Ch. 521..530

Chapter 521 The Same Flight

In the blink of an eye, it was the first day of school.

Audrey had taken a leave from her acting job early in the morning and had Kim arrange the schedule for her. She planned to accompany Catherine to Styre University in Loxton.

Ever since she knew that Catherine had been accepted to Styre University, Audrey couldn’t stop smiling.

On the way, she kept talking to Catherine.

“Kathy, among our generation, you’re the smartest and the most talented in academics. If Grandpa knew you got into Styre University, he’d be so thrilled!”

Catherine sat calmly and didn’t say a word. She thought inwardly, “Will Grandpa be happy just because I get into Styre University?”

When she was seven and got into college, her grandfather had only given her a gift and didn’t seem overly excited.

Instead, he boasted about the Swanns’ superior genes and claimed it was expected.

Back then, the young Catherine was full of defiance. She enjoyed challenging Vicente. So, she immediately fired back.

She asked Vicente how the Swanns’ genes produced someone like Korbin.

Vicente was furious and shouted, “He had a genetic mutation. He can’t represent the Swanns’ level!”

Reflecting on those days, Catherine smiled slightly.

After a while, Audrey didn’t hear a response. She turned her head to look at Catherine.

When she saw the rare smile on Catherine’s face, Audrey was taken aback.

In the entertainment industry, Audrey was known for her stunning looks. However, when she noticed Catherine’s radiant smile just now, Audrey realized what true beauty meant.

“Kathy, you’re so beautiful. When you smiled just now, my heart almost melted!”

Audrey wasn’t joking, and even Kim, who was beside them, was in awe when he saw Catherine.

Beauty was not just skin deep. The entertainment industry was filled with beautiful women.

Many of them were beautiful either by birth or through effort. However, many people’s beauty was only skin deep. Natural beauties like Catherine were truly a rare find.

If Catherine were willing to enter the entertainment industry, she wouldn’t need to make much effort. With her face alone, she could easily become a hot star and a leading influencer.

Sensing the intense gazes from the two of them, Catherine glanced down and then said softly, “I’m not entering the entertainment industry. I won’t rely on my looks to make a living.”

Audrey pursed her lips and playfully fell into Kim’s arms.

“Kim, I feel deeply wounded. Some people are just born to be pampered by fate.”

Kim pushed her away and looked at her with disdain.

“Come on. Be content with what you have!”

Not only was Audrey born into a wealthy family and exceptionally beautiful, but most importantly, she had a powerful sister like Catherine.

During their banter, Catherine’s phone suddenly rang.

Seeing her answer it and put it to her ear, Audrey and Kim stopped teasing each other and fell silent.

The caller was Branden. After Catherine answered the call, his deep, attractive voice came through. It was distinctively tender.

“Are you on your way?”

“I’m in the car.”

Catherine gave a brief response. Originally, Branden had offered to drive her, but Audrey had already taken leave, so she declined his offer.

She thought he had something important to say when he called, but he just warned her to be careful on the road before hanging up.

After Catherine hung up the phone, Audrey finally dared to speak. She asked, “It was Mr. Duncan, right?”

Catherine nodded slightly and didn’t say much.

However, Audrey wore a worried expression on her face. “Kathy, you’re going to study in Loxton, and the Duncans are based in Casier. It’ll be a long-distance relationship. What are you going to do?”

Catherine found it strange that everyone seemed so concerned about this issue.

She thought inwardly, “Do couples have to be glued to each other to be considered together?

“If something doesn’t feel right, what good will chaining them together do?”

Catherine hadn’t wanted to answer such a trivial question, but when she saw Audrey’s worried expression, she responded.

She said, “He will shift his work focus to Loxton later.”

Audrey paused for a moment and then finally understood.

“Kathy, are you saying Mr. Duncan will spend most of his time working in Loxton from now on?”

As the car came to a stop, Catherine didn’t bother to reply to Audrey. She pushed open the car door, got out, and headed toward the airport.

Audrey turned to Kim and asked, “Did you understand?”

Kim couldn’t help but roll his eyes at her. “Are you really sisters, born from the same mother? How can you be so different?”

With that, Kim left with a disdainful look on his face.

Audrey hurriedly followed him. As she questioned Kim, she lowered her voice to avoid attracting attention.

“What did you say? You need to explain that to me!”

Due to Audrey’s status, they used a special boarding channel and sat in the VIP first-class cabin.

They didn’t have to wait long for the boarding process, and they smoothly took their seats on the plane.

After boarding, Audrey looked at Catherine with a polite expression.

“Kathy, it seems someone has purchased the seat next to you. But don’t worry. Once the other passenger boards, I’ll ask to switch seats. I believe it should be possible.”

Catherine didn’t mind whether or not she sat next to Audrey. As long as her seatmate wasn’t too noisy, she had no concerns.

Seeing Audrey’s insistence, Catherine gave a perfunctory nod.

As soon as Audrey left, Catherine leaned back, lowered her hat brim, and prepared to rest.

A few minutes later, she heard the sound of a heavy object settling in the neighboring seat.

Catherine knew the passenger in the adjacent seat had arrived. She furrowed her brow and continued to rest. The plane began to taxi slowly, and the flight attendant in the first-class cabin initiated the service.

“Sir, would you like a blanket?”

“She would like one.”

The familiar voice made Catherine instantly open her eyes.

She turned her head and found that the man beside her was Branden. Now Catherine finally understood why he had been so quick to hang up the phone earlier. It turned out he had already prepared for the journey.

This explained why Audrey had said there was no available ticket. It was because Branden had purchased it in advance.

As the flight attendant observed the way Branden was looking at Catherine, she immediately abandoned her previous thoughts.

She had initially thought Branden, sitting in the first-class, with his striking looks and powerful presence, was a rare find. She had even considered making a move if the opportunity arose.

However, she could tell from how he looked at Catherine that she would never have a chance with him.

Branden accepted a blanket from the flight attendant and covered Catherine with it.

“Continue resting. I’ll wake you up when we arrive.”

Originally, he had arranged a private jet to take Catherine to Loxton, but Audrey had come along the way.

He had no choice but to change his plan. He chose to take the same flight as Catherine to accompany her.

Seeing that the cabin crew’s preparations were almost complete, Audrey decided to get up and ask for a seat change. However, she was promptly pulled back by Kim.

Audrey looked at him in confusion. She was taught a lesson by Kim, who playfully poked her forehead.

“Can’t you pay a tad more attention and look at the person across from you?

Audrey finally glanced over and realized why Kim had prevented her from moving. It turned out that Branden had arrived, and it was no wonder that Kim stopped her.

Chapter 522 The Chair

It wasn’t until the moment they got off the plane that Audrey dared to approach.

