Late at night, the lights of the ward were turned off, leaving everything dim and the pathways barely visible.An agile figure stealthily emerged within the ward and crept toward the bed. Before the intruder extended a hand, the person on the bed acted swiftly. The intruder was subdued completely with a gust of wind and a swift maneuver.As the intruder attempted to resist, Catherine acted decisively and swiftly incapacitated the intruder's hand with a forceful strike. The intruder was in so much pain that he grimaced and pleaded loudly, "Catherine, I swear I won't do it again!"With a firm grip, Catherine hoisted the intruder up and forcefully pushed him aside. The collision with the ceiling light switch instantly flooded the room with brightness from the previously dim space.The intruder sat on the floor and clutched his sore arm. He stared intently at Catherine. "Catherine, aren't you sick? With your current condition, even a special forces soldier won't stand a chance against
When the job was finally done, Fergus was thrilled. He couldn't contain his excitement and immediately dialed Atticus's number."Professor Sterling, I've finished everything you asked for. Can you arrange my payment now?" Fergus asked.Hearing Fergus's words, Atticus replied with disdain in his eyes, "Professor Lynch, I trust you, but it's not just up to us. I need something to convince my boss before I can arrange your payment, right? How about you wait a couple of days? Once everything's settled, I'll wire the money to you right away!"Fergus had long seen through Atticus's scheming. He knew it was not easy to take out money from Atticus.Fergus was well-prepared and confidently replied, "Professor Sterling, check your inbox. Maybe this can help you convince your boss."Sensing Fergus's implication, Atticus immediately opened his email. It contained a video and a blood report. The footage was covertly recorded. It showcased Catherine taking the medication provided by Marshall, a
The highly anticipated Bide Cup finals finally kicked off, and the reigning champion for several consecutive seasons, Ace Team from Alton, arrived at the hotel for the event.This time, Atticus led the team. He had recently gained fame in Alton for several groundbreaking research projects. Despite being a guiding professor at Ellinos Academy, he was surprisingly expelled from the institution some time ago.Just when everyone thought Atticus might be down for the count, he rose back up with a few genius-level research projects that caused a sensation in the industry. He caught the attention of the backers behind the Ace Team and swiftly transitioned to become the mentor of the Ace Team.The industry held high hopes for this new mentor. Their confidence in him mirrored their confidence in today's competition. Whether it was the expert judges or the spectators watching the matches, everyone unanimously believed that the Ace Team would continue their championship streak.Despite the im
Before the match began, Branden went backstage and found Catherine.No pep talk. No worries or anxiety. He was calm, as if he was only visiting his girlfriend before class with a box full of food. The box contained everything that Catherine loved to eat, including bread, fruits, and small snacks.Just a few minutes before the match began, Catherine picked some small snacks and stuffed them into her mouth, eating them slowly.Branden accompanied her so quietly, as if someone would support her no matter what she did.The phone buzzed. The caller ID showed it was a call from Marshall. Catherine knew he called to urge her to go back. She did not pick it up.She glanced at her watch. It was about time. She was ready to go to the match. Before she stood up, she asked Branden, "Are you approaching the Hacker Alliance?"Branden looked at her gently and nodded slightly. He had made it clear long ago that he had no secrets with Catherine. As long as she wanted to know, he would tell her ev
The public confession of Marshall made everyone tremble. No one expected him to say this. After all, he was always proud.They looked at each other, not knowing what to do.This was the first time Eamon saw Marshall being so angry for all these years."Professor Hartley," said Eamon. Marshall waved his hand at him to stop him. "Since you're not interested in playing, there's no need to compete in this final. We're losing anyway, so why bother playing? Am I right?"How ironic was that? The most shameful thing was not to be a loser but a deserter!Hearing what Marshall said, everyone looked at him with disbelief and exclaimed in surprise. "Professor!"Marshall squared his shoulders and looked at the crowd firmly. "I've made up my mind. I will face the consequences by myself. I won't stop you if you still want to compete by yourselves."To compete by themselves? Was it a joke? Viola did not expect things to go this far. She only wanted Catherine out.The staff came over and over a
Halfway through the game, the Ace Team was leading all the way, while the Styre Team was still struggling to study the experiment steps in the early stages.There was no miracle. At this pace, the Styre Team was going to lose for sure. However, under the leadership of Catherine, the Styre Team seemed to have not seen the incoming failure and was still proceeding with the game in order, utterly unaffected by the external.Many audiences lost the desire to watch the game. A game without a cliffhanger was not worth watching. As the mentor of the Ace Team, Atticus even began to doze off in front of the global camera, showing his contempt and disdain for his opponent in this final.The members of the Ace Team also showed great disdain for the Styre Team upon seeing this. However, they were not as careless as the Johnville Team. They would not relax on such a significant occasion. They never thought of the Styre Team as their opponent. The only one they wanted to defeat was themselves. So
Viola trembled furiously, accusing Catherine of joining forces with others to bully her.But even Paxton did not take her seriously, let alone Branden and Catherine. Paxton sneered and looked at Viola, who was constantly condemning Catherine. "Why are you barking like a dog? Are you in such a hurry to get rid of suspicion? We haven't mentioned that you sold your team to get the offer from a lab.""You are slinging mud on me. That's a dirty lie!" shouted Viola, trembling with anger.But the next second, Paxton slapped her in the face by showing everyone the most direct evidence. He threw the evidence in the air, which fell like snowflakes. They were late to get that evidence.Facing the indisputable truth, Viola swallowed her arrogance. She yelled terrifiedly, "It's a trap. You must have framed me!"People were not fools. They knew very well whether she had been framed or not.Paxton looked at those who were angry because of what Viola did. He could not help but continue, "Look at
Catherine was not a God. But she did create a miracle. No one had ever thought that the Styre Team, ill-matched with the Ace Team and undermanned, would win the championship. Those who were deceived by Viola and withdrew from the game were regretful. They gave up a chance to be famous.Marshall's eyes were filled with tears of excitement. He was sorrowful of his inability to educate at first. But to his surprise, Catherine gave him such a delight. He wanted to thank Catherine for enlightening the dawn in his darkest night. Marshall came to his senses from the surprise of winning the championship and was about to thank Catherine. He turned around only to find Catherine was leaving."Catherine, Where are you going? You should be on the stage to receive the award later," asked Marshall."To the lab," replied Catherine without turning around.Looking at Catherine from behind in silhouette, Marshall expressed his amazement. "Catherine does not care about rewards or glory. All she has