Ch. 101..110
Chapter 101 Fish Master
On the weekend, Bryan was bored at home. At a crucial moment in his video game, suddenly rang. He took a quick glance and saw the caller was David.
his phone He looked away. In his opinion, David was probably bored and calling him to play video games. But the phone kept ringing, making him somewhat distracted. His game character got shot by an enemy and instantly fell.
While waiting for his teammates to come to his rescue, Bryan reached out and grabbed his phone, pressing the answer button.
Before he even had a chance to curse at David, he heard a rather excited voice on the other end of the phone.
“Bryan, I got some big news!”
With his tongue against his cheek and gritted teeth, Bryan said in a deep voice carrying a strong warning.
“You better make damn sure your information is really juicy, dude. Otherwise, I’ll smash your head!”
Hearing Bryan’s threat, David instinctively shrank his head on the other end of the phone.
But this time, he was confident because he knew this news was big for Bryan.
“Bryan, I just spotted Catherine on TV!”
Bryan’s expression was indifferent when he heard this, and his voice sounded a bit lazy. “It is not something new for the Boss to appear on television. So, what new announcement has the Swann Corporation made this time?”
Realizing Bryan’s misunderstanding, David got a bit anxious.
“It’s not the Swann Corporation. It’s a variety show. Catherine went on as a guest for this show. Is she trying to make a debut?”
Bryan was taken aback. “Wait, what? A variety show? Debut? What the heck is this?” said he inwardly.
On the computer, his game character just got rescued. And because he was standing stiff in one place, he got shot down again.
Bryan heard his teammate cursing in the earphones. “Bryan! What the heck are you doing? Why are you standing still? You’re just a sitting target, you know?”
Bryan didn’t give a damn. He simply turned off his computer and walked away with his phone, looking super serious.
“David, you better explain to me clearly what the heck is going on?”
In the production team.
The competition part was over, and the members from the other three groups also brought their loot to the display stand.
The Parker brothers saw the Swann sisters resting again and snuck over to talk to Audrey secretly.
“Audrey, we caught a lot. Do you want me to share some with you secretly?”
Audrey held her head up slowly and smiled gently. Her smile shone as brightly as the flowers blooming under the sunshine.
“No, It’s okay. We’ve also caught quite a few, so we shouldn’t be last, right?”
Kate happened to pass by and overheard this conversation. She couldn’t help but snicker.
“Nick, there is no need for you and your brother to seek favor from someone who doesn’t even bother paying attention to you!”
When these words were spoken, the people present were all extremely embarrassed.
The atmosphere on the scene suddenly became awkward. The Parker brothers knew Kate had many fans and didn’t want to offend her.
Luckily, the director called everyone together and saved everyone from this awkward moment.
Everyone arrived at the meeting place designated by the director. Kate couldn’t hide her pride. on her face.
Half an hour ago, her manager secretly told her that her live stream was super hot.
It had only been an hour since the broadcast started. Her fans had already tipped over a million.
So she was super confident she could snag first place this time.
“Let alone those D-list internet celebrities. Even Cindy would be no match for me,” said she inwardly.
The director started counting the fish caught in front of everyone, starting with the group that returned the latest.
The first group to start was Cindy’s team. Cindy’s son was a fan of outdoor sports and an expert at catching fish.
Inside his bamboo basket, there were a total of 18 pounds of fish.
Next up was the Parker brothers. Together, they were slightly better than Cindy’s team, with 20 pounds of fish.
Next up were Kate and Ryan, who had a total of 12 pounds of live fish together.
Kate was not worried because she knew it must be the D-list internet celebrities at the bottom.
After Audrey’s group finished weighing, everyone present was dumbfounded.
No one expected that Audrey’s group would catch 40 pounds of fish.
Kate was shocked and exclaimed, “How is that possible? They must be cheating!”
Ryan quickly pulled Kate aside, turned off his earphones, and whispered to her.
“Attention, this is a live stream from start to finish!”
Kate finally realized what was going on and put on a surprised expression. She then chuckled and joked. “This is too unbelievable, don’t you think?”
Not only Kate but the other two groups of guests also found it strange.
The Parker brothers had a good relationship with Audrey, so they asked directly, “Audrey,
how did you guys do it? That’s impressive. Doubling our results!”
Audrey had a proud look on her face as she happily introduced to everyone, “I did not catch these fish. They were all caught by my little sister. Pretty impressive, right?”
As the champion, Audrey’s group would give a speech on stage.
The director’s crew interviewed them for the audience.
The assistant asked, “Audrey, what do you think about getting the Fish Master title?”
Audrey gave a little smile and replied softly, “I’m really happy, but this title shouldn’t belong to me since I’m not the one who caught the fish!”
After she finished speaking, the director immediately turned the camera to Catherine.
Her finely crafted and exquisite face instantly appeared before the audience, leaving the
viewers completely shocked in front of the screen.
The real-time comments went viral.
[OMG, her skin is just too good. There’s not a single visible pore, even in such a close-up shot!]
[Make-up free and still killing it!]
[I really like your skincare products, but I have no idea what brands they are. Can you please make an episode about it?]
Even the assistant was drawn in by Catherine’s elegant and stunning demeanor, and it took her a while to snap out of it. She finally asked, “Miss Swann, may I ask how you feel about catching so many fish and becoming the champion?”
After she finished asking, there was a three-second awkward silence.
The assistant felt super embarrassed when Catherine didn’t respond. “Oh my! This girl is so aloof!” said she inwardly.
Just for the sake of the show, she had to muster up the courage to ask again. “Miss Swann, can you tell us about your experience? How did you manage to catch so many fish at once?”
Catherine lazily lifted her gaze, and her cold eyes slowly looked at the camera. With a slight smile, she said in a cold and bleak voice, “Use your brain more when you work!”
The simple sentence was so cool and awe-inspiring that it even shocked the assistant standing nearby.
“This girl really dares to speak her mind. She’s not afraid of offending anyone at all,” thought the assistant.
Audrey was freaking out as she listened on the side. She quickly stepped forward to protect Catherine’s public image. After all, it was not good to offend too many people when facing the audience.
“Kathy might not be able to express it well, but she means that being strategic can help achieve goals faster.”
However, it was probably useless now, no matter how Audrey explained it. Kate and the others on the audience stage were obviously already pissed off.
Chapter 102 Champion
The weight of fish caught in the first round had been recorded, but this competition also had a popularity factor to consider. Kate didn’t believe she would still lose. She felt like she still had a chance to turn things around.
“How could some D-list celebrities like Audrey and Catherine compare to a popular group us?” thought she like .
The director announced the rankings for the most popular live streaming. To one’s surprise, Audrey’s stream was once again in the first place.
All four groups present were dumbfounded. Even Audrey herself was shocked. She was staring dumbly at the director and pointing to herself. “Sir, our group is the most popular?”
Although the director might not want to admit it, this was an indisputable fact.
“Indeed, your group is the most popular. Not only are you the most popular, but you also receive the most tips.”
To avoid any doubts from the guests, the director specifically arranged for a screen to quickly review what just happened in the live streaming.
At first, Kate’s was definitely the hottest and most tipped live streaming.
Both other two teams were doing well, except for Audrey’s group, which was lagging far behind.
When it got to the last ten minutes, everything suddenly changed. A huge spender appeared out of nowhere and started blasting away on the leaderboards like crazy.
With 10,000 Sky Arrows, it sent Audrey’s team to first place in the reward list, and everyone was stunned.
It was too extravagant!
Because of the big spender’s move, Audrey’s live stream was instantly buzzing with people.
Later, because of Catherine’s fantastic fishing skills, the popularity of the live broadcast soared to new heights.
After two rounds of excellent maneuvering, Audrey’s team ascended to first place, becoming the most popular live-streaming channel.
With a playback testimony, even if the other three teams were surprised, there was no way to question it.
After all, Audrey’s team was compliant, thoroughly deserving of being number one.
Cindy was the first to realize what had happened. She took the initiative to congratulate the Swann sisters, which made Audrey feel flattered.
After all, Cindy had been around the entertainment industry for many years and had seen all kinds of things.
