Excitedly clutching the latest magazine, Amelia hurried to the office door of Catherine and knocked. "Super Catherine, are you busy now? Can I come in?"Catherine, engrossed in a lab report, looked up at the sound of Amelia's voice. "Not at all, come in!"With Catherine's permission, Amelia scurried inside. "Super Catherine, check this out. Audrey's official announcement, is she back? The new ad is stunning—she looks gorgeous!"Amelia laid the magazine before Catherine, its cover graced by Audrey. Audrey and Catherine both got good looks from Racheal. So, Audrey's beauty, even among stars in the entertainment industry, was a force to reckon with.Audrey's return was quite secretive, with no news disclosed to the public, so it was normal for Amelia to be unaware.Catherine smiled faintly at the cover. She knew Audrey had stepped in to help Kim just yesterday and was surprised to see her gracing the magazine so soon. "Audrey has only been back for two days," Catherine informed Ame
In the living room, Catherine sprawled on the sofa, her long legs casually resting on the coffee table. Across from her, Audrey sat straight-backed, hands on her knees, appearing like a schoolgirl ready to be lectured. To any outsider, it would be hard to believe that the commanding Catherine was the younger sister while the attentive Audrey, seemingly awaiting instruction, was the elder.After Catherine's silent entrance, Audrey, unsure of Catherine's thoughts, bit her lip nervously. After much deliberation, she decided to speak up, tentatively asking, "Catherine, do you disapprove of me dating Brian?"Catherine slowly turned her head towards Audrey, replying leisurely, "I don't meddle in your affairs."Audrey trusted Catherine's word; unless she sought help, Catherine never interfered. With a sigh of resignation, Audrey cautiously admitted, "I don't know how to say this, but I'm dating Brian now."Catherine gave her an extra glance at the serious proclamation. "Planning to get ma
Marshall entered the laboratory and found Catherine seated in her office. He was confused. "Catherine, aren't you going to the authentication conference?"Catherine looked up at him, puzzled. "Yeah. Why?""Then you should be preparing," said Marshall. Catherine seemed to be carefree as a person who was going to attend a authentication conference.Catherine grinned. "Don't worry about it. Someone will do it for me.""Look at you guys! What are you talking about?" Someone interrupted them. Marshall turned around and saw Ultan and Rylan standing behind them. It was Rylan speaking.Marshall looked at Ultan, wondering why they were there. Ultan explained, "I invite Mr. Melton to the authentication conference."Rylan was the patron who founded the entire experiment.Although Marshall found it inappropriate, he didn't want to upset their sponsor."Dr. Hartley, what have you been talking with Catherine? You seemed to have fun," asked Rylan. He knew Catherine would not answer his questi
"Mr. Duncan, the authentication conference went very well," said Paxton excitedly. He had predicted Catherine's success based on her abilities but was still surprised by the news.Even Branden was joyful. "Book a restaurant for me.""Alright, I'm on it," answered Paxton. He knew Branden would celebrate with Catherine tonight, so he hurried to arrange dinner and felt happy for her.Branden's phone buzzed loudly just as Paxton was leaving. It was a message from the mysterious man. He sent a message asking Branden for a project after being missing for two days.Branden didn't want to waste his time to text to useless people. He dialed the number. Soon, a woman answered his call. "Mr. Branden, can't wait to reach me, huh?"Branden lowered his eyes and said arbitrarily, "Cut the crap. I'm sick of your voice. What do you want?"Branden could tell the person was using voice modification software to disguise himself. He could be a woman, or a man, or anything.The person burst into laug
"Congratulations, Miss Swann!" Branden was all smiles when he looked at the breathtakingly beautiful girl. Luckily, she belonged to him.Catherine met Branden, who had been waiting for her for a while, at the entrance. She was stunned when he called her "Miss Swann." But then, she smiled gracefully at him. "Congratulations to you too, my dear boyfriend," she said.Branden was more than happy to hear that. He proudly held her hand. "Come on, let's celebrate!"Branden intended to have some alone time with Catherine over dinner and let her relax. But Zobber called on their way to the restaurant and asked to join them for the celebration.After discussion, they decided to have dinner first and then have a gathering in a club with everybody. Zobber and others were all in favor of this plan."Let's go!" Branden stepped on the gas at Catherine's words.They quickly finished their dinner so they could go to the club earlier. But still, they were the last to arrive. Zobber invited Audrey.
"Don't worry, even if they don't get back together, it's not because of you," said Paxton. The certainty in his tone confused Zobber. She tilted her head to study him, trying to get a clue from his expression. "What does that supposed to mean?" asked Zobber. "You act like you know something about them."Seeing that Zobber was still bemused, Paxton decided to tell her the truth. "Audrey has a boyfriend now."Zobber was stunned by the sudden news. Then she came to her senses. She looked at Paxton in shock and asked, "For real? Like a new boyfriend?""For what I can tell, yes." Paxton also found it fishy, so he cautiously chose his words. "Well, Audrey said so to Miss Swann. I don't know the details."Zobber knew Paxton very well. Although he put on a poker face daily, he was reliable. If he said so, it would very likely be the truth. However, Zobber still felt sorry for Audrey and Triston. They were once a lovely couple, but unfortunately, they had separated. To think how awkward i
Catherine received a text from Audrey when the driver who had arranged to drop Audrey off returned."Miss Swann, Miss Audrey has returned to her apartment, but we met a man at the door that Miss Audrey says is her boyfriend." The driver dutifully reported and Catherine listened in silence.She knew there had to be something the driver hadn't said. If they had just met Audrey's boyfriend, the driver wouldn't have made such a point of emphasizing it all over again.Catherine said, "Just say what you want to say."The driver nodded. "I felt that Miss Audrey's expression at that time seemed a bit strange. She looked a little disgusted or even intimidated."In the driver's opinion, under normal circumstances, when girls met their boyfriends at their doors, they would be surprised and happy, but Audrey's expression at that time was indeed a bit strange.Although it was Audrey who let him go, he was still a bit uneasy in his heart and reported this matter to Catherine after he came back
Not long after Amelia left, Zobber urgently called Catherine.Catherine glanced at her cell phone. She didn't want to connect it, but eventually picked the call up.Zobber said, "Catherine, have you seen the news? Mr. Duncan's collaboration with the Breens was actually officially announced."Although they had received the news before, Zobber was still shocked when it was announced.In her mind, she asked, "What kind of business is it to make Mr. Duncan willing to pay such a high price? He's made the Duncan Corporation a target of criticism this time.""Amelia just showed me the news. You called just for that?"Noticing some impatience in Catherine's voice, Zobber immediately hung up. "Catherine, now that you know it, I'll let you do your things. You continue working. I'm hanging up."Hearing the beep sound of the phone hanging up from the other end of the line, Catherine's brows furrowed as she thought in her mind, "Looks like they're pretty idle. It's time to get them some work