Ch. 21..30
Chapter 21 Exposed Tracking
“Great job, boss!”
“Boss, you’re the best in the world!”
Ronin, Catherine’s biggest fan, sat in front of the computer, cheering and watching the
surveillance footage of Catherine defeating the gang of thugs. He was completely absorbed in
Suddenly, the feed stopped!
Immediately realizing something was wrong, Ronin tried adjusting the settings, but the screen remained black.
This was a new experience for him. No one had ever found out about his hacking skills before, especially not a basic surveillance system in an entertainment venue.
Ronin’s first thought was that Joseph had discovered their tracking and shut down the
surveillance.
Without wasting a moment, he notified Catherine.
Ronin: [Boss, the situation’s changed. The surveillance feed went down. Joseph might be onto us. Need backup?]
After Catherine read the message, she replied briefly with one word: [No.]
Capturing Joseph didn’t push her abilities to the limit. She didn’t think she needed backup or extra help.
This alley was a dead end. Joseph had to be in one of these private rooms, with no possible
escape.
Ronin had put cameras at all the exits. Even if Joseph could disable the bar’s internal
surveillance, it would be very unlikely for him to destroy the cameras at the intersection so
quickly.
Catherine calmly went from one private room to another, intentionally slowing down to use her exceptional hearing and locate Joseph based on his voice.
Catherine had amazing hearing skills, trained since she was young. Even if the private rooms were soundproofed, she could still hear any faint sounds from inside.
Moreover, Catherine had an extraordinary memory. Once she heard Joseph’s voice, she could remember it with remarkable clarity.
Continuing her slow pace, Catherine reached the second-to-last private room, where she caught a familiar voice. Halting in her tracks, she subtly moved closer to the private room on her right.
Suddenly, a crease formed on Catherine’s forehead. Abruptly, she halted her steps and swiftly
spun around.
There was no one behind her, as though nothing had occurred.
However, Catherine fixed her eyes on the quiet corridor, a small smile appearing in her sharp
eyes.
The smile disappeared quickly, almost like it was never there.
At the other end of the corridor, around the corner.
A man stood in the corner, wearing a mischievous smile.
Throughout his years of engaging with others, he had never experienced being apprehended. This was the first instance of such an occurrence.
Fortunately, he swiftly anticipated the situation and concealed himself in the shadows.
The Swanns’ second daughter was undeniably extraordinary in every way!
Intrigued by the unfolding situation, he eagerly anticipated the girl’s remarkable capabilities.
Catherine glanced briefly at him before refocusing on the private room she had discovered
moments earlier.
She disregarded the person following her.
Today, her mission was to capture Joseph, and she was resolute in her determination to succeed, regardless of the obstacles.
Having confirmed the location of the private room, Catherine promptly took action.
Swiftly raising her leg, she employed strength and precision to deliver a powerful kick.
She forcefully kicked open the strong door of the private room, demonstrating leg power beyond what an average person possesses.
“Bang!”
The loud noise startled everyone in the private room, immediately drawing their attention. All eyes turned towards Catherine, their expressions filled with astonishment and surprise.
Catherine quickly scanned the room, noting the presence of at least ten individuals.
They were all wearing suits, clearly here for something other than fun.
The man in the booth glanced at Catherine with indifference, showing no concern for her
presence.
He signaled to the man beside him, who swiftly retrieved a small knife from his waist. “Boss, don’t worry. I’ll handle this girl!”
Chapter 22 I’m Sorry
After getting the order to kill Catherine, the man slowly walked to her. He settled his gaze on her fiercely and said to her in a cold voice, “You bitch, no matter why you broke in here, you must die here today!”
While her life was in jeopardy, Catherine still looked calm and collected. She believed no one could take her life for now.
As the man saw that Catherine stayed still and looked haughty, he rushed to her, waving the knife in his hand.
The people around them were all apathetic about what would happen next. They just stared indifferently at the scene. This was pretty normal for them. After all, killing was part of their routine.
Some even gazed hard at the fight with expectant expressions. They seemed to enjoy watching this very much.
However, something unexpected happened.
The man’s knife was about to stab Catherine when this man, who had his back to the others, suddenly let out a scream.
Everybody saw that he slowly fell to the ground with his eyes wide open. Blood dripped from the corner of his mouth constantly. He could not even utter a word.
His knife also fell off his hand and dropped to the ground. It was no longer as silver and shiny as before. Just like its owner, it was completely dim.
All the people were struck dumb. Such a sturdy man just collapsed in front of Catherine before they could even see what she had done.
This was so terrifying. These people were all good at fighting. Since Catherine could take down such a big guy before they could see what had happened clearly, her fighting capacity must be very high.
As the man sitting in the booth waved his hand, a dozen men in black stepped forward together aggressively, trying to kill Catherine.
With flickers of light and shadows, shrill cries rose and fell.
Five minutes later, the men in black, who were still highly arrogant just now, all fell to Catherine’s feet, wailing in pain.