Plus, she was not worried about being in last place because the program team would never let that happen anyway.
As the biggest celebrity in the program, she might not come in the first place, but she definitely wouldn’t be the last.
Otherwise, the program team would never be able to invite big-name guests again in the future. Even for live shows, there would be some special treatment.
The more she acted confident, the more she could win the audience’s favor.
“Moreover, they were just two insignificant little girls who had yet to make their debut. They posed no threat to me at all.
“Avoid being too pushy to avoid being pushed aside. Why would I go against them?” thought Cindy.
Needless to say, the Parker brothers had a cordial relationship with Audrey. Hence, they
extended their sincere congratulations to the Swann sisters.
Although Kate was furious, she dared not show it to the camera.
Next up, the director’s crew announced the outcome of the competition.
The result surprised everyone. No one expected Kate’s team to come in last place.
Cindy’s team, of course, received a good result. Although the Parker brothers’ live stream might not be as popular as Kate’s, they caught more fish. Overall, Kate’s group was at the bottom.
This really pissed off Kate, but she still had to keep it to herself.
Audrey was laughing inside as she watched the expression on Kate’s face. It was so satisfying.
“We didn’t offend Kate, but Kate always felt like she was a big star and looked down on me as a beauty blogger, thinking that I was just an unknown internet celebrity.
“She continuously made sarcastic remarks about me, and now she ended up backfiring on herself. Well, she deserves it,” said Audrey inwardly.
According to the program team’s rules, the first-placed team had a chance to receive a reward. So Audrey didn’t have to cook dinner and could choose whatever they liked.
The staff even asked Audrey what she wanted for dinner to show off the champion’s privileges.
Audrey was so happy that she couldn’t help but exclaim, “The program team’s perks are excellent. We even get a choice!”
The assistant replied enthusiastically, “Of course, your team is the champion. Champions have lots of benefits!”
Finally, Audrey was feeling refreshed and relieved.
She made a grand gesture and decisively said, “Then I choose to have a barbecue. Our Kathy loves barbecue the most and has contributed the most today, so let’s go with her preference.”
The assistant joyfully nodded and said, “Sure, no problem, I’ll take care of it for you!”
She was worried that Audrey would present some challenges, but it was just a barbecue. That was an easy solution.
A bunch of netizens couldn’t help but marvel at Audrey’s joyful appearance. They commented.
[As expected, there’s nothing that a barbecue can’t solve. If any, have it twice!]
[I’m so jealous of the Swann sisters. I wish I had a sister like Audrey!]
Audrey eagerly awaited the barbecue, while Kate and her group had to face punishment by cleaning all the props used today and preparing dinner for the other two groups.
Cindy said she was getting old and tired and returned to her room for a break.
With tears in her eyes, Kate looked at the mountain of props in front of her, feeling frustrated and crying.
Ryan comforted her and told her to take a break while he did the wash.
But with so much stuff, there was no way Ryan could do all of it alone, especially since their team still needed to prepare dinner.
Kate wanted to throw a tantrum, but she knew she was in front of the camera and did not dare
to show it.
She could only try to force the audience to skip this step by expressing grievances.
But the director’s crew didn’t budge. Because once they allowed this, how would they be able to continue with punishments in the future?
The Parker brothers were being soft again and came to help out.
Audrey saw the Parker brothers approaching and whispered to Catherine, “Kathy, should we go over and help them? It looks like they have a lot of stuff to clean!”
Catherine didn’t even bother to look up. She wasn’t really interested in this topic.
But she now knew Audrey’s temperament fairly well, thinking if she didn’t give Audrey an answer, Audrey could obsess about it all day.
She lifted her gaze and lazily glanced at Audrey with cold eyes. “Mind your own business!”
“Okay!” Audrey responded softly. She knew that Catherine intended for her to help, so she did. not further insist on this topic.
Audrey forgot that although she had turned off her headphones while talking to Catherine, Catherine’s headphones were still on.
As for Catherine, she didn’t give a damn if anyone heard.
After all, she had always been determinedly independent, not caring at all about what others thought.
As a result, due to the dialogue between the two sisters, the comments exploded once again.
Significantly, the haters and the fans of Kate and Ryan were full of energy and constantly roasted Catherine throughout the process.
[Wow, how can someone be like this? Catherine is totally out of line!]
[This Catherine is so disgusting. How could they let someone like this on the show?]
[Who is this ugly creature? Winning just one game has made her so arrogant!]
[Although I wouldn’t say I like this girl’s attitude, she’s way too aloof for me. Come on! Are you serious about calling her an ugly creature?]
Chapter 103 Big Spender
After receiving the news, Bryan immediately sat in front of his computer and watched the live stream. Seeing the comments flash by on the screen seriously pissed him off.
“What? What the hell is this? Who are these ignorant fools daring to disrespect my boss? They’re just asking for trouble.”
Seeing Bryan getting so mad that he was about to break the computer, David quickly stepped in to stop him.
“Chill out, Bryan. Those people in the comments are just internet warriors, brainless fans. What do they really understand? How could they know how awesome our boss is?
“Besides, getting so angry isn’t going to solve anything, you know?”
Although he knew what David said made sense, Bryan was still angry. “No way, I have to fight back! These idiots dared to attack our boss. They’re just asking for trouble!”
David quickly chimed in and said, “You’re absolutely right. We need to fight back. I’ll go my buddies, and we’ll fight back and give these idiots a taste of their own medicine.”
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Not only Bryan noticed the negative comments about Audrey’s team in the live stream, but also Branden. He watched it and had Paxton arrange for people to tip.
To keep a low profile, he didn’t tip much. It was only instructed to tip Audrey’s live stream to first place without surpassing second place too much.
Kate told her agency and even had her fan club try to get her to the top of the charts, but she
still couldn’t make it to number one.
Kate’s live stream just received a 10,000-dollar tip, and now Audrey’s would receive an 11,000- dollar tip.
It was not much, just a little more, but enough to make Kate furious.
Seeing the comments flashing on the screen, Branden, still at work, furrowed his brows
tightly.
Paxton quickly noticed that Branden wasn’t okay and went to check on him.
After seeing the constant negative comments about Catherine, Paxton immediately
understood why his boss was unhappy.
“Mr. Duncan, these are some comments from haters. It seems like some haters and trolls are attacking Miss Swann. Should I contact the PR team to clean this up?”
They had to deploy more troll armies to combat these troll armies.
When dealing with little problems like this, the PR team at The Duncan Corporation was the top in the industry.
Branden gave a little nod and authorized Paxton to handle the matter.
“Contact the PR manager!”
“Yes!”
After receiving the order, Paxton slowly backed away. “Gotta say, my boss really cares about Catherine Swann,” said he inwardly.
Throughout the whole day, Branden never turned off the live streaming.
Shortly after, the situation suddenly turned around in the live stream that was originally full of curses toward Audrey and Catherine.
The comments said, [As an onlooker, I always feel like you guys are guilt-tripping them. Why do they have to help? As winners, shouldn’t they enjoy their benefits without caring about obligations?]
[Yeah, the viewpoint from the upper is spot on! Finally, someone is speaking the truth!]
[Helping is applaudable. Not helping is just fine. Don’t let people guilt trip you into helping!]
A person nicknamed “Catherine’s errand runner” commented, [Some people are just blindly talking. It’s really amusing. Typical sore losers. They lose and immediately think of asking others for help. What a bunch of losers!]
[Hey, Mr. errand runner from the upper post. Watch your words, and do not resort to personal attacks, okay?]
“Catherine’s errand runner” replied, [Hey, brat! What’s wrong with my words? Earlier, you called Catherine ugly, and now you are criticizing me for my dirty words? Hypocrite!]
Another person nicknamed “Catherine’s little sandwich” added, [That’s right, hypocrite!]
The fans were in a heated uproar in the comments section.
However, the Swann sisters were enjoying their barbecue happily at this time. The shooting location arranged by the program team was in a remote mountain village.
Although the location might be a little out of the way, the environment was absolutely
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stunning. Watching the sunset while chowing down on some barbecue was a luxury not everyone could experience.
Catherine sat quietly in front of the table, staring intently at the sizzling barbecue.
