A simple plate of pasta turned out to be the most delicious meal Rylan had in recent times. He finished the last bite and then set the fork down.Aaron sat beside him. When the plate was empty, he reached out to take it, but Rylan had already covered it with his hand."I'm full," Rylan said calmly. Hearing this, Aaron couldn't help but complain, "You should eat more." "It's enough," Rylan calmly replied, a faint smile appearing on his face. He didn't eat much on a regular basis, and if it weren't for his grandfather cooking today, he wouldn't have eaten at all, especially since he had already eaten before coming over. His claim of being hungry was solely to ease the escalating tension between them.Aaron was known for his stubbornness, and this was the only way to keep him from getting too angry. "It's getting late. I have to leave. See you next time, Grandpa!" Rylan said.When Aaron heard that Rylan was leaving, his face darkened. Rylan had only been here for a short whi
Little did Catherine know that she would encounter a group of skilled intruders on her way back from the laboratory that evening. As she left the school gate, she sensed someone following her discreetly.Intentionally taking a detour through a side path, Catherine wanted to ascertain the identity and motives of the people following her.Reaching the corner, she paused and turned around to find no one behind her. "No need to hide, guys. Come out!" she called out.The next moment, four men dressed in black with masks emerged from the shadows. Though they hadn't engaged in combat yet, Catherine could tell they were formidable.The leader of the group, with a sharp and piercing gaze, locked eyes with Catherine. "Since you've spotted us, why not just come with us and save us the trouble?" he said.With a cold laugh, Catherine replied in a nonchalant tone, "Are you sure you can take me with you?"Her calm demeanor unsettled the leader, who had been aware of Catherine's formidable abili
Upon receiving the message, Finn immediately reported the situation to Black Robe, who sneered and sarcastically remarked, "Those fools tried to capture Catherine? It's ridiculous!"Finn also thought that the four men hadn't fully grasped Catherine's abilities. Although he had never faced off against Catherine, he knew her capabilities well."Do you need to find out the whereabouts of those four people, Boss?" Finn inquired."No need!" Black Robe coldly rejected Finn's suggestion, not believing that Branden would sit by in such a significant matter.Knowing Branden must have already arranged for someone to investigate, Black Robe decided to wait. If things went awry, it would implicate his people."I'm tired," Black Robe said."I take my leave." Finn left the secret room, still troubled by his doubts. For some reason, he felt that his boss had been acting strangely lately, appearing quite frail. He didn't dare to ask, not wanting to violate the rules.Not long after leaving the
Ronin and Withal arrived at the destination almost at the same time as Carlo. Luckily, they weren't in disguise or wearing masks, which could have led to a confrontation.Carlo frowned when he saw Ronin. "What are you doing here?"Ronin smiled. "I was about to ask you the same thing."Withal, standing nearby, grew frustrated and puzzled. "Since our goals are the same, why bother with the details? Let's work together and capture those four guys."Carlo's appearance here was clearly at the behest of Branden, while Ronin had come for Catherine. Withal was right—they did share a common goal.Ronin was about to retort but was stopped by Withal. "The bigger picture matters."After negotiations, both sides decided to act together. The four men who had attacked Catherine were already injured during their escape. They had underestimated Carlo, and they didn't expect Ronin and Withal to join forces. Despite their skills, the four men were quickly captured.However, a disagreement arose
Ronin shook off Withal's hand and was about to rush forward. Not far ahead, a man was chatting with a woman. Ronin didn't recognize the woman, but even with just a glimpse of the man's profile, he could tell it was Branden!Catherine was working hard in the laboratory, and here was Branden flirting with a woman. Ronin couldn't allow that to happen.Withal held on tightly, not daring to loosen his grip. Branden wasn't just anyone. If Ronin charged forward, it could lead to trouble. He had to stop Ronin."Ronin, don't be impulsive. What if it's a misunderstanding? Do you want Catherine to clean up the mess for you? She's been busy lately. Plus, you know how much Branden loves Catherine, right?"The last sentence gradually calmed Ronin down. If Branden hadn't treated Catherine well, Ronin would have confronted him right now. In his eyes, any man who had feelings for Catherine was bad. But if Branden had truly been faithful, that would be a different story.Frowning, Ronin looked at
Catherine followed Thomas to Aaron's courtyard, where they found Aaron and Rylan playing chess. Thomas recognized Rylan and glanced at Catherine. "What is he doing here?"Catherine casually replied, "He's the ungrateful grandson Aaron mentioned." Thomas frowned, surprised by this unexpected connection.Upon hearing Catherine's words, Aaron laughed. "Miss Swann is right; this is my ungrateful grandson." He then urged Rylan to give up his seat to Thomas."Please have a seat, Mr. Theo," said Rylan as he stood up.Thomas sat down and glanced at Catherine, who said, "I'll take a stroll. Aaron's courtyard is lovely."The courtyard, meticulously tended for generations, exuded charm in every detail, which Catherine appreciated. "Do you like this courtyard?" A deep, gentle voice came from behind her, quite pleasant.Catherine turned to Rylan. "It feels very comfortable to be here," she replied.Rylan agreed, "I like it too."As Catherine quietly strolled and admired the scenery, R
When Branden arrived, Rylan had just left. Hearing footsteps behind her, Catherine turned to see Branden walking towards her. "Why are you here?" she asked.His cold eyes softened. "I wanted to take you to dinner. I Heard you and Mr. Theo were here, so I came to take you back," he explained.Catherine, unfazed by his knowledge of their whereabouts, asked if he had eaten. After confirming, they left with Thomas.During the car ride, Thomas noticed Catherine's lack of intention to rest and chatted with her. "Are you taking the day off tomorrow?" he asked.Catherine jokingly replied, "Are you planning to make me play chess with you?" "If you're willing, that would be great. You're always cooped up in the lab, so it would do you good to come here and get some fresh air," Thomas said.Catherine, unable to refuse, agreed to consider it. "Alright, we'll see how it goes tomorrow," she said, glancing at Branden, who appeared quite content."Find something amusing?" she asked, her eyes
Branden hung up the phone and stepped out of the study, only to find Catherine standing blankly in front of the bathroom, with water droplets still clinging to her hair. Without her usual aloofness, she exuded a touch of homey charm."Why didn't you call for me earlier?" His voice brought Catherine back from her reverie. She turned with a vacant look, a hint of impatience in her expression and tone."I just came out!" she said.Her cold demeanor didn't faze Branden. After spending so much time together, he could read her expressions well. He knew she was tired and a bit impatient.Grabbing a towel, Branden lifted Catherine and carried her to the bedroom with steady steps. Gently placing her on the bed, he used the towel as a cushion behind her head. "Take a rest. I'll blow-dry your hair," he offered.Catherine was truly exhausted, and Branden's caring behavior wasn't anything new. She accepted it without a second thought.Her hair wasn't very long, so within less than ten minutes
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