine glanced at Withal again, and he understood what she meant. He dared not say a
The Duncans, a prominent family, have been located in the southwest corner of Casier for centuries. There had always been a legend that this place was a gathering point for spiritual energy. It was rumored that one of the ancestors of the Duncans was a powerful psychic who recognized the auspiciousness of this location and built the ancestral home here, ensuring the prosperity of the Duncans for generations. Although Catherine wasn't a psychic, she couldn't deny that the Duncans chose a great location. Nestled by the mountains and rivers, it was a pleasant place to live in.The car came to a steady stop in the courtyard, and Paxton stepped out of the car to open the door for Branden before standing aside obediently. Branden walked around to the other side of the car and opened the door for Catherine. Catherine stepped out of the car and entered the house together with Branden.Unlike the modern-style architecture outside, the living room of the house was full of traditional dec
The next day at noon, Catherine woke up and saw Branden sitting at the end of the bed, working on his computer. Judging by his appearance, he had been sitting there for quite some time.Catherine groggily got up and sat upright on the bed.Branden, noticing that Catherine was awake, looked up at her.His voice was so gentle as he asked, "Would you like some water?"Catherine weakly nodded, her eyes still closed.Branden picked up the glass of warm water he had prepared and handed it to Catherine.The warm water instantly warmed her whole body, and Catherine slowly woke up. She leaned against Branden's chest, her posture extremely comfortable, with a contented look on her face."Aren't you going to the office today?"Catherine remembered clearly hearing Paxton say yesterday that there were a lot of documents piling up at the company that Branden needed to sign. She originally thought Branden would be at the office, but she didn't expect him to stay and work at home.In response
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