“Kathy, I’ve booked a hotel. Shall we go together?”

Catherine was starting school tomorrow. Audrey knew Catherine didn’t like waking up early, so she had come a day early to accompany Catherine and booked a hotel to stay for the day, which was quite considerate.

Catherine glanced at the man beside her and thought he might also have plans.

Sure enough, when Catherine looked over, Branden revealed his plans.

“Let’s stay at my place!”

Catherine didn’t object. For her, it didn’t matter where she stayed. The main thing was to consider Audrey’s preferences.

“Stay at your place?” Audrey looked at Branden with surprise. “Mr. Duncan, have you bought a house in Loxton?”

Kim, who was standing nearby, wished he could dig a hole and bury the somewhat clueless Audrey.

Branden was the heir of the Duncans and the Duncan Corporation. If he didn’t have a house in Loxton, it would be unusual.

“Yes,” Branden replied curtly out of politeness.

Audrey thought for a moment. Staying in a hotel was only temporary, and if Branden had a place in Loxton, Catherine might stay there in the future. It made sense to check it out now.

“Staying at a home is comfortable, and hotels lack privacy.”

Catherine didn’t think as much as Audrey did. She was fine with staying anywhere.

“Let’s go!” She casually said, and the others followed her as they left the airport. Paxton had arranged for a vehicle in advance, so they got in the car directly.

Audrey initially thought Branden’s house would be in one of the top affluent areas of Loxton, but she was surprised to find it was right next to Styre University.

Although this area was all residential, the price per square foot was relatively high. But considering Branden’s status, it seemed somewhat inadequate.

Catherine also noticed the location of the house and raised an eyebrow. She looked at Branden and asked, “Did you just buy this?”

“It’s convenient.”

Branden nodded in agreement.

The reason he chose this location for the house was mainly because of Catherine. Styre University had a rule that required all students to live on campus until their third year.

Considering that, to make it easier to meet Catherine, Branden chose a location right next to Styre University.

Inside the house, Catherine noticed that the decorations and furnishings were almost identical to the apartment in Casier. It gave her the impression that Branden had simply moved his apartment to Loxton.

This saved her the trouble of adapting to a new place. She didn’t like new things. Keeping things as they were like this suited her best.

Seeing the satisfaction in Catherine’s eyes, Branden slightly smiled. Audrey also noticed Branden’s consideration for Catherine. She finally put her mind at ease.

Even though Catherine was exceptional, she met a big shot like Branden. It made Audrey somewhat uneasy.

However, judging by Branden’s treatment of her sister, Audrey’s worries seemed unnecessary.

After settling in, Audrey originally suggested going out for dinner.

However, that plan fell through as the house was already stocked with food, and Branden had personally prepared a few dishes that Catherine loved.

Kim watched Catherine’s disappointed expression and tried to hold back a smile as he teasingly said, “I suggest you take it easy and give up on your ambitions. Mr. Duncan has already prepared everything perfectly.”

Although Audrey wasn’t happy about it, she knew Kim was speaking the truth.

“Fine. I’ll just play dead,” she said.

Then she imitated Catherine and flopped her entire body onto the sofa chair.

The plush chair made her exclaim in surprise.

“Kathy, no wonder you like lying down and playing on your phone like this. It’s so comfortable. This sofa chair is perfect!”

Catherine gave her a faint look. Then she lowered her head and continued to focus on her game.

Audrey tried the chair and then asked Paxton, “You just bought this chair, right? How much does it cost? I want to get one too.”

Paxton, who was Branden’s personal assistant, had prepared all these purchases.

After hearing Audrey’s inquiry, he answered politely.

“Miss Swann, if you need one, I can arrange for it to be delivered to your door. Just let me know when, and I’ll take care of it.”

Audrey was the sister of Branden’s future wife. Paxton couldn’t afford to be neglectful.

Audrey declined his offer and said, ” Never mind. Just tell me how to buy it.” She knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch.

“Oh. I forgot to ask you. How much does this chair cost?”

Paxton, seeing her insistence and unable to refuse her, responded honestly.

“Miss Swann, this chair was custom- made in Itasca, and its current market value is approximately one million dollars in Eskanese currency.”

“What?” Audrey was stunned and fell from the chair. She looked at Paxton in amazement. “One million dollars for this chair?”

Paxton nodded. He had only mentioned the market price of the chair.

He didn’t mention to Audrey that to purchase this chair, one must spend a certain amount at the brand’s boutique, which was under the top furniture designer’s label, to be eligible to buy these personally designed pieces of furniture.

In reality, the chair was much more expensive than its listed price.

Audrey swallowed hard and mumbled. ” Never mind. I don’t deserve this chair.”

Catherine, who had been playing a game, overheard the conversation. Catherine looked at the man who was preparing food in the kitchen.

He was handling everything with great care and elegance. Perhaps Branden sensed Catherine’s gaze. He looked up at her when she glanced over.

Their eyes met, and Branden raised an eyebrow. He silently asked the purpose of Catherine’s sudden gaze.

Catherine’s lips curled slightly, and her beautiful eyes narrowed as she stared at Branden. She pointed at him and then pointed at the sofa she was sitting on with her fair finger.

“Give me cash next time!”

Since the launch of the Arbotte Laboratory’s new project, her money had been spent faster than it could be earned.

Catherine was broke. While the sofa was nice, one million dollars in cash was even better.

Hearing Catherine’s words, Branden smiled.

“Already spent it all so quickly?”

Catherine knew Branden was referring to the profits she had made in Ravenloth. She had earned a substantial sum in Ravenloth and even obtained a gold mine.

The funds had been transferred directly to the Arbotte Laboratory, and it had all been spent within a week.

As for the gold mine, it took time to extract and convert it into money. Altogether, Catherine was currently in dire straits.

Bringing up money, Catherine recalled a previous incident. She stared at Branden with her cold eyes. Her voice was cold and low, with a hint of an enticing tone.

“I’ve heard you have quite a bit of private wealth.”

Chapter 523 Her Brother

After yesterday’s interrogation, Catherine received a substantial sum from Branden. She called it hush money.

The next day, Catherine felt significantly better both physically and mentally.

Audrey was now a rising star in the entertainment industry. She had a large following of fans.

If she accompanied Catherine to school today, it would surely attract attention, potentially leading to unwanted trouble.

Considering her unique status, Audrey decided to have Branden accompany Catherine for the enrollment at Styre University.

Styre University admitted only a limited number of students each year, unlike other schools.

Usually, it wouldn’t exceed 200 students, which was even fewer than the students in a typical department at a regular university.

That was why getting into Styre University was such a prestigious achievement, as rare things were often considered valuable.

Thousands of students took the entrance exams yearly, but only a handful could make it to Styre University.