Because they were having a barbecue, Catherine tied her long hair up for convenience.
The contour of her entire face was perfectly presented, and her facial features were the meticulous creations of God, three-dimensional and delicate. The skin was so good that it was like a porcelain doll, delicate and fragile. The thin red lips made people couldn’t help but want to kiss them, and her whole person looked unbelievably beautiful.
Let alone the audience behind the screen, Audrey herself was stunned.
If it weren’t for the amazing smell of the barbecue wafting in the air, giving her a taste of the earthly delights, she would have thought she had just seen a fairy.
So Audrey started to complain, a bit annoyed.
“Kathy, How come your skin is still good, and you don’t have any pimples when you love barbecue so much? What skincare product do you use? Can you recommend it to me?”
Seeing Audrey ask the question seriously, Catherine furrowed her delicate brows and lost in thought for a moment before she gave Audrey an answer.
“I have no idea. A friend gave it to me. If you want one, I can ask him to get a set for you next time!”
“Sure thing!” Audrey enthusiastically nodded and asked, “Is your friend particularly knowledgeable about skincare products?”
This friend was none other than Ronin Oconnor.
Before Catherine came back to the Swanns’, Ronin took care of everything in her life.
Even for stuff like skincare products, it was all arranged by Ronin.
Catherine didn’t like all those bottles and cans, which were super annoying, so Ronin customized one product for her. It was just a tiny bottle. She could apply it before going to bed.
As for how Ronin knew anything about skincare products, she remembered Ronin once saying he had specifically acquired a top Euphosean cosmetics brand to create a customized skincare product for her.
Back then, he seriously checked out the makeup company when planning to buy it. So he should have some knowledge of cosmetics.
Catherine nodded casually. “Sort of!”
Audrey knew that Catherine didn’t like to talk much, so being able to answer these questions was already a luxury.
She didn’t ask any further and focused on enjoying the barbecue with Catherine.
As a beauty blogger and upcoming star, Audrey was very strict about controlling her figure. She only ordered some vegetables and beef, not daring to have any oily meat.
But she took care of Catherine the whole time.
“Catherine had a huge appetite, but her dining manner was particularly elegant, and that face… wow!” Audrey couldn’t help admiring.
The comments went on.
[Oh my god, this beautiful girl is such a goddess! She should totally turn to food live streaming! Don’t you think her eating is so satisfying to watch?]
[Yeah, I didn’t feel like having dinner initially. But when I saw her eating, I instantly felt hungry!]
[When she starts her food live-streaming, I will be the first to show my support…]
Catherine’s errand runner said, [The chicken thigh in my hand immediately lost its savory appeal. Is it too late to start a barbecue now?]
[You are right, errand runner. I’ve already picked up my phone to order takeout. I won’t be at peace until I have some barbecue today!]
That evening, sales at barbecue restaurants all over the country suddenly skyrocketed. They were just overwhelmed with multiple orders. The power of this food live streaming was incredible.
After eating for a while, Catherine started feeling a bit sleepy.
Her actions were quite smooth. She put down her fork and stood up, saying to Audrey, “Let’s go. Let’s go back to sleep!”
She had no slightest intention of interacting with the audience, leaving the program team in confusion.
But the audience in front of the screen found Catherine’s performance so natural that they burst into laughter.
[This girl is so unique!]
Chapter 104 The Lucky Star
Audrey and Catherine had already returned to their hotel, enjoying the sunset. Meanwhile, Kate’s team hadn’t even finished cleaning the props.
Watching this contrast, the audience burst into laughter in front of the screen.
Fans of Kate kept criticizing Audrey mercilessly, saying she lacked team spirit and didn’t help
each other out.
As soon as the haters showed up, Bryan and his crew fought back hard, relentlessly chasing after them and cursing them out until they finally backed down.
Seeing Audrey had such loyal fans, the haters got a bit cautious before speaking up. They dared not speak nonsense anymore.
The live stream was still going on. The hype in Audrey’s livestream continued to rise thanks to the previous two exciting rounds.
The number of her fans kept rising like crazy. Audrey happily walked up to Catherine with her phone, showing off. “Kathy, look at how much my fan numbers have skyrocketed!”
Catherine just gave a slight nod. Her expressionless face remained unchanged. It was pretty freaking cold.
But Audrey was already used to her attitude, so it didn’t bother her. She was still reveling in her own joy.
“Kathy, you are really my little lucky star.”
After she finished speaking, Audrey happily started preparing things for the live stream.
Catherine was just sitting there, holding her phone. Her gaze was unfocused.
Audrey’s words were echoing in her mind. “Kathy, you are really my little lucky star.”
From childhood until now, countless people have called her jinx, but this was the first time someone had called her a little lucky star.
Audrey was getting ready for the preparation. As a beauty blogger, her daily routine was all about picking out the best makeup products and sharing the latest makeup tips with her fans.
Since this show was supposed to depict the daily life of celebrities, she naturally had to do what she was best at and what was most relevant to her life.
Audrey asked the program team to arrange a tablet for her to start live streaming and interact with her fans.
However, the program team also made a request to her. They negotiated publicly with her, saying, “Miss Swann, it would be better if both of you interact at the same time. You can live
stream the process of doing makeup. It would be great if Catherine could be a part of it, don’t you think?”
Audrey turned her head and glanced at Catherine, who was already dozing off on the sofa, and earnestly said to the assistant, “This is how Kathy is at home. Isn’t it about capturing the most authentic daily life?”
The assistant looked at Audrey embarrassedly, thinking, “Are millions of viewers going to watch Catherine sleep?
“This is so…”
The viewers in front of their screens were surely bursting with laughter. A wave of comments exploded once again.
[Hahaha! Seeing the assistant being roasted by Audrey and left speechless is so funny!]
[Audrey is so real!]
[Catherine really can sleep. Is she born sleepy or what?]
Catherine’s errand runner said, [What’s the big deal about loving to sleep? Sleeping is just part of everyday life. We love watching her sleeping! Why is the program team so chatty? Just get on with it already!]
Although Audrey thought it was okay for Catherine to rest, she still had to respect the program team because they were still in the middle of recording the show.
“Okay, I’ll go ask Kathy.”
Audrey didn’t really have any hope because she thought Catherine spent most of her free time. sleeping.
As soon as Audrey got to Catherine’s side, Catherine, who was sound asleep, instantly opened her eyes.
Her drowsy eyes revealed a hint of coldness, and the immense aura made one shiver with fear.
Audrey was so scared that she could hardly speak. When Catherine saw that the person was Audrey, her eyes softened, and her strong aura weakened.
“What’s wrong?” she asked, furrowing her brows as she looked at Audrey in front of her.
Audrey spoke cautiously, afraid of accidentally offending Catherine. “Kathy, you still have plenty of time to rest tonight. Why don’t we do something else right now?”
Seeing that Catherine didn’t object or agree, Audrey emphasized again, “How about model, and I’ll do your makeup?”
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This proposition caused a slight darkening of Catherine’s face. She promptly voiced her
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refusal to Audrey.
“Nope!”
Audrey actually had a hunch but proposed it anyway because the online audience demanded it.
Catherine roughly guessed the reason why Audrey was coming to see her. She sat up slowly and looked at Audrey with an expressive face.
“I’ll play video games!”
When Catherine said she was willing to do something, Audrey wasn’t going to force her.
“Playing games is better than sleeping, right? After all, many people even live stream
themselves playing games, and at least that gives something for the program team to work. with,” thought Audrey inwardly.
The fan base of Audrey’s live streaming was predominantly female. There were relatively fewer girls who played games.
As Catherine turned on her phone to play a game, everyone’s attention turned to Audrey’s makeup tutorial.
Audrey’s live stream was not very popular compared to the other three groups, ranking last among the four teams.
Since Bryan found out that Catherine was going on the show, he had been glued to the live stream and hadn’t taken a break.
Now that he saw Catherine was playing mobile games, he couldn’t help but click on the game and request to join Catherine’s team.
Looking all pathetic, he sent a direct message to Catherine. [Boss, can I join your team? Please!
Catherine was planning to play solo, battling against a team of four, but Bryan showed up in time. She agreed to let him join.