Catherine acted so fast and fiercely that they all fell to the ground in various twisted postures. They grimaced in pain and screamed a lot.
Catherine looked around casually and then confirmed how much time she had spent.
Zim Sorry
Five minutes and thirty-eight seconds had passed, eight seconds later than her expectation
Catherine knitted her brows with disgruntlement. Maybe she had not fought for a long
so her action became slow.
She unhappily clapped her hands and slowly walked to the man sitting in the booth
Just now, this man was majestic and did not even bother to cast a serious glance at Catherine. Now, he was so panicked that even his face was shivering.
Seeing that Catherine walked to him, the man was so frightened that his legs felt werk Her begged nervously, “I’m sorry. I was too stupid to recognize you. I shouldn’t have offended you. Please let me go. If you want money, I’ll give all my money to you…”
After he said that, the man opened the box at the side and exposed the money inside. He put it
in front of Catherine.
There were more than ten million dollars in the box.
Without blinking her eyes, Catherine threw a punch to take the man down before he realized what had just happened.
The room, which was initially noisy, suddenly became quiet.
Catherine took a look around and locked her gaze on the sofa aside.
She said in her cold voice, as if the voice came from hell, “Do you want me to play hardball?
Her seemingly ordinary words were rather intimidating.
The sofa, which Catherine stared at, started to tremble. Then a figure slowly crawled out and
rolled to Catherine’s feet.
No one expected that a man would be able to hide under such a small sofa.
All Her Secrets By Chestnut Chapter 23
Chapter 23 A Trial
Catherine had learned about Joseph’s profile. She only glanced at it, but she had got a
photographic memory.
Joseph had learned contortion skills since he was a kid, so he could shrink into a small form.
This information was confidential. Only the seniors of the organization could access it.
Hence, it was thanks to his contortion skills that Joseph could successfully acquire the chip and take it out of the base.
When Joseph knew someone had broken in, he realized he was in trouble.
He chose to hide somewhere in the first place. Yet, never did he expect that Catherine would come on her own.
If it were other people who came, he might go all out and put up a desperate fight.
After all, since he betrayed the organization, he would die even if he went back. He could still stand a chance of surviving if he fought it out here.
However, when he knew that Catherine came by herself, he stopped struggling and
surrendered obediently.
No one could get away from Catherine’s hunt. Besides, if caught on the run, he could be tortured seriously.
Joseph did not dare to run away. And he believed that no one would dare to.
He crept gently to Catherine’s feet with a respectful and pious attitude. He said reverently in a deep and humble tone, “Boss, I’m Joseph Green!”
Catherine slowly reached out to Joseph. He immediately understood what she meant.
He took out a knife and stabbed it in his own arm.
As blood splashed, Joseph put up with the severe pain and put his hand into the skin. He took out the chip and passed it to Catherine.
“Boss, here is what you want!”
Catherine reached out two fingers to clamp the chip still stained with blood.
Staring at her movement, Joseph felt somewhat regretful.
He gave the chip to Catherine before cleaning it. This was blasphemy to Catherine. It was his
mistake.
What Catherine did next was unexpected by Joseph. She casually picked up a knife from the aside and destroyed the chip she had just gotten.
Joseph’s eyes were ande open. He gazed in disbelief at the scene in front of him.
So many people were longing to get this thing, but Catherine just destroyed it without bliniting her eyes.
For Catherine, the chip was merely something she made randomly during her spare time.
Since it was stained, it should not exist anymore.
After the chip was destroyed, Catherine was ready to get rid of the traitor of the organization. She timed around and slumped onto the sofa aside.
She leaned against the sofa leisurely. The big cap covered most of her delicate and stunning face. Only her pointed and exquisite chin was exposed to the air, which would catch people’s
magration.
“Joseph, you have one minute. Explain to me!” Catherine said.
When she said that, she showed an air of varied qualities, including wildness, arrogance, and indifference. It seemed that she was born to stand above everything.
Joseph hurriedly bowed to Catherine and expressed his gratitude constantly. Maybe Catherine was in a good mood today, so she spared his life.
Then he told Catherine the reason why he stole the chip. His lifesaver was diagnosed with cancer and needed a big sum of money for medical fees. Joseph had no other way but to steal and sell Catherine’s thing for cash.
He knew what would happen to him if he turned against Catherine. Yet, he just wanted to do
his lifesaver a favor at the cost of his life.
No one could lie to Catherine. Joseph was aware of that. Nor did he have the gut to lie to her.
After Catherine beard Joseph out, she still kept an indifferent face. She kicked the box to Joseph and said coldly, “This will be yours. Deal with everything and come back to report for duty in three days. Remember this. From now on, your life will be mine!”
Having heard that, Joseph felt overjoyed and kept expressing his gratitude to Catherine.
“Thank you so much. I will do as you command. After dealing with my private affairs, my life will be yours!”
After he said that and lifted his head, he found that Catherine was already not on the sofa.
It seemed that nothing had happened. Catherine just came and left unknowingly.
