When Catherine received the message, she was a bit confused. Branden suddenly said he wanted to take her out for dinner tonight, just the two of them. "Is he planning something on his own?" she wondered.Not sure of the answer, Catherine decided to temporarily ignore Branden's invitation. She still had a few hours before she met with him, so she wasn't in a rush.After finishing her work, Catherine sent a message and summoned Ronin. Within about ten minutes, Ronin arrived promptly, impressing Catherine with his efficiency."You came really quickly!" Catherine exclaimed.Ronin grinned. "It's because the person called me is you, Catherine. I happened to be at the school, so I rushed over as soon as I could! Tell me what you need, Catherine. As long as you command, I'll get it done right away!"Rolling her book into a stick and tapped Ronin's head with it. "You little rascal, focus on the point. Did you finish the task I gave you earlier?""I did it!" Ronin was always proactive in c
Catherine saw the message from Branden half an hour later. She never brought her phone into the laboratory, and today was no exception. Although it wasn't time to leave yet, she often left early. Branden's urgent message made her decide to set aside her current work and go see what was going on.Arriving at the school gate, Catherine noticed a car parked not far away. This time, Branden wasn't waiting in the car as he usually did. His tall figure leaning against the car attracted quite a bit of attention.Despite the admiring glances from many girls, no one dared to approach, knowing about their relationship. Branden, focused on his phone, seemed to be waiting for an important call or message.Catherine quickened her pace and approached. When Branden looked up and saw her, his cold expression lit up as he asked, "Why didn't you reply to my message?" He had been waiting for her message, planning to wait for her in the laboratory building.Catherine didn't like him using his privil
Catherine had never known that Branden was so talented in music. The melodious sound of the piano had a mesmerizing effect on her. Even after the music stopped, she remained immersed in its beauty for quite some time before coming back to reality.Branden approached Catherine, his handsome face always managing to tug at her heartstrings. She raised an eyebrow at him, her beautiful eyes shimmering like stars. "Not bad!" she remarked.Branden chuckled, only revealing his emotions in her presence. "As long as you like it," he replied, taking his seat and gesturing for the waiter to bring the food.Catherine could tell that not only had the restaurant been arranged to her liking, but every dish had been selected according to her taste. She wondered about his intentions—gifting, piano playing, arranging a grand meal—what was he up to? She discreetly observed him, trying to figure out his motives."Perhaps..." she began, but Branden interrupted, "The fish is excellent. Give it a try!" He
Catherine woke up and was shocked by the breakfast on the table. There were various desserts, oatmeal, and even Itascan ham on the table."What a full breakfast. Are you preparing all the food at home and abroad?" Catherine looked up, her eyes full of surprise at Branden who was still busy at one side.Branden elegantly drew a tissue and wiped his hands clean before coming up to embrace Catherine. "If that's the case, I would have to make at least 108 dishes. This is not even worthy of being called a full breakfast. It's just a bit more varied, so you can choose from a variety of options. Didn't you say you have a stomach problem? Breakfast is the most important of the three meals. Since you don't have a good stomach, our first step is to improve your breakfast."Seeing Catherine frown, Branden guessed what she was going to say and immediately gave an explanation. "Don't worry. We're not going to waste the food. Just pick your favorite food and I'll finish the rest later with Cory a
In order to catch Zobber, Finn not only lost many of his brothers, but he also got himself seriously injured.If Ronin couldn't pull it off this time, he would really kill Ronin.Ronin rushed out of the secret room after getting the key.There were obstacles set up at the entrance by Finn, all of which were arranged by Finn in advance to make Ronin look injured. Ronin's serious and exaggerated injuries were actually just superficial injuries.Ronin kicked open the closed door with a cool kick, and inside the room, Zobber, who was tied to an iron frame struggling, slowly raised her head.When she saw Ronin appear, a glimmer of hope immediately appeared in her eyes. "Ronin, why is it you?"Ronin covered his bleeding chest and gave her a glare pretending to be angry. "Withal is so injured that he can't even stand up, and Catherine devotes herself wholeheartedly to the lab. If I didn't come, who else would come to save you?""I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that to you before." Zob
"What?" Zobber's eyes widened in disbelief, and her voice unconsciously became louder.Seeing Withal and Ronin nod in unison, Zobber felt disappointed instantly."Isn't Catherine going too far? For her research, for her experiments, she completely disregards our safety? I almost died." Zobber's tone contained an indescribable anger.Ronin said, "You know why I betrayed Catherine now? I followed Catherine for so many years. I didn't want to do it. But when I was imprisoned and constantly tortured, I was desperate. No one came to save me, and I had no choice but to be killed. Obviously, Catherine had the power to save me, but she didn't come, did she?"Ronin's voice grew sadder and sadder, and the expression on his face grew more and more desperate.Zobber reached out and patted Ronin on the shoulder. "I'm sorry. I misunderstood you before. I only understand the despair now."Seeing that it was almost time, Ronin got straight to the point. "Zobber, join with us."Zobber looked dow
Branden's lips curved seductively. "You look beautiful."Their eyes met, and the atmosphere around them became ambiguous.Thomas glanced around. Seeing that Branden and Catherine only had each other in their eyes and paid no attention to him, he patted his forehead and laughed bitterly. "Oh, my eyes. What did I do wrong to make myself suffer like this here? You guys stop it."The chess chair was relatively short and it was not easy to stand up, so Catherine pulled Branden's hand to stand up. She then turned around to help Thomas. "Okay, we stop it. Let's go to Aaron for dinner.""Come on. Let's go see what Aaron prepared today. I can already smell the aroma." Thomas led them to the private room.It was a private room specially prepared by Aaron to entertain them.Exquisite dishes were being served one after another, and the aroma filled the entire room, enticing everyone."They look so amazing."Hearing Thomas' comment, Aaron, who had entered the room with the last of the soup,
Late at night, Aaron sat alone under a tree in the courtyard, feeling the gentle breeze. Despite the chirping of birds and insects around him, he felt lonely. Gazing at the bright moon in the sky, he let out a long sigh.Suddenly, he heard light footsteps behind him. Looking up at the sky, he slowly said, "Put the coffee there. There's no rush to drink it.""It's getting late. Drinking coffee is bad for your sleep!" The voice was low and indifferent.Aaron felt a chill run through him as if he were in a dream. He couldn't believe the voice he had just heard. Not hearing any sound behind him, he anxiously turned around, only to see Rylan standing behind him. At that moment, Aaron couldn't even blink.Rylan carefully examined him, observing his gray hair, and finally said, "Grandpa!"It wasn't a dream. Aaron quickly composed himself, replacing his surprised expression with a stern look. "What are you doing here? Didn't we cut off contact? Who allowed you to come in?"Rylan knew his
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