Carol moved at such a speed that the others thought that Audrey would be hit without a doubt. However, Catherine, who was standing behind Audrey, suddenly made her move. No one noticed how she did it. She dragged Audrey away with one hand and grasped Carol's hand to fling it away hard.Carol lost her footing and fell to the ground.Audrey gaped at the scene. She could not help screaming in her heart. "Oh my gosh! Catherine is an alpha girl! She's so cool and domineering! All hail Kathy! I love you!"Sheryl hurried forward and helped her mother up before glowering at Catherine and Audrey. She said with resentment. "How dare you attack my mother? Do you wish to die?"Carol stood up slowly. Her face was gloomy, and there was killing intent in her angry eyes. She screamed, "You got the nerve to push me! Even your father, Korbin Swann, would not dare to lay a finger on me if he was here. You two chicks attacked me! Our family would be shamed if I don't get even with you!"Audrey was
Following the voice, the people present turned their heads and saw a tall and handsome young man walking towards them with several executives in tow.They all gasped to see him.The man had a breathtakingly gorgeous face.Catherine frowned at Braden's alluring face. His features were refined and well-curved, and the corners of his eyes were slightly up. He had such an eye-catching appearance.What enhanced his charm was the aristocratic nature he was born with. He was young, but there was no air of impetuousness about him. He was distant and aloof, and people could not resist being in awe of him.Josh was also taken aback when he saw Branden. He knew who Branden was, of course, the one in the power of the Duncan Corporation and the heir to the Duncan empire.Josh took a step forward and faced Branden with respect. The smile on his face turned to one of flattery as he said, "Mr. Duncan, what a coincidence! What brings you here today?"Branden stepped toward Catherine, and a trace
Audrey suddenly realized that Catherine had been refusing to respond as she was standing up for her.Audrey nodded repeatedly and said, "I'm sure. She had apologized to us, and I think that's enough.""Okay, it is up to you," Catherine said coolly and flung Branden a look.Without Branden asking, Paxton arranged for the security guards who were guarding the shop door to part.Josh said to Catherine with gratitude, "Thank you, Miss Swann, for forgiving us. Let us know if you need our family to do anything for you. We are leaving now. Sorry to bother you today."With that, he pulled his wife and daughter away hastily.He seemed deeply afraid that he and his family would not be able to leave if he delayed for just one more second.Catherine looked at their retreating backs, and a glint flashed across her eyes.It was a cutthroat world, and the weak would be eaten. Only men with power could overrule everything.The only way not to be bullied was to stand at the top.The Burtons a
Before Branden talked about the barbecue, Catherine felt nothing. Now that he brought it up, she realized she was rather hungry.She did not consent immediately but looked playfully at Branden and said sarcastically, "I thought you could not eat such heavy food."Branden took half a step forward and leaned closer to Catherine.They were so close to each other.On Branden's handsome face was a slightly mischievous and charming grin. His voice was low and magnetic as he spoke. "Kathy, are you showing concern for me?"The warm breath gently caressed the back of Catherine's ears, which were her sensitive spot. It instantly brought bursts of tingling sensation to her, and her heart skipped a beat.This man was damn seductive!Audrey was walking out of the shop and wanted to ask Catherine to come in when she saw Catherine and Branden standing so close to one another. Afraid that she would scream out loud, Audrey hurriedly covered her mouth with her hands. She wondered if Catherine a
Audrey did not go far. She just sat by the fountain outside the shopping mall, so it did not take long for Catherine to catch up with her.Catherine approached Audrey, and that was it. She had never dealt with such things and had no idea how to comfort Audrey.If it were someone else, Catherine would not bother caring. She turned to look at Branden, wondering if he could come up with an idea.Branden could help her with many things, but his hands were tied too in this aspect.However, Branden could not bear to look at Catherine's frowning face. He had no such experiences, but someone else had.Therefore, the three who were supposed to go to the barbecue restaurant ended up in a newly opened bar in Casier.They went there because of Triston.Triston hit it off right away with Audrey. He held Audrey's hand and had a great talk with her.Catherine crossed her arms before her chest and stared at Branden near her doubtfully. She muttered, "Will it work?"Branden mulled it over and
Audrey had changed since that day, saying that she wanted to concentrate on her career and had not bothered Catherine ever after.Catherine felt relieved at first. After all, Audrey was a clingy sister. But as days passed, Catherine started to feel her life dull.Bryan was surprised that Catherine did not sleep on the desk today.After what had happened last time, their teachers would not prohibit Catherine from sleeping.Even though she slept every day, Catherine still got the highest scores in their grade. She was way more intelligent than those teachers, and they had nothing to teach her anymore, so they let her be.Bryan thought it unusual that Catherine did not doze. He observed Catherine and saw the eyebrows on her beautiful face slightly furrowed. Something must have happened.Catherine was not in the mood!After thinking it through, Bryan made a decision."Boss, my birthday is on this weekend. I'll hold a birthday party at home. Do I have the honor to have you at my par
The Swanns had a special license plate that was easily remembered. When the car stopped, Bryan hurried forward to it.The other guests were envious of the Swanns since Bryan welcomed them in person.Bryan pulled the door open, and Liana put on her best smile to make an entrance.Bryan's face darkened immediately. His brows were furrowed, and his tone sounded distressed."Why are you here?"Liana went out of the car slowly under the envious gazes of the other guests. She looked at Bryan arrogantly and said, "Why couldn't it be me? Thank you for welcoming me personally. I'm honored to be at your birthday party."Bryan glared at her and snapped, "You wish! I'm not here for you."After hearing Bryan's harsh words, the guests around looked at Liana differently.The crowd began to whisper."I thought the person Bryan wanted to welcome was Liana, and I was jealous just now.""That's an egg on Liana's face. Queen Liana got her just deserts.""Queen Liana? Does anyone still call he
Bryan had no particular feelings for Liana at the beginning. Or, to put it more accurately, he had the same indifferent attitude toward all the girls in Class 8.The reason why he hated Liana eventually was because Liana did not show respect to Catherine.Catherine was Bryan's idol. Naturally, he disliked everyone who disrespected Catherine.But Bryan had to admit that Liana's gift got inside his head. He loved it.Any game developed by Storm was popular globally.Before this new game officially went online, its trailer had already attracted a lot of eager players raring to try it out.Storm had just begun to recruit trial players. The candidates they were looking for must be capable instead of those who spent only a lot on the in-game accessories.The candidates must rank top three in their country to get the chance to try the demo.Liana got her hands on the game card even before the top players tried it, which showed how precious it was.Bryan took it and thanked Liana sinc
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