As soon as Bryan joined the team, he immediately got ready. Catherine started the game. without hesitation when she saw Bryan was prepared.
David and the others were not fast enough to join the game. They could only feel regretful while watching the game, lamenting their inability to witness firsthand the maneuvers of the expert players.
Catherine was in a four-person team combat, but her team only had two people, so they had no advantage in numbers.
Even though she was in a pretty bad position, Catherine still chose to go skydiving in the most
popular spot.
Those who survived in this popular factory typically could make it to the final round and compete for victory.
The most dangerous place was also the place with the most abundant resources. One could pick them up as soon as he landed-no need to search at all.
Anyway, it looked like luck didn’t favor Catherine’s team.
After Bryan landed, he saw a sickle. At the same time, Catherine was a bit luckier. She got a pistol.
But compared to other teams, their team was much more miserable. Gunshots rang out, and one person after another fell.
Catherine put on her earphones. Her cold voice came through, saying, “Follow me closely!” “Okay, boss!” Bryan was being very obedient, without any of his usual arrogance.
He was just a little henchman in front of Catherine.
Catherine noticed a lone enemy up ahead, and the enemy saw her and Bryan, so he called his other three teammates to come over instantly.
The enemy held a fully automatic submachine gun, which was way more powerful than Catherine’s pistol.
At the sight of the weapon Catherine held in her hand, the enemies could not resist the temptation to charge out and take her life.
Gunshots rang out!
The enemy thought they were lucky to come across two unarmed players who had been separated from their team, yet they were unaware of the astonishing turn of events unfolding before them.
Chapter 105 Master Gamer
They shot simultaneously, with Catherine holding a pistol and the other carrying a submachine gun.
With her skillful moves, Catherine managed to dodge quite a few bullets. At the same time, the enemy got blown away by Catherine’s rapid pistol shots.
Seeing the enemy fall, Bryan quickly followed and killed the opponent directly with the sickle.
He joyfully looted the body without hesitation.
After getting the equipment, he immediately handed it to Catherine and said, “Boss, here’s the gear. I’ll cover you.”
Catherine glanced over and said coldly, “Take it yourself to save your life!”
Although he was a tough guy, Bryan didn’t care about any of his pride when facing Catherine. When Catherine said she didn’t need help with the equipment, Bryan immediately squatted down to pick up the gear.
“It feels so good to have someone looking out for me,” he said inwardly.
David and the others gathered around. When they saw Bryan’s shameless face, it was really giving them a headache.
“Bryan used to be imposing and proud, but why is he acting like a weakling now?” they thought.
But that was normal. After all, Catherine was so fierce. Ordinary people would likely be reduced to nothing when facing her.
Although they thought Bryan’s behavior was lame, they were filled with envy and jealousy.
The enemy killed summoned his three remaining teammates, saying he would trap Catherine. and her teammates in this room for revenge.
Three well-equipped and cohesive enemies never expected that they would all be killed by Catherine’s pistol.
Catherine took charge of the attack, while Bryan lurked in the shadows, responsible for covering up any loose ends. With flawless coordination, the two acted in perfect harmony.
They finished the other three enemies quickly.
One of the enemies was so mad. He started cursing like crazy in the chat area. [Damn, are these two demons? Their combat power is freaking strong!]
Teammate No. 2 said, (I don’t think they are demons. They’re clearly cheating… How
shameless!]
Catherine never turned on her chat function, so she was completely oblivious to the insults.
David was a totally different story. He turned red with anger after seeing the curses in the chatting area.
“Guys, these kids are saying Catherine is cheating. We gotta show them what true skill is and beat them down!”
The ones who could study at Class 8 of Sincere High School were the cream of the crop among elites.
They were all adept at computers, each one better than the last. Though none of them could compare to an expert like Catherine, they were still far superior to the average muggle.
Not too long after, David and his crew recorded a video of Catherine playing games.
It was posted on the largest gaming website in the country and was quickly made the top of the list. Everyone was impressed by Catherine’s exceptional skills and top-notch gameplay. The video was constantly being clicked and shared.
David also shared the link to Audrey’s live stream below the video.
Soon, Audrey realized that something was off.
At first, only a few thousand people were watching their live stream, but suddenly tens of thousands of people flooded in, and the number kept increasing, making Audrey a little confused.
She was giggling foolishly while staring at the screen. The director’s team had arranged for her to have a phone so she could see the fans’ messages on screen.
“Why are there suddenly so many people? Could it be that I’m actually getting popular?”
Then Audrey saw the real-time comments popping up continuously.
[Wasn’t this supposed to be a live stream of gaming? How did it become a makeup live stream? Did I stumble upon the wrong channel?]
[Although the girl looks nice, I’m dying to see the master gamer play games, so hurry up and bring out the master!]
[Guys, I asked in the original post, and it’s definitely this channel!]
[Hurry up and bring out the master!]
[I want to see the pro show her skills.]
More and more people were commenting. Audrey was getting dizzy. She never played games
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and had no idea what the comments meant.
Watching the crews around her in confusion, she was like. “What are they talking about? Is it a game or something?”
Finally, one female netizen who had been watching from the beginning couldn’t stand it anymore and took the initiative to inform Audrey.
Only then did Audrey find out they were talking about Catherine this whole time.
She turned her head toward Catherine, who was sitting next to her and playing on her phone. The live stream cable that was originally connected to the screen had been disconnected somewhen.
Audrey quickly explained to the fans. “Do you all want to watch Kathy livestream playing games? Please wait a moment. Let me go and ask if she is willing.”
The fans watching the live stream were all shocked. “Isn’t the purpose of the anchor’s live streaming to attract fans to watch?” thought they. It was the first time they had witnessed such an arrogant attitude.
Audrey ignored the fans and crouched down beside Catherine.
“Kathy, are you playing some kind of game?”
Upon hearing this, Catherine slowly raised her gaze and looked at Audrey nonchalantly. “Do you want to play too?”
Audrey quickly shook her head and said, “How would I know how to play it? Many fans are watching our live stream, saying they want to watch you play games. Do you want to do it?”
“Is it really necessary?” Catherine replied coldly.
After hearing this, Audrey felt a sudden urge to back out.
“It was not easy for me to persuade Catherine to attend the show. I shouldn’t push her to do more,” she said inwardly.
At this point, her phone was receiving messages like crazy,
Audrey glanced down and saw that they were all messages sent by her agent.
Kimmy: [Audrey, seize the opportunity and get Catherine on the live stream quickly.)
Kimmy: [Hurry up! The fans are about to leave!]
Kimmy hadn’t stopped hassling her when she heard the director’s team nagging in her earphones.
“Audrey, hurry up and make your sister play games on the live show!”
The director’s team also found out that Audrey’s live stream had an unusual level of
popularity. After investigating, they discovered that the segment where Catherine played games was edited and uploaded to a gaming platform, causing a sudden surge in viewers and players.
After much hesitation, Audrey finally gave in, deciding to trouble Catherine one last time.
“Kathy, it might be necessary. There are so many fans here. They’re all requesting to watch. you live-stream playing games, so why not just do a live-stream?”
Just now, Catherine was live streaming while playing games. But later on, she found that the live-streaming cable was causing trouble, so she unplugged it. Surprisingly, she was actually requested to live stream again.
She had initially intended to take a break. Facing Audrey’s request, she hesitated momentarily before ultimately nodding in agreement.
Catherine connected her mobile phone to the live-streaming cable and started the game.
In an instant, the fans watching the live stream got frenzy as if they had been injected with a shot of adrenaline.
Those enthusiastic gamers had much more passion than those girls studying makeup skills.
They kept calling and inviting their game buddies to watch the amazing moves of Catherine.
The comments kept popping up.
[Wow, I’m totally blown away! It turns out the master gamer is actually a young lady. That’s just too astonishing!]
[Wow, that girl is so beautiful, and she’s rocking it with her skills!]
[OMG! It was the first time I saw a girl who was so good at playing games and looked so good. Are you planning on becoming a professional gamer? If so, count me in as your first supporter!
]
Those gaming enthusiasts were not just saying words of support. Many were big spenders in the gaming world.
