Ch. 121..130

Chapter 121 Just Drive

Catherine didn’t even look at George. Instead, she coldly uttered two words.

“No way.” Ronin stifled his laugh, almost falling over from amusement. It seemed like George had no idea what type of a person Catherine was. She never cared about these things. How could she agree to help? It was ridiculous!

George, being rejected, didn’t feel embarrassed at all. He knew he would be turned down. The next second, what George did surprised everybody else. He started crying!

He wailed loudly, and both Ronin and Bryan found it somewhat awkward.

They had already criticized each other’s acting skills, but now they encountered someone even more shameless than them. George sobbed and looked at Catherine, snot and tears streaming down his face.

“Catherine, please help me. I finally became the head of the class and wanted to do something for our classmates. Now, I can’t even guarantee several talent shows. It’s not just about me. It will embarrass the whole Class 8. Can you imagine how difficult it is for me?”

Catherine furrowed her brows at him. Ronin and Bryan glanced at each other, silently sighing. George did sacrifice a lot for this.

Although Catherine knew that George was putting on an act, she couldn’t fully understand his behavior. She had never exerted much effort to fight for anything because everything seemed to be within her reach, ready for her to choose. This made Catherine curious about George’s actions. The next second…

“How many more do you need?” Catherine asked coldly. George was taken aback for a moment before responding. “We still need two more to meet the minimum requirement for registration. I’m not asking for much.”

Bryan understood Catherine’s intention and knew she was willing to help. He quickly said, “David is good at dancing. I’ll have him sign up!”

Despite David’s slightly chubby figure, he was a master of popping. George’s eyes immediately lit up.

Then we only need one more.”

Now even Bryan fell silent. He knew that David was the only option, as the others were more focused on their studies and lacked special talents. There was a moment of silence. Suddenly, Catherine spoke up. “Count me in!”

After saying that, she didn’t linger and turned around to leave. Bryan and Ronin quickly caught up with her, while George, who had just realized what was happening, shouted after them, “Thank you, Catherine!”

Hearing George’s grateful shout, Catherine walked away with a confident stride, a faint smile flashing across her eyes. Helping those in need made one attractive!

Just as Ronin and Bryan were still undecided about where to have dinner, they were completely caught off guard by the sudden appearance of a man.

They had just left the gate when they noticed a black G-Wagon parked before them. With just one glance, they could tell it was a top-of-the-line model owned by someone extraordinary.

The window rolled down, revealing a confident and handsome face. The man’s deep, dark eyes carried a hint of a smile as they landed on Catherine’s face. “Hey, babe, want a ride?”

His casual yet captivating voice had a penetrating power that could shake one’s heart. Catherine rarely saw Branden without his formal attire. He wore a black shirt with a wide-open collar, revealing exquisite collarbones and a large area of his tanned chest. His handsomeness carried a hint of wickedness.

Catherine looked at him with a playful smile, finding him cute and s3xy. Ronin recognized Branden the moment he saw him, and alarm bells started ringing in his mind. He glanced at Bryan, and they came up with an idea.

Now was not the time for rivalry. When faced with a stronger opponent, the weaker ones should stick together. Without Catherine’s knowledge, Bryan and Ronin had formed an alliance, presenting a united front.

Bryan felt that although Branden was his uncle, Branden was too overbearing and never hung out with him. Ronin was clearly a better choice!

Bryan decisively decided to cooperate with Ronin.

Ronin stepped forward and said to Catherine, “Boss, didn’t we agree to have a barbecue together tonight? I’ve prepared the latest sauce for you. It’s really delicious. Boss, you’re not going to stand me up, right?”

Bryan quickly chimed in. “I’m going too. Ronin just agreed.” Although they were both reluctant in their hearts, they were now tied together. Ronin had to agree.

It was better to secure Catherine first instead of fighting between themselves and letting another man take advantage.

At that moment, the man sitting in the driver’s seat, Triston, spoke up. When he heard the word “barbecue,” he became interested. “What kind of barbecue? Is it tasty? Take me with you. I’m an expert at judging food. Barbecue is only fun when there are many people.

Ronin and Bryan exchanged a disdainful glance and ignored him. Branden’s cold gaze swept over the two boys behind Catherine. There was originally just Bryan, but now there was another one.

Seeing Bryan’s and Ronin’s protective looks in their eyes, Branden knew they might be very difficult to deal with. He didn’t expect Catherine to be so popular. An elegant smile appeared on his handsome face as he gently looked at Catherine. “Together?”

What should she do? It was impossible to divide her body into pieces for everyone. Since they couldn’t reach a consensus, they had no choice but to gather. Catherine nodded and agreed with Branden’s proposal. “Sure!”

Branden got out of the car and opened the door, inviting Catherine to get in. The G-Wagon was tall, so she needed to use the footboard to get in. Before Triston could put the footboard down, Catherine used one hand to prop herself up and sat in the car.

Branden’s hand intending to help her, was left hanging in the air. He looked at his own hand, helplessly smiling.

“Quite impressive, girl,” he murmured inwardly. “But this is not good, I guess. Branden followed suit and got in the car. Ronin quickly climbed in, disregarding the alliance he had formed with Bryan just a second ago!

This left Bryan stunned. He was just one second slow, which was how Ronin treated him. “Fine, you ruthless brat,” Bryan cursed inwardly. “I’ll get my revenge, I promise!”

Reluctantly, Bryan opened the front seat door and climbed in, slamming the door with a resounding noise.

Triston looked at Bryan in confusion. ” Hey, dude, do you have a problem with my car or sitting in the same row as me? Is it necessary to be so rude?”

Bryan glanced at Triston coldly and muttered, “Just drive, old man.”

Old man?

Triston was annoyed. “You little…”

Bryan interrupted. “Is there a problem?

Triston had no choice but to start the car and drive away. The Duncans were not to be messed with, so he’d better keep silent.

Chapter 122 Good Enough for You

“Oh my goodness! How was this barbecue sauce made? It’s so delicious! It’s amazing…” Triston exclaimed in astonishment as he quickly stuffed food into his mouth.

Just like Catherine, he loved barbecue. He had tried all the barbecues in his home country, and in the end, he even opened his own barbecue restaurant with a master chef. It was evident that he truly loved it.

Triston had come here to join in the fun, but he didn’t expect this barbecue to be so impressive and delicious. It was truly extraordinary.

Ronin rolled his eyes at Triston and couldn’t help but comment, “Why do you have to talk while eating? If you keep blabbering, I’ll kick you out!”

Triston was scared by Ronin’s fierce tone of voice. He quickly grabbed some meat and stuffed them into his mouth to prevent himself from being kicked out later.

Ronin sat in his seat, looking unhappy. He had spent a long time researching the sauce and had tried it many times. It was specifically designed to serve Catherine. But now, so many people shared it.

The sauce wasn’t exclusively for Catherine now, which made him angry. “How could it be like this?” he asked inwardly. “I made the sauce for Catherine! I don’t want you to share it with her!”

However, Catherine agreed to let the other people come, and Ronin had no choice but to acquiesce. He looked towards Catherine and saw Branden naturally put a piece of meat on Catherine’s plate. Seeing this, Ronin exploded with rage. He stood up and glared at Branden, his face full of anger.

“Hey, how can you use your fork to pick food for our Boss? Don’t you know that it’s contaminated with your saliva?”

As soon as these words were spoken, the noisy table fell silent, and only the sound of meat sizzling remained.

Everyone’s gaze focused on the two of them, but Branden remained calm as if he wasn’t the one being shouted at. He slowly lifted his head and glanced at Ronin, his gaze steady and icy, devoid of emotion.

Catherine didn’t think it was a big deal either. She continued to eat the meat on her plate without any hesitation.

The lack of response from the two directly answered everything silently. Triston laughed out loud in an attempt to diffuse the awkwardness.

