Rylan was busy with official business when his secretary walked in. "Mr. Melton, here is the list from Styre University." Without looking up, he replied, "Didn't I put you in charge of the funding for Styre University? Just allocate the funds. There's no need to consult me."The secretary had indeed received such orders before, but this time, the amount was so substantial that she didn't dare to decide on her own. "Mr. Melton, the amount involved exceeds our expectations. I think it's best if you review it yourself."Rylan knew that the secretary had worked for him for many years and wouldn't disturb him unless it was something unusual. So he reached out to take the list from her. However, being a person who was accustomed to dealing with large figures, Rylan was still taken aback when he saw the numbers on the list.Rylan had thought this lab's request would amount to a few tens of millions at most, but the number in front of him now was several hundred million dollars.Noticing R
Branden left the apartment early in the morning and went to the company.Catherine supposed that If Zobber's information was accurate, Branden should be en route to signing a collaboration with the Breens. Zobber offered to intervene, but Catherine declined. After all, she knew quite well that one couldn't keep people who wanted to leave.Packing up her things, Catherine headed straight to the lab as if nothing had happened. And upon entering, she found Marshall looking distraught, clearly waiting for her. Catherine sat beside him and asked, "Marshall, were you here waiting for me?" "Goodness, Catherine. What's caused your delay today?" Marshall replied with a rare look of distress, arising Catherine's interest."Look at you. What's troubling you so much?" she inquired. Finally finding someone to confide in, Marshall seized the opportunity. "Do you remember the list you asked me to submit?""Yes, did it get approved?" Catherine responded. "It did," he said with a mix of relie
In the dim interior, tension spiked in an instant.Flash would bet that his boss wouldn't hesitate to kill Ronin if he didn't provide a satisfactory answer. He dreaded this outcome but was powerless to stop it. In any event, Ronin is on his own.After a moment of silence, Ronin chuckled. "Of course I'm certain you're the big boss behind him. I had no idea if Flash might send someone to fool me, but after seeing you, I knew you couldn't be an imposter!" However, his firm tone did nothing to diminish the menacing aura of the man, who now fixed a cold stare on Ronin, demanding, "How did you discern I'm Flash's boss?""Quality!" Ronin declared with unwavering confidence. "Posture and clothes can be imitated, but one's quality is innate. It is clear at a glance that you have a much higher status than Flash." The room fell silent again. Even Flash, who stood by quietly, held his breath, not daring to guess his boss's thoughts, aware of the consequences of a wrong guess.The man chuckle
"Sir, did you really promise to release Ronin after the deed is done?" Flash somewhat could not believe what he heard, but he thought to himself, "From Ronin's reaction, it's the case. If my boss hadn't promised him, how could he have left with a happy expression?"The more Flash thought about it, the more wrong he felt, which was why he risked his life to come to his boss to inquire about the situation.The black-robed man looked down at Flash kneeling at his feet, and a flash of viciousness crossed his eyes.The look in the black-robed man's eyes made Flash panic, and Flash was so scared that he quickly apologized, "Sir, please forgive me for overstepping my bounds.""Since you know that you have overstepped your bounds, why don't you get out yet?" The black-robed man's stern voice carried a great majesty within it, scaring Flash into leaving.Flash knew that if he dared to challenge the authority of his boss at this moment, his boss would immediately kill him the next moment.
After realizing that Rylan was the president of Reelyne Technologies, the lingering doubts in Marshall's heart were finally resolved.He looked toward Catherine. Seeing Catherine's calm and unaffected expression, he couldn't help but laugh silently.He thought in his heart, "Catherine is really calm. It's so rare. She can even be so calm when the situation is like this right now. I've always thought that Rylan is not a simple person. I didn't realize that he's actually a big boss of a multinational corporation. He's so young to be in such a position. His future is unlimited. Catherine is not only smart and capable but also very beautiful. No wonder these boys are crazy about her."Marshall originally wondered why Catherine, who wasn't a wasteful person, would suddenly come up with the idea of replacing the equipment.It turned out that Catherine knew from the beginning that Rylan was behind the sponsorship.The reason why Rylan grabbed the sponsorship for their lab, perhaps it was
Rylan stayed in the lab for as long as Catherine stayed in the lab.It was already late at night and Catherine didn't intend to spend the night inside the lab. After packing up her things, she walked out of the lab.Just as she went out, she bumped into Rylan who was guarding the door.Seeing her appear, Rylan immediately greeted her, a smile appearing on her face, "You have such a long day. You've exerted a lot of physical strength, right? How about let me take you to have a supper to replenish?"His seemingly thoughtful suggestion was not taken up by Catherine.Catherine glanced at him and walked around him to leave.Rylan bowed his head in silence for a moment before catching up again. "It's so late. Are you planning on going to your apartment or back to your dorm? I can give you a ride to your dorm. The management personnel of your dorm..."Without waiting for him to finish his words, Catherine stopped and turned back to glare at him, her cold eyes gleaming with ferocity.E
"Are you sure you can produce the results of the experiment today?" Marshall asked cautiously, fearing to put pressure on Catherine.But watching Catherine calmly enter and exit the lab every day, he was really curious.The final key steps were all manipulated by Catherine. Although Marshall participated in the entire experiment, he did not know about the final progress of the experiment."The results of the phase one experiment are out. It's not ideal, but it shouldn't be too much of a problem to take it for certification," Catherine replied.Hearing this, Marshall's face immediately showed a delighted expression. "That's great. You're right to think like that. Certify it first and then slowly experiment with the next step. Then I'll take my leave first. I'll let you focus."After getting the good news, Marshall left the lab and left Catherine to focus on the experiment.Catherine stretched lazily and continued to busy herself with the work at hand.She sorted out all the infor
Flash looked at Ronin with a cold smile on his face, and the killing intent in his heart gradually rose.He stared coldly at Ronin, his gaze as fierce as it could be. "What else do you want?"His eyes were cold, and Ronin's eyes were even colder. "Flash, you can do anything you want to me. Don't put your hands on my teacher. Apologize to him or all bets are off."Ronin's attitude was very resolute. As long as Flash didn't give Winston an apology, there was no way this was going to work.His reaction left Flash a little stunned.Flash didn't realize that Ronin cared so much about Winston.Despite his reluctance, Flash agreed to Ronin's terms so as not to jeopardize the big picture.He turned his gaze to Winston and said sincerely to him, "Winston, I was the one who took offense just now. I'm sorry."Winston did not want Ronin to get into another conflict with Flash, so he took the initiative to go up and persuade Ronin. "Ronin, he apologized. I think he was just too anxious. He
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