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All Her Secrets By Chestnut Chapter 24
Chapter 24 The Top Mysterious Organization
In the study of the Duncans, at night.
Paxton passed the newly acquired materials to the man sitting in the seat of honor and said, Mr. Duncan, this is what you want.”
Branden got up from the chair lazily and reached out his hand to take the materials. He glanced at the materials and gave a cold smile on his handsome face.
“Is this the result of your investigation?” Branden asked.
Paxton looked at the materials and instantly broke out in a cold sweat. Then, he knelt on the
ground at once.
“Mr. Duncan, I’m sorry for my incompetence!”
The Duncans’ information network, which was highly praised by all the people in Casier, turned out to fail over a girl repeatedly. This was so ridiculous!
Branden displayed such a suffocatingly masterful demeanor.
“What about the other one? No information either?” Branden asked in his cold voice.
Upon hearing Branden’s voice, Paxton did not dare to hesitate anymore. Initially, because Paxton failed to get the information about Catherine, Branden flew into a rage. Paxton was afraid that he would disappear from the Duncans from now on if he did not respond fast
enough.
“Mr. Duncan, according to the photo offered by you, I found that the man was called Joseph. Green. His information before he turned ten years old has been found, but everything about him after that has been erased. Based on what I’ve learned about him, Joseph should be from
the Hacker Alliance!”
Branden repeated, “Hacker Alliance?” There was a hint of complicated feelings in his dark eyes. The slightly curved corners of his mouth suggested that he was already interested.
Paxton nodded in a confirmatory way. He was fundamentally sure of it.
The Hacker Alliance was the biggest hacker organization in the world for now. The leader of this organization was code-named, Sugar. No one had seen Sugar’s real face. It remained
unknown if Sugar was a man or a woman. Nor did anyone know about Sugar’s age.
Besides, this organization had the top computer experts in the world. It also owned a top- notch chip development company and almost monopolized the chip supply of the high-tech industry worldwide.
It was fair enough to say that if the Hacker Alliance cut off the supply of chips, 80% of the high -tech companies would be closed down.
Joseph’s eyes were wide open. He gazed in disbelief at the scene in front of him.
So many people were longing to get this thing, but Catherine just destroyed it without blinking her eyes.
For Catherine, the chip was merely something she made randomly during her spare time.
Since it was stained, it should not exist anymore.
After the chip was destroyed, Catherine was ready to get rid of the traitor of the organization. She turned around and slumped onto the sofa aside.
She leaned against the sofa leisurely. The big cap covered most of her delicate and stunning face. Only her pointed and exquisite chin was exposed to the air, which would catch people’s imagination.
“Joseph, you have one minute. Explain to me!” Catherine said.
When she said that, she showed an air of varied qualities, including wildness, arrogance, and indifference. It seemed that she was born to stand above everything.
Joseph hurriedly bowed to Catherine and expressed his gratitude constantly. Maybe Catherine was in a good mood today, so she spared his life.
Then, he told Catherine the reason why he stole the chip. His lifesaver was diagnosed with cancer and needed a big sum of money for medical fees. Joseph had no other way but to steal and sell Catherine’s thing for cash.
He knew what would happen to him if he turned against Catherine. Yet, he just wanted to do his lifesaver a favor at the cost of his life.
No one could lie to Catherine. Joseph was aware of that. Nor did he have the gut to lie to her.
After Catherine heard Joseph out, she still kept an indifferent face. She kicked the box to Joseph and said coldly, “This will be yours. Deal with everything and come back to report for duty in three days. Remember this. From now on, your life will be mine!”
Having heard that, Joseph felt overjoyed and kept expressing his gratitude to Catherine.
“Thank you so much. I will do as you command. After dealing with my private affairs, my life. will be yours!”
After he said that and lifted his head, he found that Catherine was already not on the sofa.
It seemed that nothing had happened. Catherine just came and left unknowingly.
In the study of the Duncans, at night.
Paxton passed the newly acquired materials to the man sitting in the seat of honor and said, ” Mr. Duncan, this is what you want.”
Branden got up from the chair lazily and reached out his hand to take the materials. He
glanced at the materials and gave a cold smile on his handsome face.
“Is this the result of your investigation?” Branden asked.
Paxton looked at the materials and instantly broke out in a cold sweat. Then, he knelt on the
ground at once.
I’m sorry for my incompetence!”
“Mr. Duncan, I’m
The Duncans’ information network, which was highly praised by all the people in Casier, turned out to fail over a girl repeatedly. This was so ridiculous!
Branden displayed such a suffocatingly masterful demeanor.
“What about the other one? No information either?” Branden asked in his cold voice.
Upon hearing Branden’s voice, Paxton did not dare to hesitate anymore. Initially, because Paxton failed to get the information about Catherine, Branden flew into a rage. Paxton was afraid that he would disappear from the Duncans from now on if he did not respond fast enough.