“Well, what’s the big deal? They’re engaged, and their parents have agreed. It’s normal for them to sleep together, let alone share food.”

Ronin, already on the verge of exploding, threw a fit on the spot. “You’re talking nonsense! How can this guy be worthy of our Boss?”

The air fell silent in an instant, and Triston internally gave a thumbs-up to Ronin. “Well done, young man,” he praised silently. “You’re amazing.”

Ronin might be the only person in Casier who dared to say such words to Branden. Sensing the strange atmosphere, Ronin felt panic in his heart, but he quickly overcame it with his strong belief.

“I didn’t say anything wrong!”

He stared at Branden, his eyes filled with resentment. In Ronin’s opinion, this man’s behavior tarnished Catherine, and he would not let that happen again.

Branden’s expression changed slightly, and his eyebrows slightly furrowed. He didn’t have time to play around with Ronin, a little brat. He cared about Catherine. He locked his gaze Conto Catherine, his deep eyes seeming to carry the power to devour everything. 11 Do you think I’m good enough for you?”

Catherine, enjoying the barbecue, didn’t expect such an abrupt question. Hearing the voice, she slowly raised her head, her cold eyes filled with confusion.

Under Branden’s charming temptation, Catherine instinctively nodded her head. A faint smile appeared on Branden’s face. The tip of his tongue pressed against his cheek, and the upward tilt of his eyes was filled with pride.

Triston noticed it as well. He reached out to pat Ronin’s shoulder. Ronin turned his head and glared at Triston angrily, forcefully shaking off Triston’s hand.

Catherine just wanted to enjoy the barbecue and didn’t want any more conflicts. Suddenly, she spoke to Ronin.

“The barbecue is good!”

In the previous second, Ronin was sulking, but a big smile instantly appeared after hearing Catherine’s words. He turned his head to look at Catherine, his eyes filled with anticipation.

“Boss, I was originally worried that the sauce would be too salty. I didn’t expect you to like it too. It’s great, isn’t it?”

Catherine raised her eyes slightly and glanced at Ronin, who had a bright smile on his face. She nodded in agreement with his words.

For Ronin, this was like being praised twice in a row by his Boss simultaneously, which enormously excited him. Just a moment ago, he felt the world was gloomy, but it suddenly became colorful and vibrant.

“Boss, I put some jelly in the

refrigerator. I made it myself. I’ll go get it for you!”

After saying that, Ronin got up and left .

Jelly went well with the barbecue. It was a perfect match. As soon as Ronin disappeared, Triston immediately glared at Catherine, whispering, “Catherine, this classmate of yours seems a bit crazy, huh? How can he switch roles so easily? One second ago, he was a cold and arrogant top student, and the next, he was a sweet little puppy. He’s quite an actor.”

Like a family member, Ronin had been by Catherine’s side since they were young. She didn’t like hearing others talk about him.

She raised her head, and her eyes instantly turned icy. Her eyes were like two sharp swords, shooting directly at Triston.

Her gaze was intimidating. Just one glance at Triston made him feel a sense of fear, which was even more terrifying than Branden’s. Triston suddenly realized that offending Branden wasn’t the worst thing. But offending Catherine was because offending Catherine was equivalent to insulting Branden, Bryan, and even Ronin.

Triston couldn’t afford to offend them, so he quickly apologized. “Well, sorry, I was just talking nonsense. I’ll shut up and eat the barbecue, okay?”

Since Triston had apologized, Catherine didn’t dwell on it anymore. Ronin came back with a plate in his hand. He placed it in front of Catherine, looking at her expectantly.

“Boss, have a try. I added some mint water and fruits without sugar!”

Catherine didn’t like to eat sweets. Bryan glanced at the plate and found that Ronin was quite scheming. There were so many people, but Ronin only brought jelly for Catherine. She was truly favored.

Catherine took a bite and nodded in satisfaction. Ronin’s cooking did suit her taste. She slowly raised her eyes and glanced at Ronin, asking, “Is there more?”

Ronin knew what Catherine’s words meant. He turned around to bring out a small pot, placing it in front of everyone. His voice was cold as he said, “If you want to eat, serve yourself!” Ronin’s attitude totally changed!

Chapter 123 Give Me a Ride

With the end of the barbecue, the conflict was sort of put to rest. What followed was the big question of who would send Catherine back.

The men were at odds with each other. Bryan didn’t dare to fight with Branden, but he was bold enough to fight with Ronin!

Ronin was young and had no fear of them. Although he was intimidated by Branden’s aura deep inside, he didn’t hesitate to choose Catherine when he was in front of her.

Catherine had no idea how she had, all of a sudden, become the lead in their fight. Did she need them to tell her how to go back?

While the few men were at a standstill, Catherine was already heading towards Ronin’s underground garage.

Several motorcycles were parked inside the garage, all of which were Ronin’s, and the keys were all inside the slot.

Without hesitation, Catherine picked one of them and straddled it handsomely. Then, she turned back and waved her hand at them. “Gotta go!

The few of them returned to their senses. Seeing Catherine trying to ride the motorcycle by herself, they knew there was no hope of giving her a ride.

Just when Catherine arrived at the gate of the neighborhood on her motorcycle, she raised her head and saw the man at the entrance of the alley in front of her.

The man stood under the streetlight, leaning against the wall. The yellowish streetlight poured on his body, lengthening his reflection infinitely.

His cold and stunning temperament made people notice him at a glance. The motorcycle roared. Branden slowly looked up and saw Catherine come to a stop at his side.

Catherine looked at the man in front of her. With his charming eyes narrowed, a faint smile escaped his cold face. “You’re quite fast!”

After getting out of Ronin’s house, she rode a motorcycle while he walked there. He left later than her but still managed to be here earlier.

Even if he had taken a shortcut, there was no way he could have gotten ahead of her without some skill. Catherine sized Branden up and down and suddenly felt that this man was a bit unfathomable.

Branden’s face was handsome and flawless. His thin lips were curled up into a faint smile, and his eyes were upturned as he looked straight at her. “Kathy, can you give me a ride?”

Although he did not smoke, his voice was hoarse and low, with a hint of seductive magnetism. It made people unable to reject his words.

In Catherine’s frozen seconds, the man had already straddled the motorcycle. His movements were even smoother and faster than hers.

When Catherine reacted, she could only start her motorcycle and ride away. Catherine took Branden’s words seriously and sent him to the Duncans’.

She could only send him there because this was the only place she knew where Branden was staying. As for other places, she didn’t know much about them.

After arriving at the Duncans’, Branden took the initiative to get off the motorcycle and didn’t pester Catherine.

In the darkness of the night, his large, bright eyes were as bright as thousands of stars. His gaze slowly fell on Catherine before he gently said, ” Thank you, Kathy!”

Catherine realized that she couldn’t stand Branden’s voice when he spoke to her in such a way. It would put her into a state of obsession.

Shooting a glance at him, Catherine turned back, started the motorcycle, and disappeared into the darkness of the night. Triston happened to see the scene as he drove Bryan back. Bryan despised Branden’s behavior to the fullest.

Although he didn’t dare to rebel against Branden openly, he still cursed angrily through clenched teeth as he passed by Branden, “Despicable!”

Branden slowly shot a cold gaze at Bryan. Bryan’s heart skipped a beat out of fear when he saw Branden’s expression. He grabbed his school bag and rushed into the house.

Triston was laughing crazily as he watched them from the side. He had never thought that a person like Branden would cause public anger one day.

Just now, they were discussing how to get back home, and when they turned around, they realized Branden had already left. They didn’t expect him to do this behind their backs.

With his arms crossed over his chest, Triston pouted his lips and nodded at Branden. “Mr. Duncan, I do think that what Bryan said makes sense.”

Branden looked up and raised his eyebrows, staring scornfully at Triston with icy eyes. Then, he said coldly,” Want to get beaten up?”

