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
The crowd was shocked. Everyone was stunned and stared at Catherine. Audrey pulled herself out of the sadness. Slowly, she looked toward Catherine with a somewhat dull expression as if having trouble accepting what she had just heard. "Kathy, what do you mean by this?" Catherine glanced at her faintly and replied in a low voice, "Just the literal meaning." Liana became anxious. She couldn't even dare to look directly at Catherine. After carefully recalling everything she had done, Liana couldn't find any wrongdoing. Her attitude suddenly became firm, and she straightened her posture. Then she asked, "Catherine, are you falsely accusing me to escape the charges? Doesn't your conscience hurt? Or is it that you're doing this for money? You don't want to split Dad's property, so you intentionally found such an excuse?" As Liana finished speaking, Rachael caught on. She pointed at Catherine and cursed loudly, "Jinx! You're a jinx! Your dad has just died, and you're bullying
Korbin was not only alive but also doing much better. When he emerged, Audrey asked, "Dad, what's going on?" Korbin pointed toward Liana and softly replied, "She... harmed... me." Audrey couldn't hold back and rushed forward to confront Liana. She grabbed Liana by the collar and asked, "Why? He's your own father!" Hearing that, Liana stayed silent. Audrey, unable to contain her emotions, relentlessly slapped Liana's face. "You're insane! You even hurt your own father!" Triston couldn't stand it. He wasn't against Audrey punishing Liana. But he feared Audrey's agitation might hurt herself. He stepped in and pulled Audrey away. He gestured for her to calm down. Liana, previously quiet, suddenly raised her gaze. She stared at Catherine with an eerie look. "Catherine, you've got quite the schemes. You even use Dad to frame me. What other tricks do you have? Just show me all your tricks!" At this point, even Catherine was somewhat impressed by Liana's rebuttal. "You're so
After wrapping things up in Casier, Catherine tagged along with Branden back to Loxton. Catherine couldn't stay away from Styre University too long. There was schoolwork waiting for her. Unlike the others, Catherine went straight to the lab upon her return. She just needed to check back in at the lab. At Styre University, only Catherine could do this. After all, not everyone could get pulled into the lab during their freshman year like Catherine. As Catherine stepped into the lab, everyone looked at her. Marshall's assistant and his proudest student, Zac Pearce, was the first to greet her. He asked, "Catherine, got everything sorted back home?" With a gentle smile, he was polite and warm. Catherine replied politely, "All sorted. I'm here today to sort out my leave." Zac nodded and then said, "Come on. I'll take you to the professor's office. I'll help you out." As the two left, conversations bubbled among those in the lab. Someone clueless about the situation asked,
Catherine casually picked up the phone and slipped on her headphones. "Catherine, I got some fresh intel. You free to listen?" "Yeah," Catherine grunted in response. Ronin hadn't been hanging around Catherine much lately. Because Catherine had assigned him a task, and he went off to handle it. Ever since they found out that the Breens had meddled with the Swann Corporation, they knew that trouble was on the horizon. So Ronin took it upon himself to snoop around the Breens, and he finally unearthed some confidential stuff. "Catherine, fire up your computer!" Hearing Ronin's words, Catherine powered up her laptop. Soon, she received a file from Ronin. It was a medical diagnosis. "Catherine, they're saying this diagnosis belongs to Shane. Seems like he's sick." Catherine scrutinized the report. Shane, that old fox, wouldn't just let his health report fall into anyone's hands. Even with Ronin's intel, Catherine wasn't jumping to conclusions. She scanned through and
Aidan caught Paxton's glare and instinctively shrunk his neck. "Isn't it weird how it's all aimed at Catherine?" Aidan asked. He didn't notice that Branden's eyes darkened suddenly after he spoke. Branden's eyes darkened with a gloomy look. Then he said, "Keep eyes on him. Notify me pronto if anything comes up!" His chilling tone sent shivers down Paxton's spine. He knew Edson had crossed a line with Branden. "Sure. I'll add more men to tail Edson," Paxton replied. The best of the Duncans' Shadow Guards were already keeping tabs on Edson. After all, the Breens weren't to be underestimated. After Branden's instructions, Paxton immediately deployed personnel to the highest level to ensure everything was foolproof. Amid their conversation, Aidan suddenly remembered something and blurted it out. He said, "By the way, remember when Catherine clashed with the Facers? The Breens sent a formal notice to the Facers and let Mr. Facer back down." As Aidan finished, he notice
Inside a restaurant, Catherine was calmly eating, while Ronin seemed quite restless. After wrestling with the thought for a while, he finally spoke up to Catherine. He asked, "Catherine, what do you think Edson's deal is, coming to you so openly without any reservations?" Catherine slowly lifted her gaze. She glanced at him and asked, "Has he ever been discreet before?" Ronin thought Catherine had a point. Edson was always unruly. Every time he saw Catherine, he was persistent and always got Ronin riled up. Ronin asked, "Catherine, have you figured out how to handle Edson? Should we make some early arrangements? Just say the word, and I'll set it up." Ronin wore an eager expression and awaited Catherine's words. He was ready to take action. However, Catherine looked at him coldly with disdain in her eyes. "What's the point of all that? Do you get nothing better to do?" "Catherine, I didn't mean..." Catherine lowered her eyes, and her voice turned colder. "Eat!" This
In the dessert shop, Catherine was still seated on the side, engrossed in playing the game. Ronin and Edson sat across from her. Seeing Edson not leaving, Ronin decided to join him.He divided the cake and placed it in front of Catherine. "Catherine, try it when you have time. It tastes really good!"Not to be outdone, Edson presented his gift and affectionately said, "Cassie, this is a bracelet. From the moment I saw it, I felt it was perfect for you!"Without responding to either of them, Catherine skillfully manipulated the buttons on her phone. In a moment of leisure, she picked up a fork, scooped a spoonful of cake, and tasted it.Observing Catherine enjoying the cake, Ronin couldn't help but feel proud. He glanced at Edson with a smug expression."Ronin, you're still as childish as ever!" Edson said nonchalantly.This remark almost broke Ronin's composure. Angry but managing to suppress his emotions, Ronin retorted to Edson, "Compared to your pestering, my immaturity is at