“Mr. Duncan, according to the photo offered by you, I found that the man was called Joseph Green. His information before he turned ten years old has been found, but everything about him after that has been erased. Based on what I’ve learned about him, Joseph should be from
the Hacker Alliance!”
Branden repeated, “Hacker Alliance?” There was a hint of complicated feelings in his dark eyes. The slightly curved corners of his mouth suggested that he was already interested.
Paxton nodded in a confirmatory way. He was fundamentally sure of it.
The Hacker Alliance was the biggest hacker organization in the world for now. The leader of this organization was code-named, Sugar. No one had seen Sugar’s real face. It remained
unknown if Sugar was a man or a woman. Nor did anyone know about Sugar’s age.
Besides, this organization had the top computer experts in the world. It also owned a top- notch chip development company and almost monopolized the chip supply of the high-tech industry worldwide.
It was fair enough to say that if the Hacker Alliance cut off the supply of chips, 80% of the high -tech companies would be closed down.
“Yes, it should be the Hacker Alliance. Mr. Duncan, you’re going to make a deal with the
Hacker Alliance next week, right? We can take the opportunity to have an investigation. Maybe
we can find some clues!” Paxton said.
Branden nodded and said, “Set it up!”
“Yes, sir!” Paxton replied respectfully in a loud voice at once. He sighed in relief inwardly. Finally, he dodged the bullet temporarily.
The next day, Catherine did not get up until noon. To her surprise, when she got to the living
room, she saw many people there.
The Swanns were all in the living room.
Upon seeing Catherine, Liana, who was dressed in fancy designer clothes, immediately lit up. She adjusted her body to sit straighter. Now that she finally had the goods on Catherine, she
must teach Catherine a lesson this time.
Catherine looked around and found not only the four people of the Swanns but also a woman
present.
This woman was plainly dressed but still looked elegant. She was a pretty woman. After all, she
looked quite like Rachael.
If Catherine remembered correctly, this woman was Audrey Swann, who was also Catherine’s
eldest sister.
It was said that Audrey fell out with the Swanns for a man and moved out two years ago. She did not even attend Vicente’s funeral. Yet, now, she was here. This was a bit interesting.
Upon hearing the footsteps, Korbin turned his head and immediately put on a long face when
he found it was Catherine.
With a somber expression, he disgruntledly looked at Catherine.
“Catherine, since you live with the Swanns, you should obey the rules here. Remember to get up early next time. You should never let the seniors wait for you!”
He had tried his best to hold back his temper. If Catherine still did not behave herself, he would teach her a lesson.
Before Catherine could react, Liana interjected, “Daddy, someone could not get up early simply because she did something inappropriate last night.”
Liana looked highly excited now. She must have waited for this for a long time.
When Korbin heard Liana’s words, he frowned more deeply. He shifted his gaze to Liana with a long face.
Chapter 25 Never Mean to Deny It
Korbin’s reaction was just what Liana wanted. She had been unhappy about Korbin’s indulgence of Catherine.
Although Liana’s mother told her it was a stall tactic, she still felt unhappy.
Now, she just wanted to find fault with Catherine so that her dad could punish Catherine. This way, she would feel better.
She thought about it and looked askance at Catherine.
“Daddy, you know what? Last night, someone sneaked out of home. I really wonder what she did. I thought a country girl would behave well. Unexpectedly, she turns out to be so untamed. Our family is not a small family. If she was photographed by some ill-intentioned journalists, who knows what kind of scandal our family would be involved in?
“By then, we would be really in big trouble!”
After saying that, Liana darted an angry look at Catherine to pour out her disgruntlement.
However, Catherine did not panic at all. Instead, she stood in situ composedly, her hands deep. in her pockets. She looked straight ahead coldly as if she was not the one mentioned by Liana.
This just made Liana feel furious again.
Gazing at Catherine with disgruntlement, Liana wished to give the latter two slaps to remove the pretentious mask from her face.
“Hey, Catherine, do not try to deny it. Bumpkin, I guess you don’t know our home has. surveillance cameras, right? The cameras record everything. No way can you deny it.”
Catherine did not care about Liana’s clamor. She glanced over there only to find that Rachael and Johnathan were waiting with a smile on their faces for Kobin to punish her.
Yet, Audrey’s reaction was so strange.
Catherine wondered why Audrey stared at her with a frown and a worried expression.
Upon hearing Liana’s accusation against Catherine, Korbin put on a long face. He felt that Catherine was too unruly. If what Liana said was true, he must teach Catherine a lesson.
“Catherine, tell me, did you go out last night?” Korbin snapped.
“Yes, I did,” Catherine replied unhurriedly, but she did not mean to defend herself.
Liana was still waiting for Catherine to defend herself with an excuse so that she could slap Catherine in the face. Unexpectedly, Catherine just admitted it on the spot.
Did Catherine become reckless and fearless just because she was brought back from the
apter 25 Never Mean to Deny !!
countryside and thought she was the lady of a wealthy family?
Liana felt that Catherine looked so annoying now.