Frightened, Triston hurriedly shook his head and changed his attitude. He looked at Branden with a fawning smile and said, “Of course not! I just think your tactic is brilliant. I’m afraid I’ll never be a match for you. I’ll learn from you in the future.”

Before he could finish, Branden frowned impatiently and said in disgust, “Get lost!”

Triston didn’t dare to disobey, so he quickly turned around and left. Catherine’s agreement to attend the school gala spread throughout the entire class the next day.

It was unlikely for George to spread the news. He didn’t have the guts to offend Catherine. It was only because the school had a rule that the reported program had to be made public.

The crowd was stunned to see that Catherine had actually prepared a singing performance. She was so majestic and usually wouldn’t say a single extra word. But now, she was actually going to give a singing performance on stage. The scene would be…

Liana sneered deep down when she saw the news. She thought, “How could a country bumpkin like Catherine know how to sing?

“I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to find a chance to crush her, but it seems like that chance has come to me automatically.

“This is a perfect opportunity to take the wind out of Catherine’s sails. I want the whole school to know who the real princess of the Swanns is. “Catherine will never be able to steal my limelight!”

Ronin was excited to hear that Catherine’s performance was singing. He was incredibly nimble with his fingers and had taken drum lessons for a while to train his wrist strength.

During the class break, he approached Catherine and said, “Boss, is it okay if I perform with you? I’ll play the drums for you. You still remember I know how to play the drums, right?”

If someone asked Ronin to perform on stage alone, he’d rather be killed than perform individually. But with Catherine, that would be different. He was willing to do whatever he was asked to do as long as Catherine was around.

Hearing Ronin’s offer, Catherine didn’t think there was any problem. She knew that Ronin could play the drums. Back then, she had sent Ronin to a training class.

But later, he came back after only taking one lesson. He then learned how to play the drums by himself on his computer, performing better than anyone else.

It wasn’t much of a problem to have an extra person on stage for the performance. Since Ronin wanted to be on the stage with her, Catherine agreed. She nodded and said, “Okay!”

Ronin was happy about this. “Thank you, Boss!”

Just the thought of being able to perform on the same stage with Catherine made Ronin excited, and he couldn’t contain the smile on his face. Bryan watched the two’s expressions from the side, and inwardly, he despised Ronin.

He cursed inwardly, “Do you think you’re a three-year-old child? It’s a shame to pretend to be cute and beg for Boss’s affection. You’re just as shameless as Branden.

“Don t you just know how to play the drums? What’s the big deal? I’ll go back to learn the guitar tonight. I’ll also perform on stage with Boss. I don’t believe you’re the only one who can do that! Humph!”

At this moment, Catherine’s cell phone on the table buzzed. She looked up at it and found there was a message from the bank.

[Dear Miss Swann, you have received a transfer of 500,000.00 dollars.]

Chapter 124 Spend as You Like

Catherine handed her cell phone to Ronin beside her. “Did you transfer this?” Her business had been handed over to Ronin. She would only focus on the numbers and didn’t care how much it was.

Ronin glanced at it and burst out laughing. “Boss, how could I possibly transfer such a small amount to you? It definitely wasn’t my doing! Even beggars wouldn’t transfer such a small amount of money.”

After saying that, Ronin quickly checked the information on the phone and tried to find out who had transferred the money.

When he saw the name on the screen, he froze for a moment and laughed awkwardly. Then, he looked at Catherine and said, “Boss, please take what I just said as nonsense!”

Catherine took a glance at it, and the moment she saw Audrey’s name on the screen, she was already clear in her heart. She got up, took her phone back from Ronin’s hand, and headed out.

A few minutes later, Audrey, who was in between takes, received a call from Catherine. She was a little confused. Audrey answered the call and said, Kathy, aren’t you in class? Why are you calling me?”

Catherine’s cool voice came from the other end of the line. “Why did you send me money?” In the next second, Audrey laughed softly. Now, she understood why Catherine called her.

“Hahaha! Did you receive the money so quickly? The money is the advertising fee given to me by the program team. You accompanied me to the program, so naturally, I have to share half of it with you. Buy whatever you want with the money. Don’t save it.”

Audrey couldn’t hide the excitement in her voice. She wanted to share her happiness with Catherine. “Kathy, I’m telling you, you can use this money as much as you want. Don’t worry about the money. I’ve already received several endorsements. I’ll give you some more when I get the endorsement fees. “Well, I’m going to shoot the commercial first. I’ll talk to you later!”

After saying that, Audrey hung up the phone directly. Kim stood aside and couldn’t help but snort and roll his eyes at Audrey.

Hearing Kim’s mocking snort, Audrey looked up at him with a smile. “My great manager, what’s wrong with you? Why do you have that look on your face? What did I do wrong to upset you? Kim squinted at her with an angry look as if he was blaming her.

“Audrey, I really don’t know what to say about you. You only have that little bit of money, and now, all of it goes to your sister. Catherine is Mr. Duncan’s fiancée. Do you think she lacks that little bit of money?”

Audrey knew Kim was concerned about her, so she didn’t blame him. She just said with a smile, “It’s not the case. I’m Catherine’s sister. After all, Catherine and Branden haven’t gotten married yet, so it’s not appropriate for her to spend Branden’s money.

“Catherine is now in an aristocratic school. She might need to spend more money so that people at the school won’t look down on her.” Audrey knew the school where Catherine was going very well. After all, she had graduated from there as well.

Audrey knew the situation at home even better. Her father didn’t run the house, and her mother, Rachael, didn’t give a damn about Catherine’s life, so naturally, she would give Catherine any money.

Catherine had just returned from the countryside and surely didn’t have much money with her. Those bank cards from before were probably Branden’s, and Audrey couldn’t let Catherine use Branden’s money.

They hadn’t even gotten married yet, so Audrey couldn’t let them look down on Catherine. Audrey got her own ideas. Kim couldn’t persuade her, so he could only let her be. The only comfort was that Catherine was much better than Liana. At least she would help Audrey.

At the thought of Liana, Kim felt a headache. The girl regarded herself as a noble girl, but when she asked Audrey for something, she never showed any mercy. Her attitude could piss people off every time. She was the real evil one.

“Alright, I won’t bother with you. Hurry up and get to the shoot. The director is waiting!” said Kim.

Catherine hung up the phone and kept staring at the string of numbers on the screen with a puzzled expression. Audrey was unaware of the fact that Catherine had read her contract.

That small amount of money was all she could get paid for the entire show, but Audrey gave Catherine all of it and even told Catherine that she only gave half of it.

Catherine heard the sound of footsteps from behind her, and by the sound of them, she knew who was standing behind her.

She had grown up around many different people. After so many years of changing, Ronin was the only one who stayed by her side. Vicente should have been the other one, but unfortunately, Vicente had left forever.

“Ronin, what do you think Audrey was thinking? She is the one who is short of money, but she is giving it all to me!”

Ronin was not surprised that Catherine didn’t have to turn around to realize that the visitor was him. Catherine was always that capable. Ronin couldn’t answer Catherine’s question.

After thinking for a long time, Ronin suddenly voiced out his thoughts. He said, “Maybe she’s just like me. She treats you as her family and wants to give you all the good things!”

Although he called Catherine Boss, in Ronin’s eyes, Catherine was his only family. If Catherine was short of money, he could give his entire fortune, and he felt that Audrey probably thought the same way.

Ronin’s words echoed in Catherine’s mind. “Treats you as her family and wants to give you all the good things!”

Catherine wondered, “Is that true?”

Catherine had always been the smartest of the smart. However, she spent a lot of time on this question and failed to come up with a clear answer at the end.

The school’s celebration gala this time was particularly grand because it coincided with the 10th anniversary.

The requirements were particularly high. Although each class selected five programs, not all of them could make it to the stage of the celebration gala. There was still an audition, after all. The last winning program would be allowed to perform on stage.

