After telling Paxton what to do, Branden walked back to the crowd. He attracted everybody's attention as they watched him walk straight to Catherine and sit down beside her without hesitation.This development of the incident made everyone present uncomfortable.All the guys at the party were intimidated by Branden's presence, and nobody dared to speak up.But there certainly were brave people. For example, some of the girls were still drooling over Branden.His handsome face and elevated status were enough to drive them crazy. They would sacrifice everything, even their life, for Branden.See, here came a woman in a sexy nightgown. She walked to Branden with her hips swaying like a world-famous model, clearly in an attempt to attract him. She raised her pitch and said pretentiously, "Mr. Duncan, my father has always told me how much he admires you. I am honored to meet you today. May I propose a toast to you?"Her shrill voice made everyone's skin crawl. Even Catherine raised he
Catherine woke up starving. When she opened her eyes, it was already dark outside.The room was quiet. But Catherine sensed another person's presence. She had acute senses, and they had never been wrong.In the darkness, a deep magnetic voice spoke up."You're awake?"Catherine answered with an unusually good temper. "Mmhm.""Flick."The lights in the room were turned on. Perhaps it was because Catherine had just woken up. The man didn't turn the lights up too bright. There was a strange comfort in the dim lighting. Catherine's bad temper after waking up was somehow alleviated by it."Do you want to eat first or talk?" The man gave her two choices.Catherine didn't want to guess what the man wanted to talk about. She didn't like thinking about things when she didn't have to. This allowed her mind to rest properly and focus on more important things when needed."Say your piece," Catherine said indifferently. She had made her choice.With his gaze fixed on her, the man chuckled
Catherine deliberately avoided the crowd of students leaving when the school bell rang and waited for five minutes before leaving. Just as she walked out of the school gate, she sensed someone's gaze on her.She calmly walked along the road without addressing them, and soon that person appeared in front of her.The man was dressed stylishly in branded clothes. Although his appearance was ordinary, he had makeup on and wore a strong cologne, which indicated that he worked in the movie industry."Hello, are you Catherine Swann?" The man had a professional smile on his face as he looked at Catherine.Catherine raised an eyebrow, squinted her eyes, and looked him up and down with a chilling gaze.Kim felt a sudden chill run through his body as he gazed into Catherine's cold eyes. Regret flooded him as he realized coming here was a mistake.Catherine spoke, devoid of warmth, "What do you want with me?"Kim swallowed nervously. He didn't expect such a little girl would be so difficult
Catherine wore a baseball cap that completely covered her small face. She was wearing a white T-shirt and black cargo pants.People passing by couldn't help but turn their heads to catch a glimpse of her. She had a certain allure that drew attention, even when sitting quietly and playing games.Some people were born attractive.Suddenly, someone spoke angrily, "Can you do it or not? If you can't, then I'll get someone else to shoot the scene!"A man's hoarse voice caught Catherine's attention. Her hearing had always been better than an average person's.Catherine frowned slightly as she was displeased by the man's voice. She didn't intend to pay any attention to this altercation, but then she heard Audrey's voice."I'm sorry, sir. Please let me try again!"Audrey's answer was almost like a plea, which caught Catherine's attention.She put away her phone and walked toward the film crew.She saw two middle-aged men with beards sitting behind their video cameras. Apparently, they
Kim Morris was still rambling on the other end of the phone. He was trying everything to make Audrey convince Catherine into attending the reality show.His words started to have an effect on Audrey. Now that her focus was on her career, she understood what Kim was trying to tell her.It was a rare opportunity for her to participate in this reality show. She would probably never have another chance at fame if she missed this.She raised her head and looked at Catherine. Catherine was still eating the barbecue at a leisurely pace.She exuded an air of elegance even when she ate something as homely as barbecue.Audrey looked at the face that semi-resembled her own. She still couldn't make up her mind to ask Catherine about the reality show.In her eyes, Catherine was an aloof yet sensitive person. She didn't like to interact with the outside world. One could even say that she's somewhat introverted.Most importantly, she was still in school. Although the show would be shot on week
After the walk, Triston suggested going for round two. Unfortunately, Audrey had a shoot arranged for the day after, so she declined Triston's offer.The group disbanded, and Catherine was responsible for sending Audrey home.As he watched the Swann sisters leave, Triston felt confused and asked, "Mr. Duncan, this was a great chance to be a gentleman. Why did you let it go?"Triston had offered to send the two home with his car earlier but was declined by Catherine.Catherine declined his offer, but Branden also refused the idea.When Triston witnessed Branden declaring his ownership the last time, he had thought Branden to be someone who knew their way to a woman's heart.Why, then, was he so romantically oblivious today?Branden had heard him. He turned around and threw him an interesting look. Although he didn't say anything, Triston understood what he meant with that look."You know nothing!"That's what it meant.Was Branden looking down on him?Catherine sent Audrey ho
The following day, Catherine was awakened by a series of door knocks. She suddenly opened her eyes. A sinister light flashed across her empty eyes. She looked like a demon from hell.If Audrey saw her like this, she would be scared shitless for sure.Catherine managed to wake up fully after a few seconds. She disdained herself for accompanying Audrey for the shoot today. After getting off the bed, she opened the door for Audrey.Audrey appeared to be in a cheery mood. She wearing a smile—a brilliant smile."Morning, Kathy!""Hmm!" replied Catherine unenthusiastically in a low and cold voice.Audrey stood between the camera and Catherine, so the camera couldn't see Catherine's face. Only her voice was caught on tape.The shooting crew had been feeling sleepy after waking up early in the morning.Catherine's grunt was like a frigid wind in the winter. It instantly made everyone fully awake.Someone couldn't help but mutter, "What a scary girl."Audrey was close and heard what w
Audrey noticed that Catherine had been in her room for a very long time. She couldn't help but feel a bit anxious.The crew had already started to urge her to make Catherine come out. She had requested the crew not to install any surveillance cameras inside Catherine's room. As a result, even she didn't know what Catherine was doing inside.Since Audrey was the least prominent celebrity of the show, she received the worst treatment.The show was streamed live in its entirety, which was why the production crew didn't force her to do anything. If that hadn't been the case, chances are they would have been hollering at her already.Audrey was pressured by everyone from the show into hurrying Catherine. She didn't have much choice but to go up to Catherine's room. She prepared to knock.Suddenly, the door opened!Audrey was stunned for a moment. She didn't process what happened just yet.Catherine held her suitcase and looked at Audrey. She asked, "Are you ready?""Mhmm!" Audrey no
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