“Daddy, look at her. She has made a mistake, but she still acts so arrogantly. Clearly, she does not show any respect for you. She has been a total disgrace to our family.”
After she said that, Liana waited for Korbin to punish Catherine. She could tell that Korbin was already mad.
However, she did not expect Audrey to say something to sabotage her plan suddenly.
“Daddy, I think Catherine is just not used to the new environment as she just returned. So, she went out for a walk at night. It should not be a problem, right?”
Everyone was instantly astonished to hear what Audrey said. It seemed that no one expected that she would stand up for Catherine.
Even Catherine could not help looking at her and sizing her up.
Liana was a bit angry. Whoever spoke for Catherine would be her enemy. “Audrey, how dare you talk on this occasion? Don’t you know you have been expelled from the Swanns? It’s already kind of us to let you sit here. How can you get to talk here?”
“You…” Audrey’s cheeks blushed as Liana dissed her.
She had been on bad terms with Liana since childhood. Moreover, because their mom was
biased towards Liana and hated her, her position in the Swanns was far inferior to that of
Liana.
Besides, for some reason, she was expelled from the Swanns. As a result, she was just treated like dirt by Liana.
Audrey could not fight back but had to hold back her anger. She was shuddering in a rage.
“After all, Audrey is our eldest sister. We are obliged to respect her. Liana, is this the so-called. rule of the Swanns?”
Catherine’s words seemed light yet hit the nail on the head. Just now, Liana suppressed Catherine with rules. Now, Liana had no manners at all. Shouldn’t she be punished?
Liana came to her senses, and instantly, her face turned pale. She cast a furious glance at Catherine and said, “Did I say anything wrong? She has been expelled from the Swanns. And it was her own decision. How can she still be a member of the Swanns?
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Liana’s words just put Audrey in a very awkward situation. Audrey was sitting in situ on pins and needles.
With one glance, Catherine recognized what Audrey was thinking. After all, Audrey was a weak person. Even though she was bullied like this, she could still swallow the insult despite her rage.
Catherine put her hands into her pockets and looked coldly at Liana. Her seemingly composed and yet domineering demeanor just rendered the atmosphere even cooler.
Three seconds later, she said in an aloof voice, “Even though she has been expelled from the Swanns, so what? She still has the blood of the Swanns in her body. And she is the eldest daughter of the Swanns.”
The rich always stressed seniority. Back then, Audrey was expelled from the Swanns because of a man. It was a total disgrace to the Swanns. However, she was the eldest daughter of the Swanns, after all. Otherwise, Korbin
would not let her enter their home. Faced with the whole family’s gaze, Korbin had to be even-handed. He told Liana, “Make an apology to your eldest sister.”
Liana was unhappy about this. Catherine was supposed to be punished. Why did Korbin ask her to make an apology first?
She was about to make a fuss when Rachael stopped her.
Rachael reached out her hand to stop Liana and strangely stared at the latter. She said in a composed yet august voice, “Liana, your daddy is right. Audrey is your eldest sister. You should make an apology to her.”
Liana could recognize the hidden meanings in her mother’s eyes. No matter how unhappy she was, she had to lower her head first.
She turned to look at Audrey, and there was no apologetic trace on her haughty face. She said perfunctorily, “Sorry. I was wrong just now!”
Considering her way of apology, if she were apologizing to Catherine, Catherine would have given Liana a beating.
Catherine would never let Liana act out in front of her.
On the contrary, Audrey accepted Liana’s apology and even felt this was a bit surprising. This was the first time Liana had apologized to her since childhood.
Audrey slightly tilted her head to look at Catherine from the corner of her eye secretly.
Initially, she thought Catherine, the second sister she had barely seen, would be kicked around. Now as it appeared, her worry might be unnecessary.
Catherine was more competent and tougher than she had imagined!
After making an apology, Liana immediately fixed her gaze on Catherine. “Daddy, I’m done apologizing. Catherine has violated the rules of our family. Should she be punished too?”
“Yeah!” Korbin snorted. “Liana has a good point. Catherine, since you’ve admitted your mistake, you will spend the afternoon contemplating your mistake in front of your grandpa’s photo as punishment. Besides, there will be no dinner for you tonight.”
“What? I must contemplate my mistake and can’t have dinner tonight?” Catherine thought.
She knew that Korbin was taking this opportunity to have a go at her, but she would not accept it.
Catherine just turned around. She meant to walk past the Swanns and get out of the house.
After all, no one in the Swanns could stop her.
However, she did not expect someone to grab her wrist when she was ready to leave.
Catherine turned her head and settled her cold gaze on Audrey. She was a bit confused about Audrey’s behavior.
Audrey seemed to have seen through Catherine’s thoughts. She had always been subservient at home since she was little. She had long known she had no right to say no to the Swanns. So, she was worried that Catherine would be punished due to disobedience.
“Catherine, I could not make it back when Grandpa was gone. Now I’m back. Please accompany me to Grandpa’s room so that I can pay my respects to him!”