Liana was so confident that she didn’t even feel the need to prepare. After all, she was well-known for her piano skills. Who could compete with her in that school?

Many classes agreed to give the last study session to those who had signed up for the performance to practice.

Some students couldn’t help but ask Liana when they saw her sitting inside the class, focusing on her textbook. Liana, the competition is on Friday. Are you nervous? Why don’t you go and practice?”

Before Liana could say anything, her deskmate, who had always been close to her, hurriedly said, “Didn’t you see how good Liana’s piano skills were at the welcome party back then? It’s just an audition. Liana doesn’t need a rehearsal to win first place.”

In front of outsiders, although Liana thought those words made sense, she still graciously said, “I haven’t finished reviewing my textbooks yet. It won’t be too late for me to practice after that!”

When Liana first entered the school, she shocked the whole school with her piano performance at the welcome party.

With her beautiful face and excellent talent, as well as being the daughter of a wealthy family, she was already a winner.

As a result, it took Liana only one day to win the title of Campus Belle. Before that, the title had always belonged to a senior student. At that time, she was always in the spotlight, no matter where she was in the school.

However, her popularity was completely shattered the day Catherine appeared. Catherine was even more amazing. She appeared without saying a word, but the crowd was overwhelmed. With her stunning appearance, Catherine gained unparalleled attention at school.

Comparisons between Catherine and Liana were now all over the school forums. Everyone was arguing about who should be the Campus Belle between the two.

Some said that Catherine was much prettier, while others said that Liana was a talented girl with brilliant piano skills.

With both Catherine and Liana attending the celebration gala this time around, there should be a winner.

Chapter 125 Thick-skinned

Liana was rather satisfied with Kayley’s flattery. That was also why she picked Kayley as her deskmate back then.

She stared at Kayley with a soft smile on her face. After seeing her approving look, Kayley was encouraged and tried even harder.

Right after she praised Liana, Kayley started to assail Catherine, making the latter a foil for Liana. “The art section of our class can only count on Liana. Some people are merely filters. Hopefully, they won’t embarrass Class 8!”

Her tone was really sarcastic and dismissive. Worse still, her voice was not low. People around them all heard her clearly. Yet, they didn’t dare to make a sound or take a stand, afraid of causing trouble.

However, as Kayley’s words reached Bryan’s ears, of course, he couldn’t hold back his temper, let alone Ronin. In Ronin’s eyes, Catherine was like a goddess. How could he allow anyone to slander her at will?

Bryan and Ronin stood up at the same time. Instantly, the atmosphere in Class 8 was filled with tremendous tension. Everyone held their breath, not daring to utter a word.

Kayley was a bit flustered. She watched the two of them with worry and regretted saying those bold words in order to please Liana.

She forgot one thing. That was… just because Catherine didn’t care didn’t mean that the people around her didn’t care either. Liana also looked extremely embarrassed. After all, Kayley was speaking for her sake.

Bryan and the others didn’t care about who she was or whether she was a girl. Whoever dared to mess with their boss had to pay a price for that. Bryan directly pointed at Kayley and stared at her coldly.

“Did you sign up for it?” he questioned. Kayley didn’t dare to say anything more. Intimidated by Bryan’s imposing manner, she subconsciously shook her head.

Immediately, Bryan snapped, “Who do you think you are? How can you get to judge if our boss can do it or not? You didn’t even sign up for it. How can you have the cheek to accuse others?”

As soon as Bryan finished speaking, Ronin said in a sarcastic tone, pretending to be Kayley, “Of course, she has the cheek to say that. After all, her cheek is really thick-skinned. Otherwise, why would she talk like that?”

“Hmph!” He deliberately snorted in an exaggerated way, trying to make this known to everybody at school.

“Bryan, have you ever heard about this? The ugly always makes more trouble. Her heart is as bad as her face!”

Bryan was not talkative. He had been well-educated since he was little. Certainly, he couldn’t be as mean as Ronin when dissing a girl.

What Ronin said just crushed Kayley’s pride. She felt extremely aggrieved, and her eyes turned red. She wanted to fly into a rage, but she could not afford to offend Bryan.

Besides, Ronin, the new straight-A student at school, didn’t seem to be easy to deal with. Nor did she dare to mess with him.

She wanted to ask Liana for help, but Liana didn’t even take a look at her and only lowered her head to focus on her exercise as if she had nothing to do with what was going on.

Liana seemed to be immersed in studying, but she was holding her pen so tightly that it would be almost broken.

She didn’t expect that Bryan and Ronin would defend Catherine to this extent and even allow no one to say anything far-fetched.

But she wouldn’t offend Bryan to embarrass herself, let alone offend him for Kayley’s sake. Lonely and helpless, Kayley, just like a clown, had no other choice but to face the ridicule of Bryan and Ronin.

Besides, even George also stood up and defended Catherine. Previously, he didn’t like Catherine, but what happened this time changed his mind. Catherine seemed to be different from his expectation. At least, she wasn’t that difficult.

He stood up and said, “When other people laughed at our class for not having enough students to sign up for the school party, it was Catherine who stood forward to defend our class’s honor. She not only tried her best to persuade other classmates to sign up for the event but also joined it herself. The spirit to defend the class’s honor is worth our learning.

“As for the ranking, it doesn’t matter. Participation is more important. As the class monitor of Class 8, I propose giving Catherine a round of applause!”

After saying that, George started to clap his hands. Of course, Bryan and Ronin also did that, and the other students followed suit.

The deafening applause sounded like slaps in Kayley’s face, rendering her embarrassed beyond words.

Meanwhile, Catherine was still sleeping with her head resting on the desk. Even though she heard the rumors, she didn’t have to do anything. Ronin and Bryan could deal with it well.

Sitting in her seat, Liana was shaking with anger. In her eyes, Catherine was deliberately against her.

A glimmer of gloomy fierceness flashed across Liana’s eyes. She thought with deep resentment, “Catherine wants to steal the thunder from me? I won’t let her go! I promise!”

After school, Catherine got rid of Ronin and went back to the Swanns’ alone. Having eaten roasted food for several days in a row, she wanted to have a rest tonight.

As soon as she crossed the door, she saw a group of servants getting out of the living room. Instantly, she slightly knitted her brows and subconsciously avoided the servants before entering.

Then, she saw a black piano in the center of the living room. Under the crystal lamps, the dazzling piano was shining.

Catherine walked toward the piano and stopped by its side. She recognized that it looked fine and took her hand out of the pocket, trying to test the tone of the piano. However, all of a sudden, a stern and furious voice came. “Don’t touch it!”

Catherine subconsciously raised her head and looked at Rachael, who snapped at her from a distance. Rachael also met Catherine’s gaze. Then, she cast a dismissive glance at Catherine and said with

disgruntlement, “Keep your hands off the piano. It’s really expensive. It’s not only made of a master but also an antique. You can’t afford it at all. Got it?

“Besides, you can’t play the piano. What if you break it?”

Catherine threw a look at the sign on the piano. It was a foreign brand. If it was made of a famous master, it was worth a lot, indeed. It would probably cost a few million dollars!

She snorted. A sardonic look flashed in her dark eyes.

Seeing Catherine’s cold face, Rachael hated her even more. This piano was bought by Rachael for Liana. Liana was going to attend the celebration gala.

The Swanns were also board members of Loyalty Academy. Of course, she knew the significance of the school celebration gala. If Liana could get a good ranking and show her talent in the event, it would help her marry into a better family.

Hence, she didn’t scruple to spend an arm and a leg to buy the piano, doing Liana the favor. Back then, when Liana was born, Rachael was hit really hard again. She went to the fortune-teller, asking when she could give birth to the heir of the Swanns.

She remembered that the fortune- teller said as long as Catherine was sent away, she could give birth to a boy. However, the prophecy didn’t come true.