Although their admission was limited, Styre University still held a lively enrollment ceremony.

As the car reached the university’s entrance, Branden got out, and Paxton followed. Then Paxton helped Catherine with her luggage.

Unlike other students carrying many bags, Catherine had only one suitcase.

Paxton stood straight on the side, waiting for Branden to enter the university.

Unexpectedly, Branden reached out his hand toward Paxton.

Paxton was momentarily taken aback until he saw a glint in Branden’s eyes. He was scared and nearly dropped the luggage.

At the next moment, he quickly and respectfully handed Branden the luggage.

With one hand holding the luggage and the other hand holding Catherine’s hand hanging by her side, Branden said gently to Catherine beside him, “Let’s go. I’ll accompany you inside.”

The constant buzzing of his phone forced Branden to stop and take it out.

In the WhatsApp group, Aidan was being playful.

He mentioned everyone, urging them to join the chat.

With his handle “The Charming and Dashing Mr. Lane,” Aidan mentioned everyone and texted, [My dear friends, I rarely wake up early in the morning. Let’s have a gathering!]

Triston replied, [Aidan, are you going crazy early in the morning? Is this ever going to end?]

The group of people chatted enthusiastically, but someone suddenly texted, [Where’s Mr. Duncan? It’s been a while since we’ve seen him.]

After Branden saw the message, he opened the camera function, took a photo, and sent it to the group.

People in the group were initially puzzled. After Aidan opened the photo, he couldn’t resist commenting.

He texted, [Who’s this? What lousy photography skills! Carrying a suitcase and a girl, what’s the big deal? Although that girl’s hand looks nice!]

Just as he sent this, Branden, who sent the photo, followed up with a text message.

[I’m accompanying my girlfriend for her first day at college!]

The group of people was stunned.

Triston was the first to react. He didn’t expect that Branden, who rarely chatted in the group, suddenly made an appearance and was openly displaying affection.

Under the mentions from the others, Aidan also realized the situation.

He realized that he had actually mocked Branden just now.

Looking at Branden’s photo and the tone of his message, it hit him.

He thought Branden was really mischievous.

Aidan texted, [Okay. I’ll skip breakfast this early morning. This display of affection is too much for me to handle. I’m leaving the group to digest!]

After he sent this, there were plenty of responses. All of them wished him well.

Aidan actually made fun of Branden and coveted his girlfriend’s hand. He was definitely asking for trouble.

Aidan wasn’t just leaving the group to digest. He was practically fleeing.

Catherine initially thought Branden was handling some work when he took out his phone, but his amused expression puzzled her.

“What’s so funny?”

Branden put away his phone.

His tone was tender, and his eyes twinkled as he said, “Nothing. I just watch Aidan act silly.”

The brief episode of Branden showing affection soon passed. The two of them strolled over to the enrollment area of the electronic information engineering department.

The senior students had been waiting for quite some time, and finally, a new female student arrived, or rather, a beauty.

Even though Catherine had her face mostly hidden beneath a cap, the small visible part revealed her exceptional appearance.

A few students couldn’t help but stand up. They smiled brightly as they warmly approached Catherine.

“Are you a freshman in the electronic information engineering department?”

Catherine remained calm as she reached into her pocket and handed her acceptance letter to one of them.

Seeing Catherine’s somewhat aloof attitude, the senior students didn’t take offense.

They understood that new students tend to be shy and reserved. After all, they had gone through the same experience themselves.

However, after Catherine handed over her acceptance letter, they confirmed that she was indeed a new student in the electronic information engineering department.

These senior students started cheering internally. After they waited for years, the electronic information engineering department at Styre University finally welcomed one of the few female students, and she happened to be so beautiful.

Several male students eagerly stepped forward. One of them said, “Come on, girl. We’re the senior students in the same department as you. Today, we’ll help you get acquainted with the campus.”

Another one asked, “Where’s your luggage? Leave it to us. We’ll take care of it for you.”

“Thank you, but there’s no need,” Catherine replied and took a step back.

Branden stood behind her for a while. He had been somewhat ignored in the crowd for the first time. At this moment, he finally gained some attention.

The senior students noticed Branden.

As they saw his face, they were shocked by his good looks.

They thought Branden brought pride to their male students. He was incredibly handsome.

His aura was simply astonishing and left everyone in awe.

One of the senior students enthusiastically stepped forward and politely asked Branden, “You’re her brother, right? Let me take the luggage. We’ll help!”

Branden thought inwardly, “Brother?”

Branden’s face immediately darkened, and his intimidating aura left the speaking senior student stunned.

Catherine, who was standing nearby, couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

She initially thought Branden would explain or even lose his temper to deal with the tactless senior student in front of them.

However, his reaction turned out to be quite different from what she had imagined.

With a stern expression and a low voice, Branden directly refused the offer.

“No need.”

Hearing his response, the senior student finally snapped out of it. He chuckled awkwardly and tried to defuse the situation.

“You two are rather quiet, huh?”

These senior students led the group to the dormitory building.

Before they went upstairs, Branden swiftly snatched the key from the senior student’s hand and dangled it on his finger. He stared at the student with a cold expression.

“We’ll go up by ourselves.”

The look in Branden’s eyes terrified the senior student.

The senior student had fought hard for the chance to take care of Catherine. However, he didn’t expect that Catherine had a powerful brother. He realized that he might not even have a chance to show himself.

He could only stand in place and watch the freshman and her protective big brother leave.

Once they were upstairs, Catherine slowly turned to look at the man behind her. With a playful smile in her eyes, she lowered her voice and called out, “Brother!”

Branden was just stepping onto the stairs when he suddenly heard this, and his eyes instantly lit up.

He looked at Catherine with a passionate gaze, tightened his grip on her hand, and swiftly pulled her into his embrace.

Resting his chin on Catherine’s head, he whispered in a husky, low voice, ” Next time, save that for the bed!”

Chapter 524 The Roommates

The dormitories at this school were standard four-person dorm rooms. Branden accompanied Catherine and found her room.

After Catherine knocked on the door, she pushed the door open.

She arrived not too early, as the other

three roommates were already in the dorm.

The sound of the door opening startled the girls inside the room.

They all turned their heads and saw a girl with an air of nobility standing at the doorway.

The lowered brim of her hat concealed her face. As the earliest arrival among the roommates, Isabella Whitmore was the first to inquire.

“Hey, are you our roommate for room 403?”

Catherine removed her hat, looked calmly at everyone, and let out a muffled sound.

“Yeah.”

When Isabella got a good look at Catherine’s face, she was instantly shocked, and her eyes widened.

“Wow. How can there be such a beautiful girl? You are so beautiful! We have some stunners in room 403. First, we have the new campus beauty, Beatrice, and now we have another gorgeous beauty.”

