The surgery lasted a full three hours, and at almost one o'clock in the afternoon, the lights in the operating room finally went out.Thomas, wearing surgical attire, emerged from the operating room. He was slightly trembling, showing signs of fatigue.Scott immediately went to support his grandfather. Although he often bantered with his grandfather on ordinary days, he cared more about the old man than anyone else at crucial moments."Grandpa, you should rest for a while!""I am still strong. No problem!" Thomas sat down, panting yet with a smiling face.Audrey was deeply worried. If she hadn't seen Thomas being too tired just now, she would have immediately inquired about the situation.Now, all she could do was stand patiently on the side, waiting for Thomas to catch his breath before providing them with answers.Thomas had been a doctor for so many years, so how could he not understand what his patients were feeling?After resting for a while, Thomas turned to Audrey and sl
The reason Thomas didn't agree to go to the Duncans' old mansion but followed Catherine was because he wanted to talk to her privately.Catherine noticed this, so she took the keys from Branden and left with Thomas. Catherine leaned casually on the corridor, revealing her perfect figure effortlessly.A gentle breeze tousled her hair, causing it to flutter in the wind.Thomas glanced at her. When he first met Catherine, she was only eleven years old.At that time, she already showed her sharpness as a rebellious and cold teenage girl.There was no childishness in her that should have been present at her age and no ordinary warmth. She was like a cold machine, indifferent to everything.However, ever since he learned about her relationship with Branden, he saw different emotions in Catherine's eyes. She seemed to become just like an ordinary little girl.He was genuinely happy for Catherine. He didn't expect to see this in his lifetime, and it was a rare sight."I heard you've co
The crowd was discussing very intensely. But they just could not find a common solution. Everyone had their own opinions and felt that their ideas were more reasonable. In the end, the decision returned to Catherine. "Miss Swann, what is your opinion?" Catherine handed the documents she brought to Linda at the side and instructed, "Show them!" After everyone received the documents, Catherine began the formal notification. "I've decided to continue with the Grelin Group's project, but I don't intend to cooperate with the Grelin Group. I've already made a deal with the Facers in Loxton, and I'll choose them as the partners for this project. As for the funding issue, I'll solve it!" Catherine's domineering remarks carry an irresistible majesty. She was not telling them her opinion at all but announcing her decision to these high-level officials. Those who could sit there and have a meeting with Catherine were all smart. The moment Catherine said those words, everyone kne
Catherine tore open the wrapper of a piece of chocolate. She took the chocolate into her mouth and then waved her slender fingers twice. Linda immediately understood what she meant and then reported what she found. "Miss Swann, we inadvertently discovered that an overseas company was acquiring the fractional shares of the Swann Corporation. It's not a large amount, but there hasn't been much good news circulating in the market for the Swann Corporation lately, so it seems a bit out of the ordinary." Catherine took the chocolate wrapper and started to fold it deftly as she asked without lifting her head. "Did you check the company?" "Yes!" Linda went to investigate the situation as soon as she received the news. "The other party's background information is clean, and it seems they often do things like this to make money through luck." Such behavior, somewhat of a gambler, was collecting the fractional shares of some companies on the market that seemed to be growing well and th
Catherine had just parked her car when she saw Branden standing in a spot not far ahead. She pushed open the car door and slowly got out. Branden had already come to her side after she got out of the car. He looked at her gently with his deep eyes. "Are we going upstairs or going back?" Catherine originally wanted to come and return the car to Branden, but she did not expect Branden to come downstairs to find her. It looked like he should have finished his official business and could leave. "If you're free, let's go back." They rarely made a trip back to Casier these days, and Karl looked forward to them returning to the old house every day. It just so happened that they were done with their business, so Catherine thought of going back early to accompany Karl. "Okay!" Branden responded gently. Taking the key from Catherine's hand, he pulled open the car door and let her sit in the passenger seat. "Come on, let's go back!" Not long after the car had set off, the
Facing Thomas' surprise, Catherine said calmly, "I believe in your medical skills!" Catherine's words made Thomas ecstatic. Thomas was instantly filled with smiles as if he had heard some good news. "I know. You're smart. My medical skills are absolutely great. As long as they are the people I want to save, even if they are dead, I can bring them back to life." Catherine leaned back on the chair gracefully. She stretched out her hand, and her slender fingers waved a few times at Thomas gently. Thomas immediately understood what she meant and got close to her. Catherine whispered a few words, and the smile on Thomas' face grew brighter and brighter. After hearing Catherine's words, his eyes glowed with excitement. "It's fun. So interesting. Cassie, playing games is still your specialty. This game is fun. I'll cooperate with you!" The two returned to the crowd after their discussion. Thomas instructed Audrey, "Your father needs someone to take care of him at all times dur
The entire experimental project could not be completed overnight. There was no way that Catherine alone could complete the entire experimental project. The problem Rodge encountered was a tiny part of the whole project. After Catherine verified it again, she figured out what was wrong with the data. She made modifications to the data and ran the entire program twice again. After confirming there was no problem, she sent the data to Rodge. "I've made changes to the experimental data. You can continue the project!" Rodge breathed a deep sigh of relief. In order to find out the error, he worked hard for three consecutive days and nights without finding any results. After sending the data to Catherine, it only took half a day for her to sort out the problem. "Catherine, if you can come back and focus on this experiment with me, the process of our experiment will definitely be able to go twice as fast!" Rodge even felt that as long as Catherine came back, this experiment cou
Outside the hospital room, Liana was bawling her eyes out. Rhys had just broken the news of Korbin's passing. Audrey slumped to the floor and looked utterly lost. Hearing the news, Rachael rushed over. After she learned of her husband's passing, she couldn't contain her sorrow and broke down in tears. But soon after, she stormed toward Catherine and was ready to hit her as if she'd lost her mind. If not for someone holding her back, she would have already hit Catherine. Rachael was completely disregarding decorum at this point. She shouted furiously, "Catherine, you're a jinx! You've caused this. You killed your father. It's all because of you. You're nothing but trouble!" Hearing Rachael's harsh words, Branden reached out to cover Catherine's ears. However, Catherine gently pushed his hand away. Branden realized that she had her own plan and ceased his interference. Catherine took a slow step forward and stood in front of Rachael. She looked at Rachael coldly. Her in
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