The fortune-teller told her that Liana was a boon for her. Liana’s birth would bring good luck to her and make her give birth to a boy next time. As expected, the next year, Rachael gave birth to Johnathan.

Afterward, her position in the Swanns was becoming more and more secure. Everything went smoothly in her life. The fortune-teller was right. Liana was a boon for her.

On the contrary, as for Catherine, whom she considered the jinx, she wished that Catherine could stay as far away from her as possible in case of causing her trouble.

Chapter 126 Run Away from Home

Catherine was not interested in the piano at all. Nor did she give a shit about Rachael’s disapproving gaze. Those whom she didn’t care about couldn’t affect her mood even a tiny bit.

Catherine walked past Rachael and happened to see Liana running in her direction. Upon seeing Catherine, Liana looked complacent and even showed a provocative smile to her.

Then, Liana sprang toward Rachael and said in a sweet voice, “Mommy, you’re the best. Just because you heard that I would attend the school party, you bought me such an expensive piano. Mommy, I love you so much!”

When Catherine turned her head, Rachael happened to pat the back of Liana’s hand gently and smiled at her with an amiable expression. “You’re my daughter. Of course, I love you. Just do your best at the contest with assurance and leave the rest to me.”

In the face of this scene, Catherine’s dreamy eyes slightly darkened a bit, and a hint of aloofness touched her lips.

Liana was Rachael’s daughter?

What about Catherine?

What about Audrey?

What were they to Rachael? Since the piano was placed in the Swanns’, the sound of piano playing had never ceased as long as Liana was at home.

Liana kept practicing piano crazily every day. Korbin had to socialize often and barely came back home. So, this had little impact on him. To show support for Liana, Rachael just let her do whatever she wanted.

Catherine was the most affected one. Lying in bed and listening to the terrible sound of the piano, she couldn’t help knitting her brows. Didn’t Liana claim to be a talented pianist? Why did she keep making mistakes during the practice?

The music should be beautiful, but Liana’s performance was horrible. Catherine was about to go out and talk to Liana to solve the problem when someone knocked on the door.

She slowly got up. As soon as she opened the door, leaving a tiny gap, the door was heavily pushed open by Audrey. Audrey went into the room and sat on the chair abruptly.

No sooner had she been seated, she said to Catherine in a hurry, ” Catherine, pack your clothes and go with me now!” Catherine stared at her in shock and didn’t understand what was going on.

“Isn’t the show on the weekend?”

Audrey recognized that Catherine had gotten her wrong and hastened to explain, “Not for the show. I’m asking you to stay at my place for a few days. My place is closer to your school. Hurry and pack your things. Let’s go.”

Catherine arched her brows and stared at Audrey, saying coldly, “Tell me why!

“Why else would I do this? How can you still ask me why? I’ve heard from the maid that Liana is practicing piano crazily at home. She doesn’t need to rest, but you need to. You’ve already had enough stress from school. How can you have the energy to stand all the noise she is making? You’ll move back after the school party is over.”

Audrey happened to have no job today. Originally, she planned to come back for Catherine. However, to her surprise, upon entering the house, she heard Liana practicing piano in the living room.

There was actually a soundproof room in the house, but Liana didn’t practice in that room. She insisted on playing in the living room, saying that it was more aligned with the atmosphere on the stage. She was literally insane!

Initially, Audrey didn’t mean to meddle in this matter. When she heard a maid’s complaint inadvertently, she learned that Liana had been really crazy these days.

She hastened to check on Catherine’s situation and found that the noise could be heard even from the basement.

Catherine didn’t like to be disturbed during her rest, which Audrey was aware of. As Liana kept doing this, Catherine could hardly sleep well. For Catherine to live a peaceful life, Audrey must take her away.

Audrey thought, “Catherine has just come back. She must have nowhere else to go but the Swanns’. In such a situation, she probably has no chance to escape.

“So, I must take her away from this terrible environment to keep her from being harmed.” Catherine originally intended to go out and tell Liana that if Liana made noises again, she would be kicked out of the Swanns’.

However, Audrey came and claimed to take her away. Audrey noticed that Catherine was standing still and couldn’t help urging her, “What are you waiting for? Get moving and pack your things. We’re leaving now.

Audrey thought Catherine didn’t want to cause her trouble and hastened to say, “Just come with me. I have to work every day and rarely stay at home. So, you won’t make trouble for me. Just listen to me for once. I’m your sister!”

Sister?

Audrey’s words reminded Catherine of the scene where Rachael was with Liana. Maybe Catherine and Audrey were sisters, but this had nothing to do with Rachael.

Catherine didn’t find it a problem to go with Audrey. After thinking it through, Catherine lifted her bag and showed it to Audrey.” Let’s go!”

Audrey was a bit surprised to see that Catherine only took a bag without packing her things. Yet, she came around soon. After all, Catherine only brought a bag with her to a two-day show. Perhaps, this was the force of habit.

This also happened to give Audrey a good chance to buy clothes for Catherine. When Liana heard from the servant that Catherine would be away with Audrey for a few days, her face remained composed.

In her eyes, it was even better that Catherine left. After all, she didn’t want to see Catherine around.

Catherine didn’t belong to this home. She should have long left.

Liana was the real lady of the Swanns. She was dismissive as she heard Audrey had become close to Catherine. She believed that it was merely two losers being together for some warmth. Of course, she wouldn’t envy them. She didn’t give a shit about Audrey at all!

When Catherine followed Audrey to the latter’s own apartment, unexpectedly, they came across Johnathan.

Johnathan was a bit surprised to see that Catherine was standing next to Audrey. Then, he exclaimed in shock, ” Why are you here?”

Catherine stared at him coldly, sending shivers down Johnathan’s spine. Ever since he was beaten up by Catherine, he had been somewhat scared of Catherine. He found her too terrifying, for she had the nerve to hit him.

Most importantly, after he was hit by her, his parents still couldn’t force Catherine out of their home. Johnathan didn’t understand why his grandpa would leave the assets of the Swanns to Catherine rather than the only grandson.

After all, he was the most legally qualified person to inherit the assets of the Swanns. Yet, Catherine was the inheritor. This was literally a joke.

No matter how dissatisfied he felt, Johnathan didn’t dare to voice it out in front of Catherine. He grabbed Audrey’s arm and pulled her to him, saying in a domineering voice, “Come with me!”

Audrey felt a bit resigned. She knew why Johnathan was here. She knew that her wretched brother must be here for a motive.

After they walked for a distance, Johnathan finally stopped and raised his head arrogantly. He said to Audrey in a stiff voice, “I’m hard up for money recently. Give me 300,000 dollars!”

Chapter 127 A Giant Baby

Audrey stared at him with an astonished look. She was really stunned for a moment. “This is so much! Johnathan, who do you think I am? How can I have that much money?”

Johnathan didn’t care about that and looked at Audrey dismissively, with his expression as arrogant as ever.

“Audrey, just cut the crap and tell me whether you’ll give it to me or not!”

He treated Audrey so badly as if she were his maid rather than his sister. Audrey was infuriated by his attitude and directly answered, “I have no money!”

Johnathan flared up and glared at Audrey, his eyes wide open. “Audrey, aren’t you doing variety shows and commercials these days?

How can you have no money? If you don’t want to give it to me, just say it. Don’t give me that excuse. And don’t beg me to put in a good word for you with Mommy next time. What a bummer!”

Enraged by Johnathan, Audrey gasped for breath. Johnathan was so over the line. Previously, she did ask Johnathan to say something nice about her to Rachael. After all, since Rachael showed special affection for her only son, she would listen to his words.

The reason why she went to Johnathan for help was that he was her brother. In her eyes, it was normal that Johnathan asked her for some money occasionally.

When Vicente was around, he was extremely strict with the pocket money for the young generation of the Swanns. Even Rachael didn’t dare to give too much pocket money to her children.

Among all the children of the Swanns, only Audrey had some income. Certainly, her younger siblings would ask her for some money.

