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
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