After witnessing Catherine’s impressive skills, everyone was absolutely stunned.
They went all out to support and tip her. The live stream’s popularity instantly secured its place at the top.
Chapter 106 Becoming Popular
After the live stream ended in the evening, Audrey’s team, expected to be at the bottom, won first place again.
Compared to other live streaming of singing and dancing and revealing the inside stories of the entertainment industry, Audrey’s team seemed to have won incredibly easily.
The traffic brought by Audrey’s makeup live stream at first was negligible compared to the game live stream later.
According to the statistics from the backend data, Catherine’s live streaming became the hottest that night, all thanks to her live broadcasts of games.
Under the fierce gamer’s tipping, Audrey’s team, initially leading in wealth value, had received double the tips of the second group.
When the director’s team saw the data, they laughed so hard that they almost passed out.
They couldn’t believe this show became popular thanks to the least famous team.
The number of people watching the online program that night exceeded that of the most popular TV dramas.
With this data to testify, they could confidently report to the investors.
Audrey was also overjoyed. She gained hundreds of thousands of fans overnight since Catherine had no social account, causing all the fans to follow Audrey instead.
Her agent sent her a message saying that she was really becoming famous.
Audrey was happy, while Kate was mad.
After she found out about the data from that night, she nearly demolished the entire room.
She initially attended the show to enhance her resume and gain fame. She even decided to showcase her debut with her boyfriend on this program.
Their love affair had always been low-key. This time, Ryan went against his agency to cooperate with her and even lost a great opportunity.
As a result, the situation turned for the worse. Not only did they fail to obtain the popularity they desired, but now it turned out that an unknown internet celebrity had managed to steal the limelight from them.
This directly led to Kate being mocked by her peer actors. The other actors at the same level as her were now actively contacting various marketing accounts, constantly exposing her negative information and preparing to add fuel to the fire and make fun of her.
Thinking about all this, Kate couldn’t help but get pissed off.
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“All of this was because of Audrey and her annoying sister.
“I never expected these two internet celebrities to be so tricky. I can’t believe they would resort to such means to deal with me. It’s absolutely despicable,” said she inwardly.
She couldn’t take it anymore. She picked up the phone and dialed her agent’s number.
After the phone was answered, Kate complained frantically. “May, I want Audrey Swann and her sister kicked off the show. If they’re on it, then count me out.”
As Kate’s agent, May Whea had a headache when she heard this.
She had originally promised the company that Kate’s participation in this program would take things to the next level, and they even provided Kate with resources to help her succeed. But who knew the Swann sisters would come out of nowhere halfway through and destroy everything?
May was also anxious, knowing that Kate had a bad temper.
With her privileged background, Kate had an easy ride in the industry but caused plenty of
trouble.
“What can I do? She has a dad in real estate and a strong family background. Even as a real estate agent, I have to give her some respect,” said May inwardly.
Now she could only try to persuade Kate gently, “Kate, don’t worry. I will talk to the program team, but you know how they are. This duo of sisters has gained popularity, so it’s not easy for the program team to compromise. Maybe you can also find someone on your side to help?”
Although angry, Kate had no choice. What her agent said made some sense. “Alright, May, I’ll listen to you!”
May finally breathed a sigh of relief after calming down this “time bomb.”
Now she just needed to wait for updates from Kate. Being in the entertainment industry for many years, she knew best how to protect herself.
“It was strange how the Swann sisters suddenly gained so much popularity. Maybe somebody behind the scenes was pulling the strings,” she said inwardly.
Kate was indeed one of her artists, but she couldn’t let one artist ruin her entire career.
Therefore, she instructed Kate to seek out assistance. If the assistance succeeded, it would indicate that the sister duo was entirely isolated. She would then be able to suppress the program team under the company’s name, achieving two objectives with a single action.
Audrey got up early the following day because the director’s team called for everyone to gather at 9 o’clock. She woke up at seven and got ready.
Although it was pretty early, the program team planned to shoot at this time for some incredible highlights in the final edit.
If the show became popular, this special episode would be highly sought after.
How could the program team pass up an opportunity to double their profits?
The director’s team arranged for breakfast, which one must collect on their own.
Audrey saw Catherine was still sleeping, so she didn’t bother her and went to get breakfast alone.
When she arrived at the breakfast area, she saw that the Parker brothers had come even earlier than her. She went ahead and said hi to them.
Seeing her, the Parker brothers immediately surrounded her with big smiles and congratulated her. “Audrey, your live stream yesterday was now widely talked about! It’s enviable. Even a million-dollar promotion might not generate the same effect as what you achieved.”
Audrey smiled slightly and felt a little embarrassed, saying, “I can’t take credit for this. It’s all thanks to my sister Kathy. It was she who made the live stream popular.”
The Parker brothers nodded in agreement. “Although we also play games, we’re not very good. We had no idea your sister, being a girl and all, was so skilled at it. We heard that even the top players from the global league came to watch her last night and praised her for her excellent skills.”
After chatting briefly, they saw Cindy’s son slowly walking toward them.
Cindy’s son was an aloof dude. They were shooting the show for a whole day yesterday but barely heard him say much. He was pretty much like Catherine.
However, it was precisely this character that many female fans were attracted to, captivated, and infatuated by. In addition, he was aloof but with a hint of youthful melancholy, making him an absolute eye-catching lure.
No one expected this aloof man to block Audrey, and he seemed to come specifically for her.
After all, he was Cindy’s son. Audrey didn’t want to offend him, so she put on a friendly smile and asked, “Elliot, do you have something you need from me?”
Elliot nodded and then slowly said, “Did Catherine not come?”
When he arrived, he looked around for a while and noticed that Catherine was not there. He couldn’t resist asking Audrey about the situation.
Audrey didn’t expect this guy was coming for Catherine. When she heard him ask, she was a bit surprised.
“Nope, Catherine is still sleeping. She likes to sleep for a long time each day. Do you need to contact her for something?”
“Nothing!” he replied indifferently before turning to leave.
Audrey was left somewhat confused by him. “This guy is really cold,” thought she.
Cindy came to them as well. After all, they were in a show. Her son’s behavior could easily be misunderstood.
She smiled brightly and looked at Audrey.
“Audrey, please do not mind. My son is rather introverted. He was simply a little shy just now.
Since Cindy personally came to explain. How could Audrey still mind it? Besides, Elliot did not do anything to her just now. He was just a little aloof.
“It’s okay. Just wondering what Elliot wants with my sister!”
Chapter 107 The Revenge
Cindy smiled generously in the face of Audrey’s inquiry. She had already guessed that her son would not say anything.
“It’s nothing, really. My son was also watching when you guys were live-streaming last night. He’s also a game fan. After watching your sister play games live, he starts to admire her. He wants to ask her about some tips.”
Cindy was a bit helpless. It was clear that they were supposed to have an adversarial relationship, but her son had defected to the enemy first.
However, she had already reached her current position and didn’t need these entertainment programs to support her.
She was only willing to come to this program because she wanted to send her son on his debut and accompany him during his youth.
When she was young, she only cared about her career. She didn’t have time to take care of her son, which led to her having a very distant relationship with her son.
Hearing Cindy’s answer, Audrey froze for a moment. She didn’t realize her sister Kathy was so charming that she had easily captured another little fanboy.
She looked at Cindy with a bright smile on her face and nodded. “No problem. I’ll have Kathy come to Elliot when she gets up. I don’t know anything about the game, but they may have a pleasant conversation.”
Cindy nodded. Although she hadn’t paid much attention to Catherine, she also roughly knew something about her because they were on the same program team.
Catherine was cold and did not like to communicate with others. She usually slept idly when she had nothing to do.
So it was normal that she was still sleeping at this time. Cindy didn’t insist, or else she would be considered to be using her power to suppress others.
Wouldn’t she be very embarrassed if Catherine didn’t agree to communicate with her son?
After chatting with Cindy for a while, Audrey realized it was almost time.
She was worried that the breakfast would get cold, so she quickly brought it with her and prepared to go back to find Catherine.
There were milk and fries that Catherine liked for breakfast. Catherine would be happy to see them.