However, Audrey didn’t expect Johnathan to become even worse. He always threatened her to give him money with the same excuse. This time, it was even greedier of him to ask for 300,000 dollars.

Audrey didn’t want to grant his wish anymore. After all, he was her brother. She said patiently, “Johnathan, you should grow up now…”

Before Audrey could finish speaking, Johnathan interrupted her impatiently. He yelled fiercely, “Audrey, who do you think you are? How can you get to tell me what to do? You’re merely an abandoned daughter of the Swanns. How dare you lecture me now? You and that…” He was about to say jinx, but upon thinking of having been beaten up by Catherine before, he instantly shivered all over and then bit his tongue. Then, he said with disgruntlement,’ Fine. Don’t lecture me anymore. I’ll be going!”

After saying that, he left irritably. If it weren’t for Catherine here, he would definitely teach Audrey a lesson. Catherine was really something. He had suffered a lot from the previous confrontations against her, so this time, he didn’t dare to confront her anymore.

Seeing that he left in a fit of pique, Audrey felt a bit helpless. It was really troublesome to have such a brother. Audrey came back and found that Catherine was sizing her up with a strange look.

She laughed with embarrassment and said in a low voice, “Kathy, what’s wrong? Why are you looking at me this way?”

“Does he often ask you for money?” Catherine settled her cold gaze on Audrey, not allowing her to avoid the question.

Audrey felt as if being enshrouded in tremendous pressure. Originally, she didn’t want to answer the question, but Catherine’s imposing manner made her have no guts to lie at all.

She nodded. “He asks me for money occasionally, but not every day. He is just a bit insensible and immature.”

Seeing Audrey’s careful look, Catherine didn’t want to blame her. After all, she was not in the position to do that. In Catherine’s eyes, Johnathan was not only immature but also unbelievably childish and good-for-nothing.

If she were Audrey, she would directly get rid of him. Keeping this kind man alive was merely a waste of food and energy. If it weren’t because he was born into the Swanns, how could he get to live such a good life?

She had promised Vicente that she would show mercy for the Swanns and not hurt them. As for Korbin, if he could behave himself, Catherine wouldn’t hurt him. However, if Korbin attempted to do anything against her, she wouldn’t let him off the hook then.

Catherine turned around and went upstairs, followed by Audrey. Feeling that Catherine was really displeased, Audrey just followed with her head lowered and not daring to say a word.

As she pushed the door open and saw the messy apartment, Catherine knitted her brows. The last time Catherine came to Audrey’s apartment, it looked fine. Why did it become so messy this time?

In fact, last time, due to the shooting, it took Audrey three days and nights to clean her apartment beforehand. Although Audrey had moved out of the Swanns’, she didn’t have to do chores when she lived in the Swanns’.

Back then, Vicente was in charge of the Swanns. Even if Audrey wasn’t favored, she still lived an easy life at home. How could she do the cleaning?

Audrey also saw the mess in the apartment. She laughed with embarrassment and hastened to kick away the shoes that were blocking the door.

“I’ll clean this up right now. I’ve been busy shooting commercials these days, so I didn’t come home and do the cleaning. Just take a rest, and I’ll clean the place right now!”

After saying that, Audrey hurriedly dashed into the bathroom, grabbed the gloves, and rushed out in a hurry.

Catherine watched her take off the ring and put on the gloves. Then, she just held Audrey’s hand. Audrey raised her head in surprise and thought Catherine wanted to help. “No need. You may sit aside and take a rest. I’ve got this!” she said.

However, Catherine took the gloves away from Audrey and made a call. “Get me a housekeeper. The address is…

Then, before Audrey could react, Catherine dragged her away. When they got downstairs, Audrey realized what Catherine had done. “Kathy, where are you taking me to?”

Catherine turned around and darted a glance at her, saying in a casual tone, ‘ To eat!”

“Oh!” Audrey thought for a while and then took Catherine’s advice. “Okay. Let’s eat first. There is a nice restaurant nearby. I’ll take you there.”

Catherine had no problem with that. She just couldn’t stand being in Audrey’s messy home anymore. After eating a salad, Audrey rested her chin with her hands on the table and stared at Catherine with an envious look.

“Kathy, how I envy you! Why does your skin still look glowing even though you ate so much?” Watching Catherine eating the delicacies, Audrey couldn’t help swallowing her saliva.

These days, to make herself look good on camera, she kept eating salads. Even at the restaurant today, she only had eaten a salad too.

On the contrary, Catherine was eating happily here, which made Audrey water nonstop.

Chapter 128 An Angel

Upon hearing Audrey’s words, Catherine slowly raised her head and looked at her. She glanced at Audrey’s face indifferently. “You’re not fat. You can eat some!”

As a makeup blogger, Audrey paid a lot of attention to skincare. Perhaps, she wasn’t born as pretty as Catherine, but her skin was already well-maintained.

Catherine’s praise couldn’t comfort Audrey at all. “Kathy, you don’t know about how the camera works. I’m as heavy as you are, but my face looks a lot bigger than yours. I can only make myself look better on camera by constantly losing weight. If I can have a face as small as yours, I won’t have any worries then.”

Catherine had such a pretty face. No wonder Kim was desperate to sign her. She was really drop-dead gorgeous!

Admittedly, her beauty was beyond compare. While eating quietly, Catherine kept scrutinizing Audrey.

She used to think that Audrey spent the money she earned all on herself. Given that Audrey had bought so many clothes for her, Catherine figured that Audrey couldn’t be a frugal woman.

Afterward, she found that Audrey actually was not generous with herself but with the people around her. She was even generous with Catherine, the sister she hadn’t met for more than 10 years!

To make money, Audrey did suffer a lot. Catherine just couldn’t help wondering whether it was worth it or not. After coming back to Audrey’s home from the restaurant, Catherine still didn’t figure out the answer. She decided to discuss this with Ronin someday. Suddenly, Audrey’s cry broke into her thoughts.

“Oh, my goodness…”

Audrey was astonished by the scene in front of her and couldn’t help exclaiming. She subconsciously got away from the door and took a look at the door plate. After confirming that it was her apartment, she shifted her gaze to Catherine.

“Kathy, did an angel come to my place? Catherine darted a slightly dismissive glance at her. “Fairytales aren’t for adults. If you insist on calling a housekeeper an angel, it’s fine by me.”

Audrey was really impressed by what Catherine had just done. She had hired housekeepers before, but they never did a satisfactory job. In the end, she stopped hiring housekeepers and did the cleaning herself.

The housekeeper Catherine hired this time was really amazing. Audrey hurriedly sprang at her and said, ” Kathy, where did you hire the housekeeper? Give me her number. I’ll hire her later as well.”

Catherine had no idea. “I asked my friend to hire the housekeeper. I don’t know her number, either!”

It happened that Audrey saw the statement on the table and figured that it should be left by the housekeeper. She immediately got excited.

“There’s a bill. I’ll check it out myself!”

The moment she picked up the bill and saw the figure, Audrey almost passed out. “Oh my gosh, Kathy! Are you sure it’s over 10,000 dollars instead of over 1,000 dollars?”

Catherine took a sip of the water and said casually, “Can’t you understand the figure?”

Originally, Audrey wanted to hire such a housekeeper regularly, but as it appeared now, she couldn’t afford one at all.

“Kathy, how can you spend so much money hiring a housekeeper? This is too expensive. Is this a fraud? Give me your friend’s number. I’ll call the housekeeper’s agency.”

Catherine didn’t resist. Since Audrey wanted to figure it out, Catherine just gave her the number. Catherine found Ronin’s number on her phone and passed it to Audrey.

Audrey glanced at the contact’s name and made the call. She had prepared a speech to defend Catherine. In her eyes, Catherine must have paid the housekeeper’s fee with the card Audrey had given to her.

