Catherine got a message from Branden saying he had some last-minute stuff to do in the neighboring city and wouldn't be back until tomorrow morning. Actually, he didn't need to rush back, but he insisted, so Catherine went with him. As she had no need to go back for dinner, Catherine didn't leave the lab building and worked overtime peacefully. "Catherine!" someone called her.Hearing the sound, Catherine turned around and saw her senior from the same laboratory standing at her door, calling out to her. "What's the matter?"The senior pointed outside. "Someone's looking for you outside and let me pass along a message.""Got it." After Catherine responded, she paused her work and walked out of the workroom. When she arrived at the lobby, she saw Rylan standing in the center of the lobby. Rylan accurately captured her faint footsteps. He looked up and caught sight of Catherine's beautiful eyes. A smile instantly appeared on his face. "Are you planning to work overtime?"
Originally acting all high and mighty toward Catherine, Selene suddenly changed her expression and looked completely innocent."Miss Swann, if you have any issues with me, just come for me. I can tell you straight up. There's nothing between me and Branden. We have no other feelings at all. You really don't need to put on a show here on purpose with Mr. Melton. It will only hurt Branden's feelings, you know?"Watching her enthusiastic acting, Catherine wanted to give her a round of applause.'Her acting is not bad. Compared to the previous few, Selene's acting can be considered pretty decent,' she said inwardly."What's going on?" Came the old and steady voice, instantly capturing everyone's attention. Selene immediately looked up, her eyes showing a mixture of excitement and frustration as if she was feeling really suppressed. "Mr. Karl..."If Catherine hadn't seen the smug smile at the corner of Selene's mouth, she really would have been fooled.Karl slowly approached, and in
In the private room, the waiter carefully served the exquisite dishes to the table. Their boss had ordered that such customers were all top-level VIPs and needed to be treated with extreme care. Whenever a new dish came out, Karl would turn it to Catherine. "Catherine, hurry up and eat! I can see you've lost weight. It must be that little brat Branden who didn't take good care of you. Now that I am here, I need to take care of you."Catherine frowned tightly. She was sensitive to numbers; once she saw them, she wouldn't forget. If she didn't remember wrong, she was much heavier now than the last time she saw Karl. How could she be thinner?In the eyes of the elders, maybe anyone who hadn't gotten fat to the point of being round and plump was considered thin. Catherine didn't bother to explain herself, quietly eating the food that Karl had placed in front of her. Seeing her eat a lot, Karl couldn't stop smiling. "Keep eating. Being able to eat is a blessing."Catherine paus
"Mr. Melton, our subsidiary companies have been reported by someone, resulting in over one hundred million losses." Rylan's assistant, in a panic, rushed into his house with the documents. Rylan was about to rest at this time, but he got a call, so he was talking on the phone. He didn't expect that as soon as he heard that Branden had returned, his subsidiary companies were reported, causing him a huge financial loss. Branden not only had amazing tactics, but he was also quick to get revenge. He moved so damn fast when he threw a punch.'I was just trying to have dinner with Catherine, but in the end, we didn't even get to finish dinner because of all the interference from the Duncans. Branden actually caused me to lose the revenue of my two subsidiaries for a whole year. This dinner is really sky-high priced, costing a hundred million,' said Rylan inwardly. The assistant saw Rylan sitting there with a cold smile and not moving, feeling a bit anxious inside. After hesitatin
The next day, when Catherine arrived at the laboratory, she ran into Selene again.This time, Selene was already in the lab, looking like she was waiting for Catherine. Catherine glanced at her sitting in the lounge and walked toward the studio silently.Seeing that, Selene was furious. She clenched her hands under the table to maintain a calm appearance. "Miss Swann, the coffee today is excellent. Care to join me for a cup?"Catherine turned back upon hearing this and sat across from Selene. "Had a big breakfast at home. I can't handle coffee right now. Enjoy it yourself."Catherine returned because she knew Selene wouldn't give up easily. Since Selene had come today, she wouldn't leave until the matter was settled. Catherine wasn't afraid of Selene. She just disliked trouble.After some investigation, Selene found out how infatuated Branden was with Catherine. Not only did he shower Catherine with affection, but he even personally cooked meals for her every day. Selene thought i
Selene stormed off in a huff, and Catherine leisurely poured herself a glass of water. After drinking it up, she finally left.Back in the lab, Catherine was ready to dive into work when she discovered someone had tampered with her office.She habitually left a few strands of hair in specific places on her desk. They would fall off with the slightest touch. Upon inspection, Catherine noticed traces of fallen hair in several spots. Even though the intruder had been careful to restore everything to its original state, Catherine could still spot the irregularities.Catherine's office was even more secure than Marshall's, and although she hadn't paid much attention, Marshall had made it clear to the entire lab that no one could enter her office without permission. It couldn't have been any of the lab researchers.Thinking back to the morning when she wasn't there but Selene was, Catherine wondered if it could be her. Without hesitation, Catherine turned on her computer. She had install
After hearing Zobber's request, Black Robe burst into laughter, as if he had heard a particularly amusing joke. "Zobber, you may be small, but your appetite is certainly not!"Mocked by Black Robe, Zobber immediately jumped up to refute. She said, "I'm 5.5 feet. Are you making fun of me for being short?"This unexpected remark left Black Robe momentarily speechless. As Catherine had mentioned, Zobber was unpredictable and hard to control.Turning serious, Black Robe decided not to joke with Zobber any longer to avoid delaying matters. "Zobber, I can tell you clearly. Getting Catherine's research results is absolutely impossible. If you're not willing, I can find someone else. With the Duncan Corporation, I believe many people would be willing to serve me. As for you, if you don't cooperate with me, I'm sure you know what awaits you. No need for me to say more, right?"Indeed, Zobber knew what awaited her. She would be constantly hunted, face continuous troubles, and have a life of
Suddenly, an attendant approached with some medicine and a glass of water. "Mr. Melton, Mr. Aaron has prepared your medicine. He said it will help if you take it as soon as possible," the attendant said.Upon hearing this, Rylan changed his expression. He looked unpleasant and wary.The sudden change in atmosphere left the attendant bewildered. The water in the glass was hot, causing his hand to strain, yet he dared not speak up.Catherine glanced at him and said to Rylan, "Your grandfather is right. The medicine should be taken as soon as possible."Rylan paused for a moment. Then he took the glass from the attendant. He was expressionless as he waved the attendant away.Relieved, the attendant immediately retreated.Rylan unpacked the medicine, and the pungent medicinal aroma hit Catherine's nose. Without tasting, she could tell it must be very bitter.However, Rylan took it without wrinkling his brow."Mr. Theo is here as well. If you're not feeling well, you might want to s
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