And Catherines was a strange person. She didn’t like to drink cold milk or too hot milk. She would only drink milk when it was at just the right temperature.
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Audrey had always spoiled her for these quirks. The feeling of doting on her sister made Audrey particularly satisfied.
Audrey packed the breakfast and carefully held it in her hands, preparing to go back to
Catherine.
She happened to meet Kate, who arrived late, as well as her group. Audrey proactively greeted
them.
“Morning!”
Kate glanced at her and nodded without much expression on her face. ‘
Ryan’s attitude toward Audrey was quite good, and he took the initiative to speak to her.
“Audrey, your group won first place again yesterday. It’s really impressive!”
Audrey humbly smiled and said, “Thank you. It was just a fluke. It was all thanks to the kindness of all of you. Knowing I’m less popular, you didn’t show your full strength. I’ll keep all of this in mind. Thank you all.”
By saying this, she had shown enough respect to the other groups.
In addition, Audrey’s attitude was humble, and she didn’t put on airs, so the crowd didn’t have too much hostility toward her.
On the contrary, Kate’s face turned blue when she heard Ryan praising Audrey.
She slanted a glance at Audrey with anger in her eyes and thought to herself, “Is winning the first place really impressive?”
Just as Audrey brushed past her, Kate reached out her foot without a trace and tripped Audrey.
Audrey was holding something in both hands. She lost balance and could not support herself, so her whole body fell suddenly.
By the time she screamed, it was too late.
The worst part was that not only did she fall, but the hot milk she was holding in her hand spilled all over her arm, making her scream.
As the person closest to her in terms of distance, Kate naturally reached out to help her up as soon as possible.
“Oh my god, Audrey. Are you okay? How are you doing? Didn’t you get burned, did you?”
Audrey knew that someone had tripped her just now, and it was very likely that Kate had tripped her.
But she had no evidence. If she openly accused Kate, she might get the blame backward.
Kate was disgusting. She couldn’t win against them in the competition, so she retaliated with
such insidious means. It really angered Audrey.
Audrey had no evidence at hand. She could only silently swallow the resentment in her heart.
She braced her hand against Kate’s hand and stood up, constantly exerting force. She pinched Kate fiercely under the cover of the sleeve.
Seeing the look on Kate’s face change and her frown in pain, Audrey felt a little relieved in her
heart.
Audrey pretended to be embarrassed and looked at Kate, saying, “Sorry, did I use too much force? Did I hurt you? My feet are so painful that I can’t even stand up on my knees, so I use more force. Please don’t blame me.”
Kate gritted her teeth in anger. She didn’t expect Audrey, the damn bastard girl, to get back at her so quickly.
Although she was angry, she couldn’t do anything to Audrey.
Audrey looked at Kate coldly and thought in her heart, “Who doesn’t know how to play the bitch?”
If they really had to race to play bitch, Audrey would definitely win.
After getting back on her feet, Audrey patted her hands to pat away the dust. After picking up a new breakfast, she headed toward the flat.
Catherine was just getting up when she entered.
After placing the breakfast on the table, Audrey said in Catherine’s direction, “Kathy, breakfast is on the table. It’s all your favorites. Enjoy it before the milk gets cold.”
After saying that, she turned around and went into the room.
Catherine’s hand holding the towel paused for a moment. It was not strange for Audrey to go to fetch breakfast for her, but it was odd for Audrey not to eat breakfast with her.
Audrey often emphasized that they needed to eat together because eating alone was boring.
Audrey would rather wait for Catherine an hour or two to have meals with her together than eat alone first. What was wrong with her today?
It wasn’t long before Catherine smelled the scent of medicine. It was from the room.
Noticing something was wrong, Catherine put the towel down and headed toward the room.
Just as she entered, she saw Audrey with her shirt off, sitting on the bed with her bare shoulders.
One of her hands was twisted into a strange shape, while the other hand was holding medicine and applying it to her arm.
The original smooth and tender arm was now red and swollen, making it heartbreaking to see.
On Catherine’s cold and beautiful face, her eyes instantly narrowed, and her expression suddenly turned cold.
“How did you get hurt?”
Hearing the cold voice, Audrey was so scared that the cotton swab in her hand fell off.
She looked up and realized that Catherine had stood before her at some point.
She finally regained her composure and complained softly to Catherine, “Kathy, why didn’t you make any noise when you walked? Do you know that you almost scared me to death?”
Catherine didn’t listen to what she said. Her eyes were fixed on the wound on Audrey’s arm the whole time. “What happened?”
Seeing that she couldn’t hide it, Audrey could only give an honest explanation. “I can tell you, but you can’t be impulsive.”
Catherine nodded slightly. She never acted impulsively.
She would only make those who offended her regret their impulsiveness.
Seeing her promise, Audrey said slowly, “It’s not a big deal. Kate, that bitch, didn’t want to accept the fact that we had the first place, so she intentionally tripped me when I was holding breakfast. As a result, the milk spilled on my arm. But don’t worry. I’ve pinched her hard to get back at her.”
Catherine knew Audrey didn’t like milk, and she took the hot milk for her.
Catherine’s slightly narrowed eyes were filled with an eerie coldness. She thought in her heart, “Kate, how dare you!
“It’s fine. Those who dare to offend me must bear the consequences.”
Chapter 108 Diving for Fish
Their program yesterday was fishing, but this morning’s program was even more exciting. It was diving to catch fish.
Upon hearing the arrangement of the program team’s higher-ups, the Parker brothers and Audrey pulled a long face. The higher-ups of the program team would not be satisfied until they had played all the underwater programs, right?
However, they only had humble positions in the team. Since the higher-ups of the program team had already arranged it, they could only follow the rules of the program team’s game.
Elliot liked this kind of exciting program, so Cindy followed him. As for Kate, her biggest worry was that she didn’t have the chance to show off her excellent figure in front of the audience. Now that there was such a rare opportunity for her to wear a swimsuit, how could she possibly miss it?
When it came time for everyone to wear wetsuits, Kate refused. She looked at the director with a coquettish expression and said, “Sir, I think wearing a wetsuit will affect my play. It will make me lose. Can I not wear it?”
The director looked at Kate’s sexy swimsuit and clearly saw what was on her mind. Since someone didn’t want to wear it, he would agree.
“Fine. Do it your way.”
Ryan was a little angry, but he couldn’t dissuade Kate.
Kate was from a wealthy family and often threw a tantrum. As long as it was something she decided to do, no one could dissuade her.
Kate and Ryan had already started to show a cold face to each other over this matter.
But in Kate’s opinion, Ryan was angry with her because she had just tripped Audrey.
Ryan was close to her and was the only one who saw what she did.
Kate was not afraid to be seen by him. She knew that Ryan would eventually be on her side, so she recklessly tripped over Audrey.
The four groups of families went to sea in two boats. Catherine and Cindy were in a group, while Kate was in a group with the Parker brothers.
When they arrived at the diving area, they all brought their equipment and entered the water, ready to go.
Elliot had been sitting across from Catherine and staring at her, but Catherine did not even look at him. She leaned aside with her eyes closed, resting all the time.
In the face of such a hot gaze, Audrey somehow could not resist wanting to laugh. They were
all young people, so they could get along easily.
Seeing Elliot was cold but not arrogant, Audrey took the courage to joke with him.
“Elliot, are you eager to ask Kathy for experience in the game?”
Audrey initially thought Elliot would be shy and not respond to her, but he nodded at her seriously, which caught her off guard.
Audrey had no choice. She could only reach out and nudge Catherine.
Catherine woke up slowly. The sleepy eyes on her beautiful face at the moment made her look less cold than when she was sober. She now looked a little more approachable.
She dropped her gaze on Audrey, asking with her eyes why she had nudged herself awake.
Audrey pointed in Elliot’s direction and looked at Catherine with a smile. “Kathy, have you expected that? We also have your fan on our program team. Elliot said he wants to learn about. your gaming experience.”
Catherine glanced sideways at Elliot. The look in her eyes was too cold. Although she was expressionless, the aura she had pressed Elliot not to dare to raise his head.
Knowing that Catherine was waiting for him to say something first, Elliot raised his head timidly. And then he asked the question that had been troubling him for a long time.