The remaining roommates were also taken aback by Catherine’s beauty.

God just favored some people. They all had a nose and two eyes, but some looked exceptionally good.

Facing Isabella’s exaggeration, Catherine stood expressionless, mainly because she had heard these kinds of comments too many times and didn’t find them particularly noteworthy. She usually just ignored them.

However, this led to an awkward atmosphere in the dorm room.

To ease the tension, Isabella quickly introduced Catherine.

“Catherine, this is Beatrice Facer. She’s beautiful too, isn’t she? Let me tell you. Beatrice is the rising star among our new freshmen. I heard she defeated the former campus beauty before she even started school and became the new campus beauty!”

Catherine glanced at Beatrice. Beatrice was decent among the crowd, but she couldn’t compare to Audrey or Liana.

Her appearance could be considered, at best, slightly above average. While Catherine observed Beatrice, Beatrice also looked at her.

Beatrice seemed to dislike Catherine. She thought Catherine was just a bitch.

As Beatrice saw Catherine remain silent, her inner anger flared up. She looked at Catherine and asked with a snide tone, “Miss Swann, your nose and eyes look nice. Did you get them done in Janikon or Korila?”

As Beatrice made this comment, the atmosphere in the dorm room instantly became tense.

While Beatrice didn’t outright say it, it was clear she was sarcastically implying that Catherine had gotten plastic surgery on her face.

Catherine raised an eyebrow and looked at Beatrice once again before letting out a faint smile.

Facing Catherine’s response, Beatrice grew somewhat annoyed and exclaimed, “What are you laughing at? Are you trying to conceal your guilt by laughing after being exposed?”

Catherine chuckled coldly. She smiled, but her eyes had an eerie coldness.

“Your eloquence and performance skills are impressive. Did you fail to get into Loxton Theatre Academy because you set your sights too high?”

Loxton Theatre Academy was a well- known, prestigious performing arts institution in the country, and many prominent figures in the entertainment industry had graduated from there.

However, Loxton Theatre Academy had a strict rule not to admit students who had undergone facial plastic surgery.

Beatrice was instantly shocked. She had spent a fortune on her eyes, and everyone had praised them for their natural look, but Catherine had seen through it with just one glance.

Her anger gnawed at her insides. As she was about to argue, she met Catherine’s sharp gaze, and she silently retreated.

She was afraid that Catherine might discern more and expose her falsehoods.

With Beatrice now subdued, only one roommate remained besides Isabella.

Unlike Beatrice’s flashy appearance, this student had a simple look, with oversized black-framed glasses on her face. She appeared to be a diligent and studious individual.

Curiously, she looked at Catherine and asked in a soft voice, “Catherine, I’m Amelia Ashford. Are you in the electronic information engineering department?”

“Yes,” Catherine replied simply. In the next moment, Amelia’s eyes lit up, and she looked at Catherine with excitement.

“It’s really you! Oh, my God! I thought I was hearing things earlier!”

Isabella was puzzled by Amelia’s excitement. She reached out and patted Amelia’s shoulder.

“Amelia, what’s going on?”

Amelia held Isabella’s hand and eagerly looked in Catherine’s direction.

“Bella, I finally see my idol. Catherine isn’t just the top scholar in Casier. She even caused a dispute between the admissions officers of Styre University and the University of Penny, who fought to recruit her. I heard that our school’s admissions officer even used his personal funds to offer a scholarship to compete against the well -endowed University of Penny!”

Isabella had heard about a particularly remarkable student before she arrived, one whom the professors had personally fought to recruit, but she hadn’t expected to be roomed with that student.

Now, Isabella also looked at Catherine in admiration.

“Catherine, you are really amazing!”

Beatrice sneered and muttered quietly, “Who knows how she got those grades? IT

This comment infuriated Amelia. She had excelled in her studies from a young age. What she couldn’t stand the most were those students with poor grades who didn’t put in the effort themselves but enjoyed criticizing others.

Catherine didn’t need to intervene. Amelia immediately retorted, leaving Beatrice speechless.

“It’s still better than someone who barely got into the school.”

“You…” Beatrice’s face turned red, and she glared at Amelia in anger.

In any school, aside from the top student, the most attention was often drawn to the last one.

Beatrice, being a local resident of Loxton, faced significantly lower admission requirements due to the regional quota system for students from Loxton.

Beatrice was the lucky one who scraped her way into Styre University by ranking dead last.

What irritated her the most was when others brought up this fact, so she had actively participated in various school forums even before entering the university.

She engaged in conversations with upperclassmen and interacted with incoming freshmen. She gradually built a reputation among the student body. It allowed everyone to forget about her academic performance.

She didn’t expect Amelia to bring this up publicly. It was the greatest humiliation for Beatrice.

Beatrice retreated to her bed in anger. She closed the curtains and refused to engage with anyone.

Amelia shrugged casually and glanced at Catherine, indicating for her not to worry.

Catherine politely nodded in response.

The dorm room quickly returned to a state of relative calm. Although the atmosphere remained somewhat awkward, at least there was no tension in the air.

Catherine began to unpack her belongings. She didn’t have much, so organizing them was a quick task.

Branden would initially come inside, but since this was a female dorm, Catherine didn’t let him in.

After finishing unpacking, Catherine received the key to her locker from Isabella, inquired about the curfew time, and then left the dorm room.

Branden was waiting, and she couldn’t keep him waiting too long.

However, to her surprise, she found Branden standing in the hallway with a gloomy face. The corridor was crowded with girls holding their phones, and their eyes were filled with excitement.

At that moment, the word “wolfish” suddenly crossed Catherine’s mind.

Chapter 525 An Unexpected Encounter

Catherine, with her hands crossed, slowly walked toward Branden.

As she passed by him, she deliberately didn’t stop. She planned to tease him a bit.

However, Branden didn’t give her a chance. He simply grabbed her hand and pulled her down the stairs.

At that moment, Catherine felt like she could hear the hearts shattering behind her.

How miserable!

As Branden dragged her downstairs, they reached a corner.

Suddenly, Branden got tough and pushed Catherine into a dark corner.

Without waiting for Catherine’s response, he pressed up against her. His cold, thin lips met Catherine’s soft ones with a hint of domination and punishment.

Catherine let him have his way. She enjoyed watching Branden when he lost control occasionally. It was quite entertaining.

After a while, Branden reluctantly released Catherine. He rested his head on her shoulder, and his hoarse voice echoed in Catherine’s ear.

“Dare to watch from the sidelines next time?”

Catherine coldly chuckled, and her voice was almost inaudible.

She smiled and stared at Branden with her beautiful eyes.