Since she had given the money to Catherine, it was Catherine’s money. She wouldn’t care about how Catherine used it. Yet, the fact that she didn’t care didn’t mean that she had no problem with getting ripped off by a fraud.

After the call was put through, a young voice came from the phone. “Boss, what can I do for you?”

“This is Audrey.”

Ronin was dazed to hear Audrey’s voice and said anxiously, “How come you’re holding my boss’s phone? Is there anything wrong with her?”

As he got nervous at once, Audrey hastened to explain, “No. I’m calling to ask you about the housekeeper’s fee. Do you think…”

Before she finished saying, she was interrupted by Ronin.

“Oh, the housekeeper? Are you satisfied?”

“Yes!” The apartment was so perfectly cleaned, which Audrey was quite satisfied with.

As soon as she replied, Ronin also responded right away, saying, “Good thing that you’re satisfied. Then, I’ll tell the housekeeper to do the cleaning every week.”

After knowing that Catherine would stay at Audrey’s place for a while, Ronin made all the arrangements well in order to let Catherine enjoy her stay there.

“Every week?” Audrey raised her voice right away. The cleaning service would cost more than 10,000 dollars per time. If the housekeeper came and offered the service every week, it would cost 50,000 or 60,000 dollars per month.

How could she afford that?

“No, no, no, we don’t need it. Mr. Oconnor, we can’t afford it! We can accept one housekeeping service per month and hope that you can help us get a discount.”

As the housekeeper came to clean the apartment after Catherine’s call, Audrey thought Catherine’s friend was the owner of a housekeeping company.

That was why she said so to Ronin.

[10:42 pm, 30/09/2023] Nothing: Hearing Audrey’s words, Ronin felt totally at sea. “Discount? No need to get a discount. I’ll get everything arranged for you. Is once per week not enough? How about twice every week?”

No need to get a discount?

Audrey seemed to realize what he meant and then said in a daze, “Are you saying that we don’t have to pay?”

“Of course, you don’t need to!”

Certainly, Catherine didn’t have to pay for the housekeeping. Ronin could directly send the housekeeping staff of the company there. It was not that he wanted to use their own staff to save trouble.

Instead, their housekeeping staff was strictly selected, with only those who could suit Catherine’s requests the most. He would not feel reassured about other people.

Nothing: “Then, why did the housekeeper leave the bill?” Audrey asked carefully.

“Oh, the bill? It’s for accounting. Just throw it away.”

Hearing Ronin’s causal voice, Audrey felt that she shouldn’t communicate with him. She decided to hang up the phone first.

After hanging up, Audrey came to Catherine with a surprised expression.

“Kathy, is this friend very close to you?

For her, Ronin was like a student and a brother. They were close indeed. Seeing that Catherine nodded, Audrey couldn’t help asking further, “Do you know him for a long time? And your friend is very rich?”

She had known Ronin for years. Ronin was in charge of many departments of the company. He was dealing with many businesses.

He could acquire lots of dividends. Although he didn’t earn as much as she did, compared with ordinary people, he was rich indeed. So, Catherine nodded again.

Since Ronin had no problems paying the housekeeping fee of a few ten thousand dollars per month to a friend, he must be rather rich.

Audrey could be sure of that.

“Kathy, is he a friend you knew in the countryside?”

“Umm?” As she kept asking, Catherine couldn’t help asking, “Any problem?”

Audrey grinned. “No. I just feel that the countryside is quite nice. I also want to sojourn there and make more friends!” Catherine didn’t know what to say.

Chapter 129 A New Neighbor

Catherine thought after moving into Audrey’s apartment, she could live a quiet life. However, by night, deafening music suddenly came from upstairs.

Even Audrey couldn’t stand it, let alone Catherine. She got out of the room and happened to see Catherine who opened the door. Seeing Catherine’s tired face, Audrey felt quite sorry for her.

Catherine was such a poor girl. When she was in the Swanns’, she had to suffer from the noises made by Liana. Now that she had moved in here, she had to go through the same suffering. This just kindled the wrath in her heart.

Audrey patted her chest and said to Catherine, “Kathy, rest assured. I’ll go upstairs and deal with the new neighbor right now. I promise I will offer you a quiet environment. You won’t be disturbed for sure!”

After saying that, she rushed upstairs in a fury. She heard that a guy had moved into this building lately. To her astonishment, the new neighbor turned out to be so annoying and was making so much noise late at night.

It was fine that she was disturbed, but it was really outrageous that Catherine got disturbed. Originally, Catherine wanted to ask Audrey if she wanted company. Yet, this time, Audrey acted too fast. Before Catherine could say anything, Audrey had left.

Catherine just let her be and turned to slump on the sofa. She adjusted her body to the best posture so that she could play games comfortably.

What she liked most about Audrey’s place was probably the sofa. It was big and soft enough, and she could sit on it with ease. As she put on the earphones and started playing games, she wouldn’t hear anything outside.

Bryan, who was bored, became excited immediately after he noticed Catherine had just logged into the game. He set up a special automatic notification. As long as Catherine logged in, he would receive a notification, which was the most obvious one.

He sent a voice message to Catherine at once. [Boss, do you wanna play? Can you carry me?]

Not only Bryan but also Ronin found that Catherine had logged into the game. They sent a voice message to her almost at the same time, and the content was quite similar.

Catherine directly dragged them into the same game room. Ronin was happy about playing games with Catherine, but when he found that Bryan was also in the game room, he felt unhappy at once.

“Why are you here too, tagalong?”

This was the first time that Bryan had seen Ronin’s account. It was after hearing Ronin’s voice that he recognized it was Ronin. Bryan flew into a rage upon hearing Ronin’s words.

“Bespectacled guy, don’t you dare call me that way! You idiot!”

“Screw you! How dare you call me an idiot! Believe it or not, I’ll give you a headshot! You stupid tagalong, you’re following my boss all day long.”

They got into an endless fight. Catherine actually wanted to have a quiet moment in the game. However, as soon as they joined her in the game, they kept arguing nonstop, which infuriated Catherine at once.

“If you don’t shut up, both of you just get lost!”

Her cold words rendered the whole game room silent right away. Bryan and Ronin both realized what wrong they had done. They hastened to apologize sincerely.

“Boss, I’m sorry. I promise I’ll shut up and play games quietly!”

After Ronin said that, Bryan also said in a hurry, “Boss, I’m sorry!”

Catherine finally let them off the hook and started the game.

At times, Bryan would enjoy being protected by Catherine in the game, today, as Ronin was here, he had to watch Ronin and Catherine with each other tacitly. cooperate but

Bryan was insanely jealous. He hated himself for not meeting Catherine earlier, for not knowing as much about Catherine as Ronin did, and for not being able to cooperate with her tacitly enough.

Whenever Ronin tried to kill an opponent, Bryan would do his best to steal that. He would steal kills even if he was wounded. Given their ways of playing, if it weren’t because they were really good and Catherine was covering them up, they would have been killed.

Catherine played the game for fun. However, these two guys just dampened her mood. After playing one round, she directly logged off without saying anything to them..

Ronin felt so mad that he snapped at Bryan online, saying, “It’s all your fault. Now Boss is gone because of you. Happy?”

Bryan replied, “You’re blaming me? What’s wrong with you? If it weren’t for you…”

They quarreled nonstop. Just like they were doing this in the game, if they were face to face in the real world, they would have got into a real fight.

After logging off the game, Catherine found that Audrey hadn’t come back yet. She was a bit worried and intended to go upstairs and take a look. However, as soon as she got up, she found the door was open.

The moment Audrey entered the door, she looked at Catherine gleefully. ” Kathy, guess who I met!”

Catherine looked at Audrey’s face and found that Audrey was completely different from her fierce look before she went upstairs. Catherine couldn’t help knitting her brows.

“Did you meet your first love?”