Audrey had a hint of imploration in her eyes and looked like a helpless animal. She stared hard at Catherine and said, “Let’s go!”
Then, Audrey just grabbed Catherine’s hand and dragged her away. Given Audrey’s strength, Catherine could shake her away with ease.
However, somehow, Catherine suddenly had no intention of resisting Audrey and wanted to see what on earth Audrey was up to.
Chapter 27 Do You Hate Them?
Audrey dragged Catherine to the room where Vicente’s photo was. In this room, not only was Vicente’s photo placed here, but also those of other ancestors of the Swanns were kept in this
room.
Catherine stood aside and watched indifferently as Audrey went forward and bowed to
Vicente’s photo with great reverence.
Catherine found it a bit difficult to see through Audrey’s mind. The way she saw it, Audrey was an unfavored daughter of the Swanns. Supposedly, Audrey should hate or even resent the Swanns, but Catherine did not find that Audrey thought this way.
After lighting a candle for Vicente, Audrey turned around and looked at Catherine. There was a faint smile in Audrey’s composed eyes. Her eyes were quite warm.
“Catherine, actually, sometimes, I sort of envy you!” Audrey said.
Catherine slowly raised her head with indifference and alienation in her eyes. There was no trace of family affection in her big bright eyes. She asked, “Why do you envy me? Because I am regarded as the bane of the Swanns?”
Audrey was stunned by Catherine’s reply. It took her quite a while to recover.
Yet, Audrey did not fly into a rage due to Catherine’s attitude or say hurtful words to her as the
other Swanns did.
“Catherine, don’t call yourself that way. You are the second eldest daughter of the Swanns, not the bane of the Swanns. Seriously, I do envy you. I assume you must have a good time in the countryside. The Swanns seem like a rich and powerful family, but there are plenty of intrigues and traps. Not everyone wants to live such a life. If you hadn’t been sent to the countryside back then, maybe you would have led a harder life,” Audrey said.
Catherine gazed at Audrey quietly and did not expect that Audrey would say something similar to what Vicente had said.
At that time, when Vicente came to her, he also said that it was best for her to be taken away.
Catherine eyed Audrey up and down. There did not seem to be remoteness in her cold eyes as before.
“Don’t you hate or resent them?” Catherine asked.
Audrey was struck dumb by Catherine’s words. After being quiet for a few seconds, she gave a bitter smile. “Anyway, they are my family.”
Her answer sounded ridiculous to Catherine. Audrey regarded those people as her family. Did they treat her as their family?
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Stunned by Catherine’s indifference, Audrey enddenly robled, “They are alan you family Maybe they love you from the depths of their heute her! You love meals a mistake, to Heldy still did not punish you severely. It suggests that he cares a lot about you, right?”
Catherine glanced over Audrey’s face and said coldly, “Innocent”
After saying that, Catherine beckoned Audrey to follow her.
Seeing that Catherine left, Audrey hurriedly kept up with her
Audrey followed Catherine to Vicente’s study, Vicente’s study was the most mysterious place in the Swanns’.
Without his permission, even Korbin could not go into the study.
Even the door of the study was locked through multiple layers. It was difficult for people to break in.
Audrey did not know what Catherine wanted to do She was about to stop Catherine when Catherine peeked through the hole in the door of the study.
With a clatter, the door was unlocked.
Audrey was astonished. She did not expect Catherine would have the password.
After all, the door used an iris scammer lock In the past, only Vicente’s iris was registered in the door lock system. This was the first time she had seen someone else who could door apart from Vicente after so many years.
one else who could open the
“Kathy, how did you get into the study? Did Grandpa register your iris in the system?” Audrey asked.
Chapter 28 Vicente’s Study
Catherine had pushed open the door and gone inside. She paid no heed to Audrey’s astonishment. Catherine’s countenance did not change a bit at all.
Catherine designed the study’s door lock when she was twelve years old. Even Vicente’s iris was also registered by her. It was not surprising that she could open the door.
Watching Catherine swagger inside, Audrey, who had been curious about the study for a long time, was also intrigued.
Due to Vicente’s previous order, she did not dare to enter the room. She hovered at the door and hesitated for a long time, making constant mental struggles.
Catherine was in the room for a while. When she noticed that Audrey was still standing at the door, she knitted her brows in confusion. “Why don’t you come in?”
A trace of embarrassment showed on Audrey’s face. She said carefully, “Grandpa said without his order, no one was allowed to enter this study!”
Catherine did not expect Audrey to say
that!
Why would she obey Vicente’s order so submissively?
Catherine finally understood why the Swanns would bully Audrey.
Given Audrey’s character, of course, she would be kicked around.
“He is already dead. Why do you care about the rules set by him? Come on in.”
Hearing Catherine’s bold words, Audrey rushed inside excitedly and reached out to cover her
mouth.
“Kathy, you can’t show disrespect to Grandpa.”
Catherine frowned even more heavily.
This was the first person to stay so close to Catherine and cover her mouth without her neck
breaking.