Her fiery gaze made Branden feel overwhelmingly hot. If it weren’t for the inappropriate setting, he would have seriously dealt with Catherine in front of him.

After helping Catherine straighten her clothes, he pulled her out of the dark corner.

“How about grabbing a bite to eat?”

Catherine didn’t immediately respond to Branden. Instead, she took out her phone. She checked a message from Ronin, who had invited her to have dinner together.

“Ronin is here too. How about having dinner together?”

Branden had no objections. Since Ronin was in the same school as Catherine, they decided to go together.

Ronin had already scouted the location of the school’s student center and chose a restaurant he thought Catherine would like. He sent the location to Catherine.

It was only a five-minute walk from the dorm. Catherine and Branden decided to head to meet Ronin.

Ronin had been waiting downstairs. He was delighted when he saw Catherine’s figure from afar.

He eagerly waved and called out, ” Catherine, over here!”

Hearing his voice, Catherine immediately spotted Ronin and headed toward the restaurant.

It was a New Orleans chicken wings place near the school. It certainly couldn’t compare to the restaurants that Branden had taken her to on normal days.

However, for the next few years, she might be living here, and the surroundings would be her new environment, so there was no need to be too picky.

Ronin was very happy to see Catherine and willingly ignored Branden by her side. He followed Catherine and exclaimed, “Catherine, I’ve already reserved a private room. Let’s go in!”

When Ronin arrived at the school and put his things down, he went out to make arrangements.

While he couldn’t be in the same class as Catherine, being at the same school as Catherine was acceptable.

“Alright,” Catherine responded before confidently striding into the room. She exuded an imposing presence.

Ronin and Branden followed closely. Their auras were both powerful, each one stronger than the other.

The appearance of the three of them instantly attracted the attention of many in the restaurant.

It was the start of the academic year, and the student center was livelier than usual.

Although Catherine’s appearance was partly hidden by her hat, Branden and Ronin were both handsome. They drew the eyes of many.

After a while, they reached the entrance of the private room and were about to enter.

Suddenly, something unexpected happened.

“Mr. Duncan…”

A melodious voice called out from behind. The three of them instinctively stopped and turned around.

Upon seeing who had called him, Branden furrowed his brows slightly and displayed a hint of displeasure on his handsome face.

However, Jada was utterly unaware of this. She was completely focused on Branden standing before her. She couldn’t believe she had unexpectedly run into him here.

She thought this was truly fate.

Jada gazed at Branden with affection and called out with a sweet voice, “Mr. Duncan, what are you doing here?”

The sound nearly gave Ronin goosebumps all over his body. He thought inwardly, “Where does this ugly person come from? Why is she here to disturb me?”

Jada had already tainted his eyes, and now she was polluting his ears.

Branden didn’t even bother to greet her and turned to leave. Jada finally noticed that Branden had that annoying Catherine by his side.

The thought of Catherine, who had embarrassed her within their social circle, made Jada grit her teeth in hatred.

She glared at Catherine with a gloomy face and asked, “What are you doing here?”

After the previous incident, Jada tried to seek revenge on Catherine by sending people to Casier.

However, although she sent people twice, there was not a word in response.

Recently, the Facers faced various issues, leading to significant cutbacks in her expenses and resources. She had no choice but to give up on her revenge plan.

Jada didn’t expect to run into Catherine here.

Today, she decided to give Catherine a good lesson.

Jada had a solid plan and had already considered how to deal with Catherine. But sometimes, plans couldn’t keep up with the ever-changing reality.

Before Catherine could respond, Ronin couldn’t hold back any longer.

He detested people who had issues with Catherine more than anything. For Ronin, anyone targeting Catherine was essentially targeting him.

He thought inwardly, “This ugly person dares to show no respect to Catherine right in front of me. She is asking for trouble!”

Ronin stared at Jada with his beautiful eyes as he unreservedly retorted, “Who are you? Why are you making a noise here? We haven’t even mentioned how your voice sounds worse than a toad’s croak. Now, you dare to question us? What gives you the right?

“You’re so ugly, and you dare to come out and scare people. Why don’t you take a look in the mirror and see if you can scare yourself into passing out?

“Most importantly, it’s not just about being ugly. You’re ugly, and you’re out here scaring people. Are you so bored that you have nothing better to do, or do you want to harm all living beings and destroy the Earth?”

The string of insults and taunts left Jada speechless and powerless to retaliate. She could only stand in place. She was seething with anger as her face turned red.

“You…”

Ronin didn’t allow her to speak and instantly retorted. “Who do you think you are? Do you even have the right to speak? Do you have manners and education? Did you waste your time in school? Who asked you to talk?”

Jada was so furious that she nearly spat out blood on the spot. She was so angry that she even had difficulty catching her breath.

Seeing her unwell complexion, Ronin, who had finally vented his anger, felt satisfied.

After he turned to Catherine, he immediately changed his expression to a charming smile and looked at her affectionately.

“Catherine, let’s not bother with these trashy people. Let’s go to the private room, and I’ll show you what’s best to eat here!”

Catherine glanced at the defeated Jada. She was relieved that she didn’t have to intervene.

She walked toward the private room, and Branden quickly followed, not sparing a single glance for Jada.

In an instant, Jada, who had previously been the center of attention, became a pitiful figure in everyone’s eyes.

Jada couldn’t bear this humiliation and stormed out.

Every time she encountered Catherine, she never fared well.

Catherine was truly her nemesis, and no matter what, she was determined to get rid of Catherine.

Chapter 526 Work the Formula Out

There was also a group of her supporters standing beside Jada. Seeing Jada being humiliated, the few supporters gathered together.

“Jada, who are they? Why are they so rude?”

“That’s right. Their words are too rude. Where are their manners?”

Jada felt much more comfortable when she heard the supporters around her criticizing Catherine and the others.

She pursed her lips and smiled with great grievance.

“It’s nothing. One of them is my friend. It’s just that those two new friends he made don’t like me very much, and to stop me from being friends with him, they targeted me.”

Hearing this, the surrounding people blushed with anger.

“How can there be such people?”

“They’re so shameless!”

“Jada is such an excellent person, still from a rich and powerful family. It’s an honor that Jada is willing to be friends with them. How dare they dislike her? They really don’t know what’s good for them!”

“Jada, I’ve seen that boy, the one in black.”

This attracted Jada’s attention. She fixed her gaze on the boy who spoke. ” You met him? Are you sure?”

The boy thought for a moment and nodded.

“Jada, that’s right. I’ve met him. The boy in black is called Ronin, a freshman in the network engineering department. My classmate was responsible for receiving him this morning, so I have an impression!”

It turned out that Catherine had accompanied her friend to Styre University. No wonder Jada could see her here.

