Branden's voice caught the attention of the three of them.Seeing everyone's gaze on him, Branden remained calm. After all, he had gone through a lot of crises like this. He slowly lifted his head, his gentle gaze falling on Catherine."Are you looking for Mr. X's safe?" Catherine casually nodded. Since she had brought Branden, there was no need to hide it from him. "I took on a mission to find this safe." Branden sighed helplessly. His expression carried a faint smile, making it difficult to tell his current mood.Catherine sat up straight, crossed her arms, and raised an eyebrow as she stared at Branden beside her. That gaze seemed to say, "Spill the truth."If it were anyone else treating Branden with this attitude, they would have been sent straight to hell. But Catherine was different. She was the girl who held a special place in his heart, and he had to indulge her."Next time, why don't you let me know before taking on a mission?" Branden's tone carried a hint of helple
The next morning, Paxton arrived with his men at the entrance of the apartment next to Styre University.Francis and Carlo stood at the door, enduring the wind blowing for the entire morning. Finally, they couldn't take it anymore.Carlo, always the talkative one, was the first to speak. "Paxton, what's going on? We've been standing here for almost five hours. Can't we go in yet?"From seven in the morning until now, almost noon, Paxton showed no intention of opening the door.The wind in Loxton was biting in the morning, and the scorching sun near noon made people dizzy. It was truly torture.Paxton glanced at Carlo irritably and then looked down at the watch on his wrist. He said in a low voice, "Don't be impatient. It'll be another half an hour.""It'll be noon in half an hour," Carlo retorted, annoyed."So what? Are you tired? Do you want me to throw you into the mines in Ravenloth?" Paxton's tone was cold, and it scared Carlo.Cory was currently working in the mines in Rav
In just 10 minutes, Catherine managed to open the safe. Paxton, Francis, and Carlo watched her closely as her fingers swiftly tapped on the keyboard. They couldn't see clearly what she was typing before the safe opened. They were shocked by what they had seen. Their mouths were agape.Branden, on the other hand, leaned against the side with an expression of pride on his face. After all, his girl was truly outstanding.After opening the safe, Catherine carefully took out the contents. Once she confirmed everything was in order, she took out her phone and contacted Zobber. With the task completed, she casually tossed the precious safe aside.Catherine's casual act dumbfounded Paxton, Francis, and Carlo. They knew Catherine's formidable combat skills, but they never expected her to have such amazing computer skills.They were well aware of how difficult it was to open the safe. Otherwise, the people from Rexinheim wouldn't have risked their lives to take the entire safe away. They c
When Zobber entered the house, she was stunned by what she saw. Catherine was sitting in the middle of the sofa. Several young men surrounded her. They were completely focused on her phone.Zobber nudged Withal, asking, "What's going on?"Withal rolled his eyes. Lately, he felt like his eyes were twitching from rolling them too much."What's going on? Can't you tell that Catherine is playing games?" Withal replied, ignoring Zobber. How could he miss the thrilling scene of Catherine dominating her opponents?Catherine had reached the final of this game. She was leading Francis and Carlo against four professional players from the opposing team.Currently, the situation was that all three opponents, except the captain, had been eliminated. On their side, only Catherine remained.It was now a one-on-one showdown between Catherine and the top-ranked player on the server, Hero.Hero played for the powerful Golden Star Professional League and was considered the best player in the count
Zobber suddenly shouted, startling everyone.Francis slowly lifted his head and looked at Zobber with a calm expression. He had already learned from Catherine that the person he had fought against was Catherine's ally. But he didn't expect this girl to be so pretty. Her vibrant purple-red hair looked bold and unrestrained.Zobber, seeing Francis sizing her up, couldn't help but ask irritably, "What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a beauty before? Be careful, or I'll poke your eyes out."Francis remained calm. Although Zobber seemed fiery-tempered, he was not an ordinary person who got easily intimidated.Carlo, standing nearby, couldn't help but speak up for Francis when he saw Zobber making a fuss."How dare you call yourself a beauty in front of Catherine? Also, why did you shout so loudly for no reason? Do you think we're deaf, just like you?"Hearing Carlo's mockery, Zobber immediately became furious."What did you say, you brat? Do you believe I'll slap your face?"Ca
Zobber was focusing on completing the new mission Catherine assigned her, with no spare time to gossip.The holiday had come to an end, and Catherine returned to school.After Beatrice left, the dorm room seemed more spacious and comfortable.As soon as Catherine entered the room, she saw Amelia sitting on a chair with her feet propped up. Amelia was watching a live-streaming video on her computer.Hearing the sound, Amelia turned her head and saw Catherine. She waved at Catherine excitedly and asked, "Catherine, do you play the mobile game 'PlayerUnknown's Storms?'"Catherine nodded slightly. She had indeed been playing that mobile game recently.Amelia looked down on Isabella for being a bookworm and not playing games. Seeing Catherine nod, Amelia became extremely excited and quickly introduced her new idol."Catherine, since you play this game, you must know the top player, Hero. He's become very popular on the internet, not only because he's good at the game, but also becaus
Ronin had gotten Catherine's class schedule before he got his own. He knew better than Catherine what classes she had that day.Catherine left the dorm room early. There were more than 10 minutes before class, allowing Catherine to finish her breakfast in peace."Catherine, are you really planning to spend four years studying here?"He had initially thought that Catherine was just there to experience college life, but now it seemed like she was getting more and more into the college student mindset. He was starting to have trouble understanding what she meant.For Catherine, spending her days in the base doing research and projects was not different from going to college. For now, she was satisfied with her current life and had no plans to change it."Let's take it one step at a time. Who knows what the future holds?"Ronin agreed with her decision. For him, he would agree with anything she said.Catherine stuffed the last piece of pastry into her mouth, wiped her hands with a t
Jada couldn't bear it. She had heard before that Marshall had discovered a highly intelligent student during the admission process, and he had even snatched her from the University of Penny.According to Marshall, he was particularly interested in this student and planned to bring her into his research group.Jada had been following Marshall for a long time, from freshman year until now, always assisting him in any way she could. Not only that, but the Facers had also invested a considerable amount in Marshall's laboratory, and this year was her chance to enter the lab.What right did Catherine have to get into the research group?Jada couldn't believe it.Anger and jealousy had made Jada lose her rationality. She looked at Catherine with annoyance and couldn't care less about her image as she sneered. "These days, there are plenty of people who seek attention and create hype for themselves. Who knows if you're the student Professor Hartley mentioned? Could it be true or just a ma
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