Catherine cast a cold glance at Ronin next to her. "You should practice your combat skills more and stop daydreaming too much." The disdain in her tone was too obvious, leaving Ronin feeling somewhat embarrassed. He lowered his head and quietly assured her, "Catherine, I see. I'll practice diligently from now on." Ronin's computer skills were second only to Catherine's, but he was far behind in combat skills. To those unfamiliar with him, his youthful appearance might be deceiving. Jay was very familiar with Ronin. He knew Ronin was smart and wouldn't beat around the bush but would confront issues head-on. Therefore, he caught Ronin off guard and captured him without giving him a chance to escape. After thinking for a while, Ronin felt he couldn't let Jay get away with it so easily. "Catherine, I want to teach that sly dog a lesson. He's too cunning!" Catherine had no objections. She shrugged casually, showing an indifferent attitude. As they reached a fork in the road, Cat
The next day, Catherine walked out of the school gate. A low-key black Bentley was parked not far away, with the head butler of the Breens, Jay, standing next to the car. It was clear who was sitting in the car. Catherine didn't avoid him and walked straight toward the car. Jay smiled and opened the door for her, and Catherine bent down to get in. Shane had been waiting in the car, and when he saw Catherine, a rare smile appeared on his usually serious face. "Cassie, long time no see!" Catherine looked politely at him, her eyes filled with indifference. "Long time no see." Shane's enthusiasm evidently did not fade due to Catherine's coldness. "It's been almost ten years since I last came to Loxton. You've been studying here, so you should be familiar with the city. How about taking me to lunch?" Catherine did not refuse and then told the driver an address. Ten minutes later, the car stopped at the entrance of the Golden Spoon. With her hands in her pockets, Catherine follow
Catherine returned from the laboratory at noon and saw Amelia and Isabella huddled in front of the computer, whispering to each other. When Amelia heard the sound, she turned and eagerly invited Catherine to join them. "Catherine, did you know? An old man has kept a girl at our school, and the old man's family has caused a scene at the school. The post is now on the school forum! The whistleblower hasn't exposed the girl's name yet. There's only a photo of a car. The whistleblower says that if this girl doesn't voluntarily drop out of school within 24 hours, all her information will be exposed!" Amelia said. Catherine was not initially interested in this kind of gossip, but she couldn't resist Amelia's excitement and enthusiasm. Amelia was always so outgoing and friendly, making it hard for Catherine to refuse her. "Catherine, take a look, please!" Amelia pleaded. Catherine took a glance. When she saw the photo on the homepage, she narrowed her eyes, took the mouse from Amelia,
Although the other party had been very discreet, even choosing a public place like the school's computer room to post, Ronin effortlessly captured the IP address. Not only that, Ronin also hacked into the school's surveillance system, directly pulling up the footage of the computer room and making a copy of the video of the person posting. "Catherine, I found the person. Her name is Isadora Wale!" Catherine took a look at the video handed to her by Ronin. The girl in the video was young, beautiful, stylishly dressed, and wearing internationally renowned designer clothes. "Do I know her?" Catherine handed Ronin's phone back to him. Ronin looked bewildered and then shook his head. "I don't think so!" After all, Catherine had an extraordinary memory. Even if she had only seen someone once, she would remember them. So, if Catherine said she didn't know the girl, then Catherine definitely hadn't seen her before. This made Ronin feel strange. If there were a grudge, it would m
Faced with the aggressive Amelia, everyone else was taken aback. Isadora, who had been standing at the back, immediately rushed forward upon hearing the commotion. "You're not Catherine Swann, so why bother yelling at us?" Isadora scrutinized Amelia from head to toe and then sneered. "Or maybe you're just like her, being kept by someone. You can't stand her being exposed because you're afraid your own scandal will be revealed, too?" Amelia hadn't expected the other party to twist the truth like this, leaving her speechless with anger. "You're talking nonsense!" "Humph!" Isadora crossed her arms and said with a triumphant smile on her face, "You do know if it's nonsense or not!" As the surrounding people saw Amelia being silent, they stood up for Isadora. "Exactly. If she wasn't guilty, why would she be so agitated?" "I know her. She's Catherine's roommate, probably cut from the same cloth!" "She doesn't seem like a well-behaved person. Who knows what she's hiding behind
Ten minutes later, Fletcher appeared in a rush as the doctor was preparing to advise Amelia not to wait for Catherine so that he could stitch the wound directly. His hair, now gray and tousled, flew in the wind as he ran, indicating the urgency of his arrival. The sight of Fletcher, usually calm and composed, in such haste, shocked everyone. Once inside, Fletcher looked around and finally spotted Catherine in a distant corner. He hurried over, and his stern face broke into a smile. "Miss Swann!" he exclaimed. Catherine turned around and greeted him politely. "Hello, Professor Keane." Fletcher immediately waved off her formality. "Don't call me that. My teacher called and told me you needed help, and I rushed over. My car broke down on the way and delayed me a bit. Hope it didn't delay you!" Unlike the other professors, Fletcher was known for riding a bicycle around the campus. No one expected his bicycle to fail him at such a crucial moment. Now, he was anxious, fearing he
Isadora was dragged into a car by Catherine and taken to the Wales, bound and gagged. The servants were stunned when they saw Isadora taken to the front door in a disheveled state. "Open the door!" Catherine snorted coldly. The servants obediently opened the door, intimidated by her imposing demeanor and the fact that she had Isadora in her grasp. Catherine dragged Isadora into the house and threw her into the living room. The commotion drew the attention of the Wales, who immediately rushed downstairs. When they saw Isadora gagged and bound on the floor, they were shocked. Ruth Wale rushed forward, trying to help Isadora. However, Catherine kicked Isadora in front of everyone, causing Isadora to grimace in pain with no chance even to cry out. Enraged, Ruth shouted at Catherine, "Who are you? How dare you beat my daughter! I'll make sure you pay for this!" Emma, who had just come down from upstairs, recognized Catherine and was furious to see her cousin being brought to the W
Elton did not know what Catherine would do exactly, but he could already see something wrong in Catherine's eyes.There was a dangerous look in Catherine's icy-cold eyes.This look made Fletcher subconsciously panic, and he did not dare to agree.But Branden behind Catherine did not let him go. The threat was right in front of him.After hesitating for a while, Elton nodded.Without further ado, Catherine made a move quickly.She yanked Isadora up and flung her hard. The crowd gasped out in shock, and Isadora's mother even screamed.Isadora was knocked unconscious directly.Elton was so angry that his face turned dark, but he could do nothing about Catherine. Catherine had Branden behind her back!After handling Isadora, Catherine looked toward Emma.Since Emma saw her uncle's attitude change, she was smart enough to know that she could not afford to offend Catherine. She then hid at the side and did not make a sound.Her silence was not enough to make Catherine let her go.
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