“Right, how could the idiot Catherine get into a top college like Styre University?” thought Jada.

Jada explained a few words to the boy alone, asking him to pay attention to Ronin in the next few days so that Ronin’s freshman life would not be too smooth.

If he dared to scold her, he would have to bear the price of doing so.

In the private room, Ronin was still a little resentful. If Catherine hadn’t stopped him just now, he really wanted to teach the woman at the door a lesson.

“Catherine, who is that woman? What a bummer!”

Catherine propped herself up on the back of the chair with one hand and held her chin with the other.

Hearing Ronin’s words, she slowly looked up at him and then glanced at Branden.

Ronin reacted at once. No wonder that woman kept staring at Branden just now. She was among those who liked him.

Ronin wanted to flare up, but he couldn’t because of Branden’s overwhelming aura.

Having no other choice, Ronin could only mutter in a low voice on the side to vent his indignation.

“Can’t you keep some distance from other women? It’s simply hateful to cause Catherine so much trouble!”

The voice was small, but the people present all had excellent hearing, and both Branden and Catherine heard it.

When Branden looked up, he saw Catherine looking at him, and her playful eyes lingered on him several times.

When she found Branden looking over, Catherine didn’t show any fear. Instead, she raised her eyebrows somewhat provocatively.

The next second, she heard the man say calmly, “Got it. I’ll try not to go out alone in the future!”

Ronin was eating soup. Hearing this, he almost choked.

“It seems Branden can be just as shameless as the average person, or more so,” he thought.

After the meal, Ronin wanted to stroll around with Catherine, or they could play games together. In his opinion, as long as he could be with Catherine, it was a good thing.

However, this idea was decisively rejected by Branden.

The reason was that they had to get up early for the orientation meeting tomorrow, and after the whole morning of the meeting, they would start their physical training in the afternoon.

This was the rule of Styre University. No time was allowed to be wasted. Catherine had to rest well. Otherwise, she will be out of energy tomorrow.

The reason was so sufficient and justified that Ronin could not refute it. He could only watch as Branden sent Catherine back to the dormitory.

Downstairs in the dormitory, Branden reluctantly let go of Catherine’s hand.

“I’m staying here for the next few days. Call me whenever you need anything!”

It was not an easy thing for the Duncan Corporation to return to Loxton.

No one knew how many powerful families there were in the large Loxton, the capital of Eskana.

It was hard for them to have finally waited for the Duncan Corporation to leave earlier, and now that it was back in town, those people were sure to pay attention to it.

This matter was not something that could be solved in a day or two.

It was already not easy for him to stay here for a few days.

Catherine felt a little distressed. “If you have something to do, go ahead. You don’t have to stay here. I’m here to go to school. It’s okay.”

Branden naturally knew that Catherine was here for school, or how could he let her come?

He reached out and gently touched Catherine’s head. His eyes were full of affection.

“Not bad. You know to care about me. You don’t have to worry about the company. I don’t keep idle people!”

He spent so much money to hire these elites to come to the company with high salaries, so they had to work for the company.

If he had to do everything himself, then why should he spend the money?

Seeing that he was so confident, Catherine didn’t bother to worry about this.

She turned and waved at him without looking back before going upstairs.

Catherine pushed open the dormitory door, and the other three were there.

The moment Beatrice saw Catherine, she rolled her eyes at Catherine in disdain.

Isabella and Amelia took the initiative to greet Catherine, and Catherine responded politely as well.

Seeing her idol appear, Amelia hurriedly rushed forward and handed Catherine the formula she had already written.

“Catherine, this is a formula I saw on a foreign website. It is especially difficult to work out. I spent a month studying it to no avail. Are you interested in taking a look?”

Catherine took the notebook and glanced at the formula.

In fact, it was not difficult. She had sent a similar one on the forum before. The person who wrote this question should have made simple modifications on the basis of what she had sent.

Catherine pulled out the chair under the bed, took Amelia’s pen, and began to calculate.

Amelia was shocked and exclaimed in a low voice, “Catherine, you’re so fast!”

Catherine did not respond to her, calculating intently.

Beatrice had been paying attention to the situation on this side. Seeing Amelia’s adoring face, she became even more upset. She was alone at the side and said coldly, “Let’s not pretend anymore, okay? Do you really think you’re something? We’re studying in the same school. You’re no better than us!”

What Amelia couldn’t stand most was that others slandered the excellent ones. She turned around and argued with Beatrice.

“Talk is cheap. If you’re so good, show us! If you can work it out, I will admit you’re better than us. Otherwise, just shut up.”

Beatrice knew Amelia. She had the highest test scores in Dierlem and won countless awards.

Since Amelia dared to say this, it meant that this question must be very difficult. Beatrice did not want to embarrass herself.

She pretended to be tough and said, ” Who knows what problem it is? Maybe even the genius can’t solve it. Why should I do as you said?”

At that moment, Catherine said to Amelia, “I’m done. Here!”

Beatrice immediately turned green when she heard this.

Chapter 527 Complaints in the Group Chat

Catherine threw the detailed steps of the question to Amelia. Seeing this, Beatrice wanted to say that Catherine had a problem with the answer.

In the next second, however, she heard Amelia shouting at Catherine excitedly, “Catherine, you really deserve to be the top student with full marks. I’ve been working on this question for nearly a month to no avail. But you actually solved it in just a few minutes. No wonder Professor Hartley wanted to win you to our school. You really are a genius!”

Catherine remained calm in the face of such enthusiastic praise.

She responded politely. “I happen to have met similar questions before.”

Catherine’s words seemed to Beatrice to be a loophole. Her voice was heavy with irony as she said at the side, ” You’re just lucky.”

Catherine’s expression froze, and her face darkened slightly. However, before she could say anything to retort, Amelia, who was on the side, could not sit still.

She directly rushed in front of Beatrice and glared at her straight. Seeing Amelia’s aggressive appearance, Beatrice was a little intimidated.

She bit the bullet and stood up, looking straight at Amelia.

“Did I say something wrong? Didn’t she say it herself? It’s just a coincidence.”

Amelia couldn’t help but roll her eyes. She was really pissed off.

“Beatrice, it doesn’t matter if your grades are poor, but don’t make a fool of yourself by showing off your poor intelligence, okay?”

After saying that, Amelia snorted coldly at Beatrice in disdain. Beatrice grew up being pampered by her family. When did she suffer such indignities?

Just as she was about to lose her temper, she realized Amelia had turned around arrogantly and ignored her.

Having no other choice, Beatrice could only try to find approval from Isabella.

“Bella, you see, right? What kind of attitude does Amelia have? What does she mean by that? Who does she think she is to say that about me?”

Isabella was always a peacemaker, and now she did not know how to ease the awkward situation.

