Branden was dealing with business from Bothor when a message popped up on the screen. Because Catherine was playing games in the office, Paxton dared not knock on the door when he had something to report. He could only communicate with Branden through online software. He sent, [Boss, something has happened. You need to take a look at this.]Squinting, Branden opened the message sent by Paxton.Casier Real Estate was a subsidiary of the Duncan Corporation, specializing in the real estate business in Casier. It was considered a leading company in the local real estate industry, known for its good reputation and ethical practices. It had gained significant popularity in Casier and was one of the most profitable subsidiaries under the Duncan Corporation.Just three hours ago, news broke on the internet about an incident at a newly delivered property of Casier Real Estate. During the renovation, a floor collapse resulted in injuries to the workers, causing them to be rushed to the hospit
Casier Real Estate was thrust into the limelight due to the scandal surrounding the quality of their properties.Several high-ranking individuals associated with Casier Real Estate were gathered in Branden's office for a meeting. However, their proposed solutions were too conventional and couldn't directly address the pressing issues at hand.Branden erupted in fury, leaving everyone trembling in fear. Only Paxton secretly felt relieved, grateful that Catherine was present. Otherwise, given Branden's temper, they might have all been dismissed by now.Branden scanned the room with a cold gaze, and no one dared to meet his eyes. He angrily demanded, "Do we have any new proposals?"Silence filled the room, and everyone's hearts raced, but no one dared to speak up.Suddenly, Paxton received a new message, which he promptly presented to Branden. "Mr. Duncan, you need to see the latest tweet."Upon hearing Paxton's words, many people took out their phones to check the latest news, whic
Through the post and the efforts of the Duncan Corporation's public relations team, public opinion was instantly reversed. Casier Real Estate, which had been in crisis, cleared the obstacles ahead and saw its stock price continuously rise due to this crisis.Hearing the report, Shane was livid. He slammed the documents on the table and glared at one of the senior executives in front of him. "Is this the result you're showing me? I've spent so much money on you, painstakingly laid out plans, and this is how you repay me? I warned you not to let anyone get hold of evidence. How could you mess it up?"If it hadn't been for the Duncan Corporation obtaining a recorded confession from the construction workers, turning the tables so quickly wouldn't have been possible.Dragging Casier Real Estate into trouble was equivalent to finding a breakthrough to take on the Duncan Corporation. Then, Shane would slowly drag the Duncan Corporation into the mire, just as he would deal with any other op
The private room's door was opened, and the waiter led several people into it.Not only was Ronin there, but even Withal and Zobber were invited.Ronin froze for a moment when he entered and saw Catherine. He turned his head to look at the nearby Zobber. "You even invited Catherine?"Zobber was also a bit surprised when she saw Catherine. She had originally joked with Ronin that she would treat him to a meal, but she wasn't the one who was actually going to treat him."Paxton didn't tell me it was Mr. Duncan who treated us to lunch. I thought it was him who would treat us to lunch!" said Zobber.Hearing this, Ronin and Withal simultaneously rolled their eyes toward Zobber.They thought Zobber was stupid. They didn't want to pay attention to her.Paxton was Branden's most loyal lackey. How could he suddenly treat everyone to a meal? Ronin and Withal felt there was something fishy about it as soon as they heard it.They thought only a brainless woman like Zobber would believe tha
Faced with Branden's dominance, Catherine shrugged and looked indifferent.She said, "We weren't doing you a favor by stepping in to help Casier Real Estate, and we had no intention of meddling with the Duncan Corporation. We simply don't like Shane and want to target him, can't we?"Catherine said it lightly. If someone else had said such words, everyone would have thought that person was talking big.But these words were said by Catherine. No one dared to question her.After all, Catherine had the ability. She could do whatever she said she would do.Branden looked at Catherine with eyes full of dominance and deep fascination. "Of course you can. I was hoping to win by relying on my girlfriend, but I didn't realize that you had no intention of helping me. You did that just because you don't like Shane!"Catherine crossed her hands around her chest and looked at Branden with raised eyebrows. "How about you give me the position of the Duncan Corporation's president? In this way,
Because of Catherine's intervention, Shane's scheme for Casier Real Estate was quickly broken.Initially, everyone was prepared to be retaliated by Shane, waiting for her counterattack. However, after a few days, Shane did not do anything at all.Ronin gave the latest intercepted information to Catherine. "Catherine, Shane took a plane back to Loxton yesterday. He's not in Casier."Catherine had a Rubik's Cube in her hand. She turned it rapidly with her index finger.Each side of the cube was still in chaotic colors, but in the next second, each side was turned into one color by Catherine, and she made it with only one hand.After restoring all the colors on the cube, Catherine messed up its colors and restored them once again.She was so focused on turning the cube that she didn't seem to be listening to Ronin at all.Ronin didn't mind. He picked up the extra Rubik's Cube that was thrown on the floor. He tried to turn to make each side of the cube a different color in the same
Catherine came out of the laboratory and then went to where the other party prompted her as promised.But when she arrived at the place, she didn't see the familiar person appear.Catherine believed she wouldn't find the wrong place, but the person who had made the appointment with her wasn't there.Just as Catherine hesitated whether to search for the person, a little girl of only four or five years old with two beautiful braids came to Catherine. "Miss, are you Kathy?"Kathy?Catherine frowned slightly. Although Kathy was a nickname for her given name, Catherine, she didn't know the girl in front of her and assumed she wasn't the one the little girl was looking for. She shook her head in denial.However, the little girl didn't seem to see her shaking her head. She shoved a small bouquet directly into Catherine's hands and said, "Kathy, a handsome man asked me to give this to you. He asked you to wait for him for a while. He said he'd be right there!"It was a beautiful palm-
Ronin asked Catherine to have dinner with him but was turned down.He looked back at his friends and asked, "Did any of you ask Catherine to dinner? Why didn't you tell me? I was refused.""We can't compete with you regarding the task of making the appointment with Catherine," Zobber said discontentedly.Ronin turned his gaze to Withal. Upon realizing it, Withal immediately shrugged, indicating that it had nothing to do with him.This made Ronin feel a little strange. "Could it be that Mr. Duncan is here?"Hearing Ronin's doubt, Zobber came back to her senses. "No way. We just got back to Loxton. If Mr. Duncan could have finished his business in Casier that quickly, he would have come back with us in the morning. How could he possibly want to part with Catherine?"Although Zobber's usual words were somewhat unreliable, Ronin felt that her words now made perfect sense. "So, who did Catherine go to eat with?""Maybe her roommates? Amelia or the others?" Zobber answered nonchalantl
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