Catherine was standing behind him. And she must have heard what he said about her and Branden. Paxton wanted to cry when he made eye contact with Catherine. His heart pounded fast. "Miss Swann."Catherine looked at him with a fake smile, her sharp eyes piercing Paxton's heart like two sharp blades. What she said next was even more frightening to Paxton. "I heard you've been talking about me lately, Paxton."Paxton smiled at Catherine bitterly and said, "Miss Swann, please don't get me wrong. I only think you and Mr. Duncan have a good relationship."Everyone couldn't help but want to laugh when they saw Paxton's embarrassed face. Ronin also took the opportunity to reveal what Paxton had previously said about Catherine being pushed down.Paxton's face turned deathly gray in an instant, and he almost begged for merciful death at that moment. He gave up hopelessly, lowered his head, and begged with frustration. "Miss Swann, It's all my fault."Catherine gave him a cold gaze and point
When Branden's private plane landed at Casier, Shane received the news. The assistant knocked on the door of Shane's office with the latest intelligence and said, "Mr. Breen, five minutes ago, Branden's private plane landed at the Duncan airport in Casier, accompanied by Miss Swann and her crew."Shane was not surprised by this result. He admitted that Branden was an intelligent businessman with impressive business acumen and a mind for handling affairs.Now, he could see Casier's criticality, and it was reasonable for him to rush to Casier to handle the business as soon as possible."Did you find out what they were doing when they left Loxton this time?" Shane was more concerned about this. The news he received earlier was that Catherine had disappeared from London and did not attend academic seminars. After learning about it, Branden immediately flew to London to investigate the situation. Then he disappeared in London, too, along with Ronin and the others. Shane knew something mu
They followed Branden to the Duncans' villa. Karl had been waiting for them at the door after he knew they were coming. The butler urged him to wait inside because it was windy and freezing. But Karl refused. "It's not a big deal. I've been through many things all my life. Wind and coldness can't defeat me."The butler wanted to tell Karl that he was no longer young. But he knew how competitive Karl was, so he didn't argue. He went inside and grabbed a coat for Karl.Luckily, Branden and the others arrived very soon. Seeing Branden get out of the car, Karl didn't get too excited. He kept looking forward. Branden walked to the other side and opened the door for Catherine.Karl's eyes glittered when he saw Catherine. He rushed to her. His once serious face was now filled with smiles. "I finally get to meet you, Cassie."Catherine was a person with little emotional fluctuations. She was not used to Karl's overly warm welcomes and stood helplessly there with silly smiles.Karl's face
The silent old villa of the Duncans suddenly became noisy due to the return of Branden and the others. Karl was so glad and greeted them with a smile all along. And he was extra enthusiastic when he learned the others were all friends of Catherine's. "Don't be shy, kids. Since you're Catherine's friends, make yourselves at home."His warm welcome to Catherine's friends made people think Catherine was a spoiled granddaughter of the Duncans.Zobber whispered to Catherine, "Way to go, Catherine! So, my worries of you being stuck in a rich family drama are unnecessary."Catherine looked at Zobber as if telling her that she suspected Zobber had brain damage.Sitting not far from Catherine, Karl joined their conversation when he heard what Zobber said. "No drama is allowed in the Duncans. Whoever bullies Catherine will be kicked out of the family."Since Karl had been kind and humorous, Zobber joked, "What if Branden bullies Catherine?"Her words attracted the attention of others who w
They all thumbed up at Branden, who chose Catherine over wealth.Catherine was also calm when she heard what Karl and Branden said. She tilted her head to look at Branden with a smile. Branden passed her the bowl of grapefruit and smiled back at her.Zobber suddenly realized she had been worrying about the wrong person. What if Catherine fell in love with another man? What would Branden do? It was creepy to even think about it.To welcome Catherine and her friends, Karl ordered the cooks to prepare a feast for them.To rush to Florona in the shortest possible time and search for Catherine Swann, they had fed on military-dried food for days, which was dry and hard, only keeping them full and energetic. It was incomparable to the feast.Their eyes glittered when they saw all the food on the table. Zobber smiled at Karl and said to him, "Mr. Duncan, thanks for your hospitality. We are going to devour.""You are Catherine's friends and my guests. Make yourself at home. Feel free to e
After eating, everyone stayed in the living room to rest. Although they were in the Duncans' villa, Karl went upstairs for a nap after the meal, leaving the whole living room to the young.Without Karl, everyone felt at ease and lay on the sofa, holding their phones and playing games together. They did not have to turn on the microphones. They could shout at each other.They were all high-ranking players in God of War with excellent techniques and strategies.Ronin was too aggressive to make a kill, exposing his position to the other party. Just as he was about to be beaten up, Ronin shouted anxiously, "Help! Catherine!"Catherine was focused on taking down the sniper on the other side, who was competent and hid very well. "Give him a hand, Zobber."Zobber was circling with the opponents leisurely. Hearing Catherine's words, she instantly went to rescue Ronin. "Copy that! Ronin, big sister to the rescue!"Ronin wanted to talk back, but his life lay with Zobber now. He dared not o
Although the opposing hacker team was exceptionally powerful, Hacker Alliance had been able to stand tall in the hacking world for many years, indicating its formidable strength.The opposition came with great hostility, but Ronin dealt with it effortlessly.He initially thought that the Duncans' cyber department was very weak. After all, in his view, the Duncans were good at making money, but they needed professionals like him when it came to technical matters.However, he didn't expect the Duncans' cyber department to be reasonably competent. Ronin organized his team, assigning them specific tasks, and the work proceeded smoothly.The sudden attack left the entire cyber department disoriented, and the Duncan Corporation's technical staff were all confused by the massive onslaught from the hackers.But once Ronin took charge, the situation changed. He seemed familiar with such attacks.In the beginning, the Duncan Corporation's technical staff were chasing and encircling the opp
Shane, upon receiving the news, was so furious that he directly smashed the office.The assistant had been with him for many years, and he witnessed Shane losing his temper so much for the first time.The assistant cautiously handed over freshly ground coffee, patiently advising, "Sir, please calm down."Shane, engulfed in rage, forgot all about gentlemanly behavior. He turned to the assistant with a fierce glare, his wide-opened eyes resembling fiery orbs. "Calm down? Those idiots spent so much money and failed to handle such a trivial matter. How dare they come back to me and ask for more money? Have they gone mad?"To bring down the Duncan Corporation's several branches in Casier, Shane exerted great effort to gather this group of hackers and offered them a substantial task reward.However, these incompetents not only failed to defeat the Duncan Corporation but also got caught in a counterattack, losing even their reward.Now, they demanded compensation. Shane thought they mus