And what did Audrey call her?
Kathy?
A few seconds later, Audrey seemed to realize that she had been in the study. She was so
freaked out that she hastened to remove her hand from Catherine’s mouth.
“I’ve got into the study. What should I do?” Audrey exclaimed.
Voenten Stil
Catherine glanced casually at her and replied, “What else can you do? Pay a visit to this place and watch it as long as you want to.”
She could not explain why she didn’t punish Audrey for the latter’s offense. Maybe it was because that was not Audrey’s deliberate act.
Catherine picked up the remote control from the desk and turned on one of the monitors on
the wall.
Audrey originally meant to get out when she suddenly heard her mother’s voice from the monitor, which stopped her immediately. She turned her head and walked over there.
The monitor showed what was happening in the tearoom on the second floor.
This was the place where Rachael liked having afternoon tea at other times. It was Rachael and Liana who were displayed on the monitor.
Audrey was astounded to see that. She slowly paced back and stood by Catherine’s side.
Catherine did not turn her head. She knew that Audrey was back and then had a faint smile on
her beautiful face.
If Ronin were here now, he would definitely exclaim, “Boss is so beautiful! Especially when
she smiles!”
On the monitor, Liana’s haughty face was filled with anger and resentment. She slammed the cup on the table heavily and lashed out at her mother.
“Mommy, why did you stop me from persuading Daddy to punish that bane just now? Daddy has gone too far. He indulges her all the time. Look how unruly she has become!” Liana snapped.
She hated Catherine to the core because Catherine’s appearance made her the laughingstock of
all.
Liana did not get to inherit any of the Swanns’ assets. Worse still, everyone learned that she had a sister coming back from the countryside. Now, she was scorned by her friends.
Besides, Catherine was clearly bad luck, but she always acted like a princess with a cold look
Liana did not care about any of this. All she wanted was to kick Catherine out of the Swanns and get everything back on track by all means.
Chapter 29 The So-called Family
Rachael stared at her daughter’s angry face. Liana looked similar in appearance to the young version of Rachael, which just reminded Rachael of her past all at once. Rachael could not help giving a smile. “You just can’t keep composure. Do you remember what I taught you before? I asked you to keep your eyes open and observe more.”
“Can’t you see that your daddy is deliberately partial to that bane? Anyway, she is the nominal heiress of the Swanns. It won’t do us any good if we fall out with her. However, as long as we put up with her for three months, the Swanns’ assets will come back to us. By then, you won’t need to do anything. Your daddy will give her a hard time!”
Due to Rachael’s words, Liana finally had a faint smile on her initially unhappy face.
She thought about it and then looked at Rachael complacently. “Mommy, you’re right. But I’ll be able to have my revenge more or less in less than three months. Next Monday, Catherine will go to school. By then, she will know what I’ve got.”
Rachael smiled resignedly and stared at her daughter with affection. With a straight face, Catherine picked up the remote control and reached out to turn off the monitor.
Then, she put her arms around her chest and turned around to look at Audrey. Her delicate face was icy, and her lips were curved into a scornful smile that was inconsistent with her age.
“Are they the family who you think love me from the depths of their hearts?” Catherine asked.
Audrey was rendered speechless. Although she knew that Rachael and Liana did not like Catherine, she did not expect that they would hate Catherine so much.
Audrey felt somewhat surprised after knowing Vicente had left all his assets to Catherine.
She thought Catherine could get a small part of the assets at best. After all, Catherine had never lived in the Swanns’ since she was little. However, it turned out that Catherine inherited
all the assets.
Audrey was merely surprised when she learned that, but she was not as shocked as the other
members of the Swanns.
Perhaps it was because, from the very start, she knew that none of this had anything to do with her. No matter how many assets the Swanns had, she wouldn’t get any of them. As a result, she never held out any hope for that. Nor did she feel disappointed.
Hearing the conversation between Rachael and Liana, Audrey suddenly felt slightly sorry for Catherine and reached out to hold Catherine’s hand.
When Audrey reached out her hand, Catherine subconsciously eschewed it as if getting an electric shock.
Nevertheless, Audrey grabbed Catherine’s hand tightly again and patted the back of her hand constantly.
Then, Audrey stared at Catherine thoughtfully, and her gentle eyes made Catherine stop struggling.
“Kathy, I know you’re sad. Let’s just pretend that they don’t exist and live our own lives.”
Originally, Audrey wanted to persuade Catherine to be nicer to their family. She was worried that Catherine’s cold character would put her at a disadvantage.
Unexpectedly, now that she saw that disappointing scene, she perished the idea of persuading Catherine. Catherine settled her gaze on Audrey’s hands.
She disliked having physical contact with others. If anyone else dared to touch her as Audrey did, the hands would have been cut off by her.
In the beginning, when Audrey touched her, she subconsciously wanted to withdraw her own hand. Yet, when Audrey grasped Catherine’s hand again, Catherine’s body did not reject her at all.