She looked at Beatrice awkwardly and explained the reason. “Beatrice, for this kind of arithmetic problem, changing even just one of the very insignificant data can change the entire calculation.

“Although I’m not majoring i in electronic information engineering, I can tell that this problem is very difficult, so Catherine is really awesome!”

Isabella’s well-meaning explanation was undoubtedly the most fatal blow to Beatrice.

Beatrice’s eyes immediately turned red with anger. She was acting all cocky and aggressive just now, but now she looked like the most aggrieved person in the world.

She looked at Isabella angrily and shouted, “You guys ganged up on me!”

With that, she angrily returned to the dormitory bed and closed the bed curtain as if she were isolated. Isabella was left standing where she was, with grievances all over her face.

“What did I do wrong? I’m just telling the truth. How does that make me the bad guy?” she thought.

Isabella felt wronged and went back to bed.

The whole dormitory fell into a strange atmosphere. Catherine expressionlessly took out her computer and placed it on the desktop.

There were still a lot of things that she needed to help deal with at the Arbotte Laboratory. Besides, there was an orientation meeting tomorrow morning. She was on a bit of a time crunch.

As soon as she went online, she received a message from Rodge.

[Chief, you’re finally online.]

Catherine could feel his excitement just from the text he sent.

[Tell me, what’s wrong with the experiment again?] asked Catherine.

Rodge hurriedly sent the latest data deduced from the experiment to Catherine. [Chief, the parameters here are obviously correct, but no matter how I deduce them, one or two out of ten times will always be wrong!]

Catherine instantly understood the reason why Rodge was annoyed. Dealing with this kind of bug was the most troublesome.

If the data deduced each time was different, it was easy to find the wrong problem.

But now, only one or two out of ten times were wrong, so it was difficult to correct the parameters and find out the root of the problem.

Catherine glanced at it. Rodge was cautious in his deduction. She couldn’t find the problem at once after a rough look.

[Send me the data. I’ll give you the result after deducing it tomorrow!]

Seeing Catherine’s message, Rodge was finally relieved.

He couldn’t eat or sleep for the past three days. He worked almost 24 hours daily on his deduction, but he still couldn’t find the problem. It made him very upset.

Now that Catherine had given this answer, he could finally feel at ease.

He believed that as long as Catherine said it, she would definitely be able to do it. After the experiment problem was settled, Rodge began to care about Catherine’s life.

[Chief, I heard from Scott that you went to Styre University to study, and you chose Marshall as your mentor. Is that true?]

At first, Rodge took this news as a joke.

After all, Catherine was the world’s top scientist, and what she studied were worldwide problems.

Styre University was indeed very outstanding, but which teacher could teach Catherine?

Catherine was quite speechless at Rodge’s surprise. She slipped down from the chair she was sitting in and lay in it lazily.

“Why was everyone so surprised that I had come to Styre University? Did Styre University owe them something?” she wondered.

[There’s nothing bad about experiencing college life!] sent Catherine.

Rodge understood what Catherine meant. Catherine’s life from childhood to now was particularly extraordinary. Now that she wanted to experience the life of the ordinary, it was normal.

[But how do you choose Marshall? Isn’t he…] asked Rodge.

Without waiting for Rodge to finish his words, Catherine directly interrupted him.

[Marshall doesn’t know my identity, so let it be!]

Seeing that Catherine had made up her mind and had no intention of changing, Rodge could not persuade her.

There was no need for them to interfere too much with Catherine’s thoughts.

After ending the chat with Rodge, Catherine began to concentrate on deducing the data sent by Rodge. Her fingers danced fast on the keyboard.

At the same time, on the bed diagonally opposite Catherine, Beatrice was also frantically operating the computer.

She complained in a group chat full of freshmen. She told them about being targeted by her roommates and bullied by them.

It instantly resonated with many people, and all kinds of complaints and abuse ensued.

[What the hell? How can there be such a person? It’s really too much…]

[Beatrice, what’s the name of that roommate who scolded you? Tell us. We’ll avenge you.]

[It’s too much of a bully!]

[So what if she gets good grades? Who does she think she is? Who is she to criticize others?]

[Bad character is the most terrible!]

A satisfied smile appeared on Beatrice’s face as she looked at the group chat full of denunciation of Catherine.

That was precisely what she wanted. She didn’t believe that so many people together couldn’t teach Catherine a lesson.

It was best to drive her out entirely so she would not be so proud in the future!

Chapter 528 Bullying

Early in the morning, Catherine was woken up by the alarm ringing across the bed. When she was training, she also lived with the others.

But her roommates at the time were quite self-disciplined. They would never do such a wicked thing as leaving the alarm on to wake everyone up while they themselves were still asleep.

Catherine rolled over in bed and precisely located the source of the ringing.

She nimbly removed a useless screw from the iron bed frame beside her and held it between her index finger and ring finger.

Then she aimed and flicked the screw out.

With a soft click, the alarm died abruptly, and the dormitory instantly quieted down.

After that, Catherine glanced at the time. There was still half an hour before her wake-up time, and she could continue to sleep.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

After waiting for the two roommates to get up, Catherine slowly got out of bed and began to wash and tidy up.

Seeing that everyone was up but Beatrice was still on the bed, Isabella kindly stepped forward and called her.

“Beatrice, Beatrice, we’re going to be late for the orientation meeting!”

Beatrice opened her eyes in a daze and fumbled to find her phone. She glanced at it and was stunned instantly.

In the next second, Beatrice’s screams were heard throughout the dormitory.

“Ah… Why is it at this hour?”

Beatrice did not immediately start to wash up. Instead, she looked up and blamed Isabella on the side, throwing a tantrum.

“Isabella, did you do it on purpose? Why didn’t you call me earlier?”

Isabella looked at Beatrice innocently. ”

Beatrice, you didn’t tell me this last night. I thought you set the alarm yourself, so I didn’t think much of it. You didn’t wake up when we were about to leave, so I reminded you.”

Beatrice’s face turned green with anger, but she immediately reacted.” The alarm clock, yes, my alarm clock.

Did you turn it off for me?”

Isabella’s bed was right across from Beatrice’s, so she thought of Isabella in the first place. Isabella was so frightened that her face turned pale. She waved her hand and hurriedly explained, “No, it wasn’t me. How could I do such a thing!”

Seeing Isabella being scolded by Beatrice, Catherine couldn’t take it anymore. She took the initiative to shout, “Isabella, I heard that you are the liaison of your class!”

“Ah… Yes! Anyone can be late but me!”

Isabella exclaimed and hurriedly followed Amelia and Catherine. The three of them left hand in hand, leaving Beatrice alone to stomp her feet in anger.