“Miss Swann, how did you manage to hold the gun so steadily and instantly snipe while using an 8x scope? Don’t you need to aim?”
Audrey had initially planned to listen to what they would discuss, not realizing that none of what the two were talking about was something she understood. She gave up.
Most of the time, Elliot spoke, and Catherine occasionally said a word or two.
Just her one or two words alone were enough to make Elliot excited. He kept speaking, almost forgetting that the higher-ups of the program team asked him to go into the water.
Watching her own son be happy, Cindy treated Audrey with a little more sincerity.
“Audrey, I need to thank you and your sister this time. It’s the first time I’ve seen my son say so much to someone he’s not particularly familiar with, and I’m a little envious to see the adoring look he’s giving your sister.”
Audrey laughed softly in response. “I’m envious, too. My sister doesn’t treat me so well. She won’t say so many words to me either.”
Catherine was a bit quiet, and it was something Audrey had learned about a long time ago.
She exaggerated it to increase Cindy’s liking for Catherine.
Cindy was a crucial figure in the program team. She had a say in the program team, and if she were willing to look after Audrey and Catherine, they would have a relatively better time.
The incident with Kate this morning left Audrey with lingering palpitations. She was not worried about Kate causing her trouble but about Catherine being implicated.
Cindy’s gaze saw the wound on Audrey’s arm and asked in a low voice, “You’re not going in the water, are you?”
Audrey nodded. Her arm was burned severely. Worrying that her wound would become purulent and infected after being soaked in seawater, the higher-ups of the program team agreed to let her not go into the water.
“Kathy said she could make it alone!”
Everyone else’s group had two people in the water together for the race, while Audrey’s group only had Catherine.
Cindy didn’t like to owe others favors. Since Catherine was willing to communicate with her son, she was willing to give Catherine something back. She said blandly, “Elliot has loved diving since he was young. He’s in good shape today. If he catches a lot of fish later, I’ll ask him to share some with you guys.”
The director frowned slightly after listening to Cindy’s words on the display screen. This wasn’t in line with the rules, but Cindy said it herself, so he couldn’t embarrass Cindy in the face.
Now, it seemed that he could only wait and see the situation.
When it was time for the group to enter the water, Audrey looked at Catherine with concern. Kathy, it’s your first dive? Why don’t we give up?”
“No, it’s not!”
Catherine responded in a cold voice before jumping directly into the water.
Watching her go into the water, Elliot quickly followed.
After arriving underwater, Elliot found that Catherine did not follow the original plan of catching fish in the sea as stipulated by the program team. Instead, she swam all the way forward at a fast pace.
Seeing that there might be something wrong, Elliot followed with curiosity.
He was a good swimmer and had trained with the provincial team since childhood. He almost signed up for international competitions at that time.
If his mother hadn’t stopped, he might have been a professional swimmer now.
But even if he tried his best to swim, he could only see a shadow of Catherine and couldn’t catch up with her at all.
In the water, Catherine swam faster than fish. Her speed was unbelievable.
Catherine kept swimming forward and finally came to the docking position of another boat.
She stopped at a reefed area and patiently watched for changes in front of her.
Kate was a good swimmer. She loved diving because it cost money and could improve her
tastes.
Kate acted seductively in a coquettish manner to show off her sexy figure and swimming style in front of the crowd.
When she saw a beautiful clownfish swimming by, she desperately tried to catch up with it despite Ryan’s discouragement.
She wanted to catch the clownfish to show it off to everyone.
Kate didn’t expect that shortly after she was out of the audience’s sight, a black hand reached out and forcefully grabbed her.
Chapter 109 Cindy Was Offended
Kate struggled with all her might, but she was no match for her opponent. Catherine had no intention of hiding herself from Kate. She generously exposed her face to her so that Kate could clearly see her face underwater.
Kate’s respirator was removed, and it became increasingly difficult for her to breathe. She opened her mouth subconsciously and desperately as if trying to drink up the water in the ocean.
Her lungs were becoming more and more uncomfortable. The water made her lungs hurt almost to the point of exploding. She was scared. Looking at Catherine’s bloodthirsty eyes, she was so afraid that Catherine would kill her.
Because the look in Catherine’s eyes showed she was serious. Kate finally got scared and frantically begged for mercy. Under the dual effects of tension and fear, Kate soon fainted.
Looking at Kate, who was powerless and lying in her arms, Catherine sneered disdainfully, her eyes gazing at her coldly.
Catherine thought secretly, “Such a useless person! She fainted like this in less than three minutes after she lost the respirator?”
She plugged Kate’s respirator back in and dragged her to a crowded area before leaving.
It wasn’t long before Kate was found.
The program team was in a mess. No one expected Kate to have an accident.
As Kate’s boyfriend, Ryan was naturally the first to go to the rescue.
He immediately dragged Kate ashore, and with the help of the accompanying team doctor, Kate was out of danger.
After undergoing CPR, Kate came to life.
She was not in serious condition, mainly in a transient coma caused by fright and drowning.
The first thing Kate did when she woke up was to tug on Ryan’s hand and look at him in horror, saying, “Ryan, help me. Someone is trying to kill me.”
Facing Kate’s crazy talk, Ryan was also scared.
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“Kate, what are you talking about? Who’s trying to kill you? What the hell just happened?”
Kate looked at Ryan with flustered eyes in panic, trembling nervously. “Ryan, it’s Catherine. Catherine, that bitch. She wanted to kill me.”
They were still in the shot, and everything had been recorded. Ryan thought Kate must be crazy to be bullshitting like that.
But seeing Kate’s nervous expression, she didn’t seem to be pretending, which made Ryan a
little confused.
Just as the crowd was confused, a sudden cheer came from the side.
The crowd turned back and found the boat of the other two groups had returned.
A few people came down from the boat, and it was obvious that the buckets carried in their hands were heavy. They should have harvested a lot. No wonder they were so happy.
When Kate saw Catherine step off the boat, she instinctively trembled.
But soon, she reacted to the fact that she was in full view of everyone, and Catherine would not dare do anything to her, so her attitude became arrogant.
She braced herself to stand up and rushed to Catherine.
“You murderer. You almost killed me. I’m going to call the police to arrest you.”
Before Catherine could respond, Audrey rushed up as soon as she could. She protected Catherine behind her and looked at Kate with a serious gaze.
“Kate, what do you want again? If there’s something you want to do, come straight at me. Don’t bully my sister!”
Kate glanced coldly at Audrey with a hint of disdain in her eyes. “You and your sister are not good people. Since your sister dares to put her hands on me, she must bear the price. She dares to go against me. Just wait to go to prison.”
She spoke too confidently. Ryan was worried that changes in things would have an adverse impact on Kate, so he took the initiative to explain the situation.
“Kate had an accident in the water just now. She said that Catherine was the one who removed her respirator and choked her, causing her almost to drown!”
Catherine was originally planning to come forward and admit it. She never needed to deny what she had done.
But Audrey was one step ahead of her again. Audrey reacted much quicker than her.
“Nonsense. Kathy has just been catching fish underwater, and these are the spoils she got. She has no time to go against you. On the contrary, it’s you who keeps playing tricks. Don’t think we’re all fools.”
Audrey angrily kicked the bucket by her feet, and the fish, still alive inside, kept fluttering.
Looking at the bucket full of seafood, Ryan didn’t believe that Catherine had the time to swim so far to persecute Kate either.
And Audrey wasn’t lying about one thing, which was that it was Kate who had been targeting them. Both Audrey and Catherine were compromising.
According to common sense, Catherine was unlikely to be able to take action against Kate.
The diver from the program team said, “Although we were a bit late in the water, we have seen. Catherine catching fish since we got into the water. It’s impossible for a normal person to
swim back and forth just by the little time we were late, let alone doing something to someone.
”
That was right. There was no way an average person could have made that.
Kate was furious. She looked at the crowd with a red face of anger, saying, “Why do you all speak for her? What benefits did she give you?”
Facing Kate’s accusation, the staff of the program team thought of Elliot, who stood by in silence.
“Elliot, didn’t you go into the water at the same time with Catherine? Did you see her do something to Kate?”