Catherine felt a bit confused. Could it be because Audrey was her sister? So, her body reacted differently.
Audrey noticed that Catherine did not say anything and thought Catherine was still mad. She could understand Catherine’s fury. She felt a bit worried at the thought of what Liana said just now.
Catherine did not grow up in the Swanns, so she did not know how wicked Liana was. Yet, Audrey knew Liana was full of tricks.
When Audrey was still living with the Swanns, she suffered many losses. Now that Catherine was back, Audrey felt worried.
“Kathy, you must be careful when you go to school next week. Liana is a difficult girl.’
Catherine felt that Audrey was being rather euphemistic. Liana was not only difficult but also wicked.
Initially, she was not interested in campus life, so she did not intend to attend school. Now she had learned that Liana wanted to cause trouble for her. If she didn’t go, Liana could not continue her plan then.
Catherine wanted to find out what on earth Liana could do.
All Her Secrets By Chestnut Chapter 30
Chapter 30 What Do You Call Me
“Kathy, you know what…”
Since they left the study, Audrey had been following Catherine, babbling on and on. Mainly, she kept calling Catherine Kathy.
Audrey’s nagging just pissed Catherine off. Catherine turned around and pressed her hand against the wall to fix Audrey in the corner.
Audrey and Catherine were sisters, but Audrey was about four inches shorter than the latter. Thus, Catherine had to lower her head when she looked at Audrey.
Catherine slightly knitted her brows, showing two faint wrinkles on her face. She darted a cold glance at Audrey and asked sternly, “What did you call me?”
Somehow, Audrey suddenly felt that Catherine looked so masterful and intimidating. She couldn’t help shuddering all over in fear.
She raised her head to look at Catherine gingerly and said discreetly, “I called you Kathy.”
Instantly, Catherine’s brows were heavily furrowed. She gazed at Audrey impatiently. “Don’t call me that way!” Catherine snapped.
“Why? Kathy…” Audrey subconsciously replied. She felt it could bring them closer for her to call Catherine this way. There was nothing wrong with it. She liked it.
“There is no why. Just remember not to call me that way anymore,” Catherine said. As she noticed that Catherine looked displeased, Audrey hurriedly nodded and answered, ” Okay, Kathy!”
Catherine was so helpless. It seemed that it wasn’t easy to make Audrey change how she called Catherine.
“Audrey, your man’s flight will arrive in Casier at 5 pm, right? It’s past four now. Won’t you be late if you don’t go now?”
Her reminder just made Audrey’s eyes wide open. Then, Audrey exclaimed loudly, “Oh right, I’m running late!”
Audrey immediately ran away and rushed out of the Swanns’. After getting in the car, she finally realized something.
She frowned in confusion and thought, “It’s so weird. How did Catherine know about my boyfriend? She even knows about the time of his flight to Casier.”
After she got rid of Audrey, Catherine went back to her basement. As soon as she entered the room, her phone buzzed violently in her pocket. Catherine took out her phone and had a glance at it. It was Ronin.
Having looked at the time, Catherine slightly knitted her brows and answered the call.
“It’s me!” Catherine’s aloof voice revived Ronin’s spirits at once. He hadn’t heard Catherine’s voice for a long time. He was even a bit not used to this.
“It’s me! This is Ronin. You and I…”
Ronin was interrupted by Catherine before he could express his excitement on the other side of the line.
“Just get to the point!”
Her cold words just sent chills down Ronin’s spine. Ronin did not dare to act recklessly again. He hastened to talk about why he made the call.
“Someone wants to buy our chip at a price three times the market price. They intend to buy out this year’s share.”
In the era of rapid high-tech development, the chip determined all. And it developed astonishingly fast.
The chances were high that the chip one made a great effort to buy in the first half of the
year would be upgraded in the second half year. Then, the purchased chip would totally go to waste.
Buying a chip three times the market price for one year’s share was a huge gamble.
“Who is the buyer?”
“Boss, the buyer is the Duncan Corporation. They want us to send someone to deal with them face-to-face. And that’s the only request.”
Catherine narrowed her eyes and put on the cold air. “Do you mean Branden’s company?”
“Yes, exactly. And the Duncan Cooperation has released the news. Upon hearing that the Duncan Cooperation offered triple the price to buy the chip, the companies who were ready to place an order withdrew their orders. After all, they have no confidence in defeating the Duncan Corporation.”
Even Ronin had to admit that the Duncan Corporation was the leader in the industry.
“Boss, how about I go and meet the representatives of the Duncan Corporation and figure out what on earth they are up to?” Ronin suggested.
Catherine’s eyes glinted with fierceness, and then she replied in a cold voice, “No need. I’ll go by myself!”
After hearing Catherine’s answer, Ronin, who was on the other side of the line, was stunned for three seconds.
Catherine was going on her own?
It was so exciting!
Ronin thought, “No way. I can’t always let her deal with everything.” He was about to persuade Catherine not to do it when the phone was hung off unknowingly.
It seemed that this time, Catherine had made up her mind.