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
After they left the restaurant, Rylan suggested taking a walk, but Catherine did not refuse.After realizing Catherine couldn't eat spicy food, Rylan changed the dishes. The food at that restaurant was very delicious, and Catherine ate a lot. She didn't refuse the proposal to take a walk because she felt it could help digestion."Catherine, what made you suddenly think of returning to school?" Rylan asked.Catherine turned her head to look at him. Under the neon lights, her face flickered, and her gaze was somewhat ambiguous. "You investigated quite carefully."At that, Rylan's expression changed slightly, and his tone became anxious momentarily. "No, I didn't. I didn't mean that!""It's fine!" Catherine interrupted him. She didn't really care about that.As much as Rylan knew her, she knew Rylan.Rylan, who had always been strategic and in control of everything, would never allow any unexpected situations to occur.He naturally investigated her beforehand since he came to Loxt
"Knock, knock, knock." The sound of knocking on the door came, startling several people interrogating someone in the secret room.Everyone's nerves immediately tensed up, and the atmosphere inside the room immediately became quite solemn.The leading man looked at the short man next to him. The shorter man pondered momentarily and then said in a suppressed voice, "Keyon went out just now. Could it be that he's back?"The leading man signaled the shorter man to open the door along with the other two men in black. The three of them held their weapons and walked toward the door cautiously.The short man was responsible for opening the door, while the other two were responsible for guarding his side. Once there was a situation, they would immediately attack.After opening the door, they found that there was no one outside.The short man found it strange. He walked out to check the situation. "Keyon..."After waiting a few seconds, the short man disappeared without sound. The two men
Connie drove to the scene immediately after receiving Catherine's message.She was in disbelief when she saw Withal's condition. In her heart, she sighed, "He is the head of the Hacker Alliance. Who dares to lay such a cruel hand on him?"After that, she asked, "Catherine, what happened?"Catherine looked at her with a faint expression and shook her head slightly. "It's not clear yet. You take Withal to get treated for his injuries first. Don't contact anyone but me, and don't spread the news of Withal's injury."Withal said there was a traitor within the Hacker Alliance, but Catherine wasn't sure of the specifics yet. So she decided not to tell anyone else about the situation until she found out the truth.The Hacker Alliance has taken on a lot of missions over the years and has always presented a solid image for everyone.If the news of Withal and the others' accidents spread, someone might be taking advantage of it to cause trouble.At that time, Catherine and the others woul
Just after three in the morning, Zobber, who had been unconscious for two hours, slowly woke up.She opened her eyes for a split second and closed them again. She lay quietly. Her breathing was adjusted to evenly."Get up if you're awake!" Catherine said.The familiar sound of her voice made Zobber immediately sit up from the hospital bed with a roll.Catherine couldn't help but remind her on the side, "Slow down. Connie just sewed up the wound on your abdomen. Don't break it!""Catherine, it's not a problem. This little wound is nothing."When Zobber had just woken up, she had not fully reacted and instinctively activated an emergency state of alert. She wanted to continue pretending to be unconscious and then observe the surroundings before making a judgment.However, no matter how well she hid it, she couldn't hide from Catherine's sensitive ears.Catherine then took the initiative to speak. After hearing Catherine's voice, Zobber confirmed that she had been safely saved. Sh
Half an hour later, Carlo and Francis arrived at the factory. "Miss Swann!"The two stood respectfully in front of Catherine, waiting for her orders.Catherine glanced at the two and whispered, "This is the scene of the incident. I've checked. It was cleaned up again after we left, and no traces can be found. They took away Ronin. The important thing now is to get Ronin back."After Catherine gave a brief overview of the situation, Carlo and Francis started their arrangement.Francis was the first to step forward. "Miss Swann, I'm going to arrange for someone to check the surveillance video. The surveillance systems in this neighborhood are all newly installed this year. We might be able to find useful clues.""I'll get someone to check and see if there's any outside forces involved in Loxton recently," Carlo said.Catherine had no objections to the arrangement of the two, so she let them take action.As Catherine was about to leave, she sensed Francis' desire to speak. She then
Catherine paused with the fork in her hand, not expecting Rylan to bring up Ronin suddenly. Subsequently, Catherine said expressionlessly, "Ronin is not here.""Not here?" Rylan frowned slightly."His friend came to see him, and they went out to have fun for a couple of days," said Catherine. "Young people love to have fun. It's in their nature." Rylan chuckled lightly. "Ronin is still young. It's normal."Catherine didn't respond to him and silently ate the food on her plate. She didn't eat much. When dining out, she only ate to fill her stomach.After finishing their meal, Rylan planned to invite Catherine for a walk, but she declined. "I need to go back to the lab," she said."Catherine, what kind of experiment are you doing that captivates you so much?" Rylan looked at Catherine with some confusion. In his impression, Catherine seemed indifferent to almost everything, rarely showing such dedication to something."I'm leaving." Catherine didn't respond to Rylan's question an
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