Elliot raised his head slowly, and his gaze fell on Catherine, who was silent and didn’t say anything.
After looking at her for a few moments, Elliot said in a low voice, “I was concentrating on fishing. I didn’t see anything.”
After saying that, he added, “I was fishing so seriously, but I haven’t harvested as much as Catherine did!”
The implication was that he had tried his best to capture fish but hadn’t caught as many fish as Catherine did.
So, Catherine couldn’t have had the time to commit a crime. And he meant what Kate said.
wasn’t true.
Catherine stood coldly in place, and the expression on her cold face did not change a bit. She only shifted her gaze from Kate to Elliot.
Was he helping her?
After hearing Elliot’s words, Kate immediately became angry and shouted at him, “Elliot, what benefits did this woman give you to make you help her like this? Why are you so against me?”
Ryan was scared when he heard what Kate said. Cindy was still standing at the side and had always treasured her son. How could she allow Kate to accuse her son like that for no reason?
Under Ryan’s reminder, Kate also realized that.
She raised her head nervously and looked toward Cindy. At that moment, Cindy no longer had her usual warm smile but a hint of harshness.
After seeing Kate look over, Cindy narrowed her eyes slightly. There was a hint of ferocity in her eyes.
“Ms. Cooper, my son said that he didn’t see anything. He just made a statement based on the facts he knew. To make his words not be considered a liar, does he have to say that Catherine caused
you to have the accident? You are too overbearing if you don’t even let others tell the truth.”
“L… I…” Kate’s face turned pale when Cindy said those words. The director of her next play was Cindy’s bosom friend. If she offended Cindy, her acting career might come to an end.
She was about to apologize, but Cindy did not give her a chance. “Ms. Cooper, I think you’ve caught a cold because you’ve worn too little underwater, and your mind is unclear now. You’re beginning to talk nonsense. I think you should go back to rest.
After speaking, Cindy glanced at the director. The director dared not disobey Cindy and immediately arranged for an assistant to persuade Kate away.
Chapter 110 Great Acting
The incident reached the end for the time being, but Kate had indeed vexed Cindy. All people decided to return to where they lived because of the incident.
Catherine slowed to a walk behind the crowd with Elliot beside her. She stared indifferently ahead and said coldly, seeming like she was talking to herself, “You saw me. Why didn’t you tell them about it?”
Catherine knew Elliot was behind her when she did it, but she did not care. She did not need a reason or fear to make her move. Elliot gave a mischievous chuckle upon hearing Catherine’s question.
“I didn’t tell them what I’d seen in the morning either.” Kate tripped Audrey when they were having breakfast. Elliot saw it, as well as Ryan.
Elliot had not bothered to say anything then, but he did so now. Kate brought down Audrey, and Audrey’s sister got Kate to choke on the seawater. It was fair.
Elliot was an outsider. Why bother caring? He did not have a whole day for it. Elliot added the last sentence only because Kate had been annoying, and he wanted to teach. her a lesson. They went back to the room, and Audrey was still indignant. She sat on the bed in a huff.
“Why is Kate so hateful? She probably has done so many awful things that she met devils in the water. She even tried to frame you? I can’t believe she did that!”
While Audrey was still chattering in rage, Catherine leaned against the sofa and closed her eyes in weariness. She said casually, “I did it.”
“Kate is…” Audrey went on complaining but paused when hearing Catherine’s words.
She jerked her head back, her eyes popping at Catherine out of shock.
Catherine was expressionless. She was still distant. If it weren’t for Catherine’s weariness that made her look human, Audrey might think her sister did not belong to this world.
Seeing Catherine like that, Audrey seemed to understand something.
She checked her earphones and made sure they were all off. Then, she closed the door
cautiously.
Audrey was not rest assured. She even sealed the chinks in the door with some cloth.
Catherine leaned against the sofa and watched Audrey’s childish actions. She did not react.
After doing everything to guarantee their privacy, Audrey sat close to Catherine and whispered, “Kathy, did you mean it? It really was you? You’re amazing!”
Raising her brow, Catherine looked sideways at Audrey.
Instead of the indignant look a few minutes ago, Audrey looked more like she was thrilled now.
Catherine gazed at Audrey without answering her, but Audrey did not think it was a problem.
All Audrey was thinking was how incredible Catherine was. She sorted Kate out without being caught. That was brilliant.
Audrey was on cloud nine and forgot that she was hurt.
Seeing Audrey jump up abruptly, Catherine frowned and grabbed Audrey’s arm quickly.
Audrey had a pained expression and wanted to ask Catherine why she had grabbed her.
She turned her head only to see Catherine staring at her sharply with a grim face. “Do you want to lose your arm?”
It took Audrey a second to react.
She looked down at her inflamed arm with blisters and realized what Catherine meant.
Audrey could have hit the arm of the sofa just now.
It was a rattan sofa, not the soft leather sofa in their house.
If she hit her arm on it, she would be in great pain even if she did not lose her arm.
When Audrey saw the injuries on her arm, she realized another thing.
Catherine was remote but would not attack people unless she had to.
It was not that she could not do so, but she had no interest in most things or people in the world.
She attacked Kate today, probably because Kate hurt Audrey.
After thinking it through, Audrey was even more excited.
“Kathy, you kicked Kate’s ass for me, didn’t you?”
Catherine glanced at Audrey. The sarcasm in her eyes sent a chill down Audrey’s spine, and Audrey shrank her neck automatically.
After spending time with Catherine, Audrey was not as fearful of Catherine as she used to be.
Her panic faded soon. The next second, Audrey returned to her excited state.
“Kathy, I’m so lucky to have you as my little sister. You’re great! My horoscope said I wouldn’t have a romantic encounter today but might meet my guardian angel. Kathy, it’s you! You’re my lucky star! You’re my angel!”
Audrey repeated her words and emphasized how lucky she was.
Catherine was too tired and wanted to ignore Audrey, but Audrey’s words replayed in
Catherine’s mind like a spell.
“Kathy, you’re my lucky star!”
“Kathy, you’re my angel!”
Catherine thought, “Aren’t I the jinx?
“Why did I become a lucky star and an angel? Audrey must be the only one who thinks so in the whole family.”
Something suddenly struck Audrey, and she cried out in panic.
“Oh no!”
Catherine knew how dramatic her sister was, so she remained calm and asked flatly, “What?”
Audrey had a look of terror in her eyes as she looked at Catherine.
“Kathy, Elliot entered the water with you. He must have witnessed you, right? Why didn’t he report us? Is he planning to threaten us with it?”
Catherine did not want to answer Audrey’s questions. She knew Vicente was prudent and would never raise children not related to him by blood. Otherwise, Catherine would have dragged Audrey to have DNA kinship testing with their siblings.
Catherine could not understand why Audrey had nothing in common with Liana since they shared the same parents.
Catherine remained silent, and Audrey’s imagination ran wild. She scared herself out of her
wits.
“Kathy, what should we do? I really think that…”
Catherine was getting a little sick of Audrey dwelling on this. She turned her head sideways and cast a cold glance at Audrey.
This time, Audrey was terrified and shut her mouth right away.
Catherine was even scarier than their grandfather when she was angry.
Audrey dared not disturb Catherine again, but anxiety still lingered in her mind and showed on her face.
Catherine hated people for procrastinating and being dramatic, especially Audrey’s character.
If facing someone other than Audrey, Catherine would throw the person out and never let that person have a chance to show up in front of her again.
However, she tolerated Audrey, which she could not understand.
A few minutes later, Audrey was still immersed in her imagination.
Catherine could not help but say, “You’ll be a pretty good actress, you know?”
Audrey was confused. She raised her head and gazed blankly at Catherine, not understanding what she meant.
Catherine did not bother explaining to Audrey but assured her.
“You don’t need to worry about Elliot.” Even if Elliot snitched on her, Catherine knew how to deal with it. It was not necessary to worry.
Seeing that Audrey opened her mouth and was about to ask again, Catherine said coldly, ”
Don’t.”
Audrey compressed her lips in a grievance. Since Catherine reassured her, she should not be disturbed anymore.
However, Audrey thought, “You’re so harsh, Kathy.”