Audrey didn’t expect Catherine would tell a cold joke. Having been dumbstruck for a bit, she laughed her head off. “Hahaha! Catherine, that’s nonsense!”

Right after she finished speaking, someone appeared from behind him and greeted Catherine warmly.

“Kathy, here we met again!”

Catherine stared at Triston’s funny face and asked coldly with a composed look,

“What’s going on?”

Audrey came to Catherine excitedly and said, “Kathy, it turns out that Triston is our new neighbor upstairs. He has just moved in and is having a party with his friends.”

“Kathy, may I invite you to my party upstairs for a while?” Triston blinked and looked at Catherine with an ingratiating expression.

With a set cold face, Catherine was about to reject him when Triston beat her to it as if he had guessed her thought, saying, “Kathy, don’t turn me down. Just give me a chance. Please…”

He looked like a puppy dog for the moment.

Catherine could hardly understand why Triston was so desperate to invite her to his party. Even if she didn’t go, it wouldn’t cause any loss to Triston anyway.

After all, their encounter was merely a coincidence. And Triston’s party had been scheduled before. For him, whether she went to the party shouldn’t matter that much.

It was impossible for Triston to understand Catherine’s thoughts. In his eyes, Catherine’s appearance was a huge surprise.

The person whom he could never invite here would probably rush here this time. He felt ecstatic and tried even harder to beg Catherine.

Catherine couldn’t stand his imploration and took a glance at Audrey only to find that she also looked excited. So, Catherine knitted her brows and asked in a low voice, “You wanna go to the party?”

Audrey nodded without hesitation. She really wanted to go. There was someone she wanted to meet upstairs.

Since Audrey wanted to attend the party and Triston kept badgering her, Catherine nodded. “We’ll go t then!”

Triston swung his hand merrily. “Oh, yeah!”

Triston’s stupid action amused Catherine and Audrey. Even Catherine, who was always serious, looked at him with a smile. This man was so funny.

Chapter 130 Here Comes Your Fiance

Branden just got home and intended to have a video call meeting and deal with the business in Bothor. Due to the time difference of 12 hours, it happened to be in the morning in that place.

As soon as the video call meeting started, the phone placed aside began to buzz. He picked it up and took a look only to find that it was Triston’s message in the group chat. The group chat was created by Triston. The members were their good friends.

Branden usually blocked the messages of the group chat. He wouldn’t receive notifications unless he was mentioned. Today, Triston deliberately mentioned all the members in the group chat and also sent a photo out.

Branden glanced at the group chat and suddenly settled his gaze on an unnoticeable place. Instantly, it just seized his attention.

The senior managers in Bothor were all waiting for Branden to speak when they suddenly saw that he was staring at his phone.

No one knew what was on the screen that could attract Branden’s attention. The photo was followed by an address. The single guys in the group chat all went into an uproar.

[Mr. Lambert, good for you. You have many girls. You should’ve told me earlier. I’ll be right there!]

[The girl wearing a black T-shirt in the corner looks hot. I’ll come too. Wait for me!]

The girl wearing a black T-shirt in the corner?

That was Catherine!

The moment Branden saw that scene, he put on a cold look. He pressed the picture and saved it on his phone. Then, he put the phone away and said, “The meeting is over!”

The senior managers of the branch in Bothor looked at each other in confusion. None of them knew what had happened to make Branden stop the meeting all of a sudden.

Even Paxton was a bit astonished that Branden intended to leave suddenly.

“Mr. Duncan, I’ll arrange a car for you right now.”

Branden sent him an address and said coldly, “No need. You’ll drive.”

“Yes!”

Paxton thought that Branden had something urgent to do. Seeing Branden’s gloomy face, Paxton thought something serious was going to happen. So, the journey of more than half an hour’s ride was reduced by half. At the Lamberts’.

Everyone was having fun. The friends Triston invited there today were all sensible and able to read the room.

Even though Triston brought two young, pretty girls here after being away for a while, the other girls at the party didn’t say anything about it.

The people who could be brought there by Triston must come from a good family. Some rich young men did want to hit on Catherine upon seeing her. However, they were all stopped by Triston.

“Dude, be careful. She’s not the girl you can get.”

Jimmy felt quite perplexed about Triston’s words. He stared at Triston in confusion. “Mr. Lambert, is she your target? If yes, just tell me. We all get it!”

Triston was away for 10 minutes just now. Then, he just came back with two beautiful girls. And Triston was extremely nice to them, which made the others rather puzzled.

Jimmy thought Triston was chasing the girl!

Triston sneered and patted Jimmy’s shoulder.

“Bro, don’t joke about that! I still wanna live!”

Judging from Triston’s reaction, Jimmy and the others grew even more curious about Catherine’s identity, but they also didn’t dare to hit on her.

After all, Triston looked quite serious. They were chatting when the doorbell rang. Someone shouted, “It must be the food delivery I ordered. I’ll get the door.”

After opening the door, that man was struck dumb. As he made no sound for a while, a friend of his in the apartment said banteringly, “Mate, are you infatuated with the delivery guy? Why don’t you come in yet?”

That man turned his head to look at everyone in a panic. Seeing his expression, others raised their heads curiously.

Then, two people walked inside. The leading man looked extremely handsome, exuding an aristocratic air. Apparently, his identity must be extraordinary. Triston also noticed that. His eyes glistened when he saw it was Branden.

“Whoa, there you are, Branden!”

Others all felt excited upon hearing Triston’s words. None of them expected to meet Branden here. They all knew that Triston and Branden were close but never thought that Branden would come to Triston’s party.

Audrey was having a good time. Since she got here, she had already drunk two bottles of beer because she felt happy.

Audrey barely drank at times. This time she had had two bottles of beer For the moment, she became a bit hammered. Noticing that everyone was looking at the door, she also turned her head and glimpsed Branden standing at the door. She staggered forward and took a closer look. Then, she gave a smile.

“Whoa, isn’t this Branden?”

Branden lowered his head to look at Audrey in front of him. Seeing her red face, he recognized that she was probably drunk. He wondered if Catherine had drunk any wine, so he meant to go inside and take a look.

Unexpectedly, Audrey suddenly grabbed Branden’s arm and turned to yell inside, “Kathy, here comes your fiancé! Come and meet him now!”

Everyone was astounded to hear that, their mouths wide open. None of them expected that Branden would have a fiancée and that she would be here. Branden froze briefly and then showed a faint smile on his face.

His fiancee’s sister was a bit interesting. Originally, Catherine paid no attention to that. Hearing Audrey’s words, she immediately knitted her brows and rose to look at Audrey.

Only a glance immediately made Audrey sober up. She trembled for a moment and then gazed at Catherine with puppy-dog eyes, saying in a low voice, “Did I say anything wrong?”

Facing her aggrieved expression, Catherine couldn’t bother to blame her and then dragged her over. Branden also followed Catherine closely. All of this just indicated that what Audrey said was right.

Everyone came to their senses and still felt shocked, especially those who had designs on Catherine.

At this moment, Jimmy finally understood why Triston told him not to covet Catherine. Who would dare to covet Branden’s fiancee?

It would be no different from courting death. Catherine put Audrey on the sofa.” You’re drunk. Let’s go downstairs!”

Audrey’s eyes were fixed on Catherine, and then, she shook her head. “No, Kathy, we’re finally having a good time. Let’s stay for another while. After all, our home is downstairs. We can just go downstairs and sleep if we get drunk. Am I right?”

Triston also came forward and agreed, saying, “Audrey is right. Kathy, Mr. Duncan has just arrived. If you leave now, it’ll make him look bad. Just cut him some slack!”

Catherine looked up at Triston with a cold expression.

“Why would I cut him some slack?” Triston choked and didn’t know how to respond. The others were also astonished by Catherine’s arrogant words.

She might be the only one who dared to say that she wouldn’t cut Branden any slack in public! Everyone sized Branden up in secret and wanted to see how he would deal with this daring girl.