The Duncan Manor stood tall and imposing. Paxton, holding the latest intelligence, approached the door of the study. Once granted permission, he cautiously pushed open the door. "Boss, there's some information regarding the Swanns. Would you like to take a look?" In the past, Paxton would have handled such matters himself without reporting to anyone. But things were different now; she was the head of the Swanns, and she would be Branden's wife. That was to say, the Swanns were now considered part of the Duncans' interests, so it was natural to report such matters to Branden. Branden glanced over, frowning slightly. "Grelin Group?" Paxton bowed and responded, "Boss, the Grelin Group is backed by the Coopers from Loxton, who are the in-laws of Mr. Facer." Noble families loved powerful alliances, and Jada's mother also came from a prestigious background, with her family's influence matching that of the Facers. Otherwise, Jada wouldn't have gained Conor's favor and affection.
Catherine, with her wireless earphones hidden in her hair, didn't hear a word of what was being said on the stage. Suddenly, Amelia violently nudged her, prompting her to press the power button on her earphones. Seeing that Catherine noticed her, Amelia quickly explained the situation to her in a hushed voice. "Jada wants you to come up and solve the problem!" Catherine looked up blankly and happened to lock eyes with Jada's complacent gaze. She coldly replied, "I can't solve it." Then, Catherine continued to ignore Jada. This decisive and straightforward response was completely unexpected by Jada. She had been confident that Catherine would come up, considering that the problem wasn't too complex for someone of her level but posed a certain difficulty level for a freshman. If Catherine couldn't answer, she could mock her. If Catherine solved it, she could demonstrate an alternative solution, showcasing her strength. She had thought through all these scenarios but hadn't
Catherine skimmed through the materials Marshall handed her and found that the experimental project was very similar to what Rodge was currently working on. Rodge hadn't yet overcome the entire experiment; he hadn't even passed the first phase. She had been helping Rodge adjust the data but wasn't physically present in the lab. All the data was based on Rodge's feedback, which inadvertently added difficulty and slowed down the progress of the experiment. If she joined the project at Styre University, she could directly observe the entire experimental process, which would better help Rodge complete the experiment. "I'm in!" With these three simple but decisive words, Catherine agreed to Marshall's request to join the lab. Marshall was extremely excited; he could tell that Catherine was an absolute genius in this field. If he could bring such talent into their experiment, it would definitely help his lab make remarkable progress. For the past two years, his lab had been at
After nearly an hour, Marshall finally managed to give Catherine and her group a tour of the laboratory. Marshall stopped and looked at Catherine with great interest, asking, "How do you like it?" Upon hearing Marshall questioning her, Catherine responded earnestly with a word as her evaluation. "Great!" Marshall asked again, "Have you noticed anything that needs improvement or areas that could be further enhanced?" Besides them, there were a few remaining students in the lab. They were all staff members of this laboratory and also Marshall's students. They had been following Marshall for many years but had never seen Marshall be so polite and amiable toward anyone. "Wow, this cute girl is really something!" they thought. Catherine looked around and pointed at the machine being operated in front, saying, "I feel like these devices are a bit outdated. Maybe we can get a new batch of more advanced machines if we're going to work on a new project." When Catherine spoke
Zobber was a bit confused when she received a call from Catherine."Catherine, are you a mind-reader or something? How did you know we were in trouble?"Catherine rolled her eyes inwardly upon hearing the excited voice of Zobber on the phone."Get to the point!"Zobber quickly controlled her excitement and obediently explained the situation to Catherine, "Catherine, we've indeed got a bit of a problem. We got ambushed by some enemies. Me and Withal are currently on the run from them!"I don't know what's happening, but it feels like someone got the information before us and came to ambush us!"After she listened to Zobber's report, Catherine's gaze gradually sank, and her voice became much colder."Got it. I'll arrange for someone to pick you up!"Only the members of the Hacker Alliance knew about this opportunity.Zobber and Withal were two of her most reliable aides. They were very careful and would never let such an oversight happen.The only possibility was that she had l
Liana was staring daggers at Bryan, and everyone around, sensing the tense atmosphere, fell silent.Liana took a deep breath and ultimately let it all go.Bryan was the legitimate heir of the Duncan Corporation. However, at present, Liana was nothing. Bryan was someone she could not afford to offend.She could not do anything right now. As Liana stormed off angrily, all sorts of gossip started flying around."I saw Liana chatted happily with a classmate about Bryan previously, and I thought they were tight. But now it seems like Liana was putting on a show!""Who would've thought that Liana was just putting on an act? Just look at Bryan's attitude. You can tell how disdainful he is!"Watching Liana leave with a gloomy expression, Zain, who had been chasing after her, caught up with her.Like Liana, he was also a freshman in the finance department at the University of Penny.After chasing Liana for a while, Zain finally caught up with her."Liana, stop running away. I know yo
Catherine sensed his hesitation and glanced at him sideways.Paxton immediately stepped forward and asked, "What's the issue?"The shop owner wore a gloomy expression, trying hard not to let his emotions show. He shook his head slightly."No problem. This dress is from a top-notch designer. It is the final masterpiece showcased in this year's fashion week and was meticulously created by dozens of skilled craftsmen. Let me take it off for you now, and let's see if you're satisfied with how it looks when you try it on!"Catherine didn't care about the extravagant praise the shop owner was spouting. She thought this dress looked simple.Among these various formal dresses, it looked special and also the most comfortable piece to wear.After the staff hung up the formal dress, she politely invited Catherine to try it on in the fitting room.Catherine casually took off the peaked cap on her head, and her hair, shining like seaweed, naturally poured down.When the shop owner laid eyes
When Catherine arrived at the banquet venue, she finally realized the nature of the banquet. The globally renowned business and finance banquet happened to be held in Loxton this year.After Branden got out of the car, he took Catherine's hand and helped her out. Catherine leaned in slightly and looked at him."Grelin Group?"Branden had a small smile and didn't answer. He took Catherine's hand and slowly led her inside."My little girl was just so smart. She can guess everything," he thought. Recently, Grelin Group approached the Swann Corporation regarding a potential collaboration project. However, Linda expressed concern about the significant amount of funding involved and sought a discussion with Catherine.Catherine could tell at a glance that there were problems with the project, but she still chose to collaborate with the Grelin Group."We can't just roll over and play dead when the other side is trying to trick us."Not fighting back would appear as if the Swann C
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