Catherine helped Isabella out, and it made Beatrice more and more disgusted with Catherine.

She was so angry that she wanted to tear Catherine apart right now.

Catherine was in the same class as Amelia, so she followed Amelia to the playground and found the team of the electronic information engineering department.

Amelia was chatting with a few new classmates to get to know each other. Unlike the sociable Amelia, Catherine found a shady place to sit and rest.

Girls in the electronic information engineering department were preferred. Apart from Amelia and Catherine, there were only three other girls.

There were only five girls in a large class of 60. It didn’t take a genius to realize how rare the girls in this class were.

Catherine wore a hat on her head, and the lowered brim of the hat concealed her appearance.

On the contrary, Amelia, who was sunny and cheerful, seemed a little more popular at the moment.

The team next to them was from Styre University’s medical department, and Beatrice was among them.

She rushed over here when she was about to be late.

Like Isabella, she was also the class liaison, but she was the last member of the class to arrive.

Beatrice found the classmate who had helped with the roll call. She looked at him with a big smile and said, “Calvin, thanks for helping with the roll call!” Her voice was sweet and gentle.

Calvin was initially a little uncomfortable, but after seeing how gentle Beatrice’s attitude was, he instantly surrendered.

He scratched his head and looked at Beatrice with a shy face.

“It’s okay. It’s not a big deal.”

“Calvin, it’s all thanks to you today. Otherwise, I wouldn’t even know what to do!” Beatrice looked aggrieved and seemed to have suffered a lot.

Seeing Beatrice being wronged, Calvin could not help but press her about the situation.

“What’s going on? I thought you said you overslept.”

Beatrice showed the alarm clock list on her phone to Calvin.

“Calvin, I set a lot of alarm clocks, but they were turned off. I stayed up too late last night, so I didn’t wake up and almost got the whole class in trouble.”

Hearing Beatrice’s aggrieved complaints, Calvin was furious.

“You said you were scolded by a freshman in your dormitory yesterday, and someone turned off your alarm clock today. Beatrice, did someone target you?”

Beatrice’s face was full of grievances, and her eyes were very innocent.

“I don’t know. But I don’t think anyone will.”

Looking at Beatrice being so kind and defending her bad roommates at this time, Calvin couldn’t help it anymore.

“No, we can’t let this matter go. If you let them off the hook this time, they will continue to bully you in the future. Beatrice, don’t worry. I will definitely give you justice in this matter. No one will be allowed to bully the people of our medical department at will!”

Beatrice nodded at Calvin gratefully and cheered inside. Her purpose was finally achieved!

Catherine quietly leaned under the tree to rest. Fortunately, most of the freshmen still didn’t know each other, and no one thought she was weird.

Suddenly, a large shadow enveloped her. Before Catherine could look up, she heard noises coming from her head.

“You must be Catherine, right?”

Catherine raised her eyes to look at the leading boy. His appearance was average, and there were a few pimples on his forehead that had just appeared.

He looked bad-tempered and mean.

When she wanted to remind him that anger was bad for his health, the boy suddenly sneered and said, “Well, you bullied our people in the medical department, and now you don’t dare to admit it, right?”

“So he’s here for trouble. Someone from the medical department?”

wondered Catherine.

Catherine stood up and looked at the boy with a cold gaze.

Amid the other party’s chatter, she asked indifferently, “Who are you?”

Calvin was planning to give a long speech but was choked by Catherine’s question.

After a while, he reacted and stammered, “It doesn’t matter who I am, but if you dare to bully your classmates on campus, then you’re wrong!”

Catherine crossed her arms and looked at him with raised eyebrows. She sized Calvin up and down with interest in her eyes. Then she sneered. “Well, tell me, who did I bully?”

Chapter 529 Arrogant Catherine

Calvin looked at Catherine with a smug smile as if he had expected that Catherine would not admit it.

“Don’t deny it. You know in your heart what you did. How dare a freshman like you to be so arrogant?”

Catherine looked up and adjusted the brim of her hat casually, revealing her stunning face.

“I really don’t know. Could you please tell me about it?”

The moment her perfect face was revealed, the people around her were all stunned.

Their eyes were fixed on Catherine. It seemed that they didn’t expect to see such a beautiful person in the real world.

Beatrice, hiding at the side, became anxious instantly after seeing that Catherine had charmed all the boys as soon as she revealed her appearance. She originally wanted to see Catherine make a fool of herself.

She cursed inwardly, “Bitch!”

Then she rushed in Catherine’s direction angrily.

In the last second, she was still angry. But when she came to the boy who asked for justice for her, she pretended to be very aggrieved.

She gently pinched Calvin’s hem of clothes and shook it twice. With a sweet voice, she whispered, “Calvin, forget it. I don’t think Catherine did it on purpose. Why don’t you just let this matter go.”

Beatrice’s eyes turned red as she spoke. Calvin was amazed by Catherine’s stunning face just now. Now that he saw Beatrice crying with grievance, he immediately became angry again.

“Beatrice, don’t be afraid. You are just too kind. We can’t let this matter go so easily, or you will still be bullied in the future!”

Catherine wondered who she had bullied to cause so many people to come to her. Now that she saw Beatrice’s pretentious appearance, she finally understood.

They were all here to defend Beatrice.

After Calvin finished comforting Beatrice, he turned and sized up Catherine again.

“You look pretty. But I didn’t expect you to be so vicious!”

Catherine squinted her eyes and looked at the other party with disdain. “Who are you to judge me?”

“You…” Calvin was so angry at Catherine that his face twisted. “Let me tell you, if I hadn’t seen you as a girl, believe it or not, I would have beaten you up today.”

“I believe it.”

Before Calvin could understand the meaning of Catherine’s words, he was struck to the ground by Catherine with a shoulder throw. He couldn’t get up for a long time.

Catherine clapped her hands casually. She disliked it and felt sick for touching the boy’s clothes.

She didn’t like to talk nonsense and preferred to solve problems with action.

Calvin felt that his insides were almost shattered by this fall. Calvin’s eyes flashed with panic as he saw Catherine approaching. He stuttered, “What… what are you going to do?”

Catherine leaned down and waved her hand lightly, causing Calvin to exclaim in fright.

Catherine couldn’t help but laugh out loud, and then she said word by word, ” I believe you want to hit me, just like I want to hit you! It’s just that you don’t have the guts, but I do!”

That was why she hit Calvin without hesitation. One had to bear the consequences of messing with her.

Beatrice did not expect Calvin to be such a wimp and was frightened by Catherine like this.

To suppress Catherine, she could only bite the bullet and stand up for Calvin.

“Catherine, how can you bully and insult others like this?”

The crowd of onlookers was shocked by Catherine’s handsome action just now.

Hearing Beatrice’s roar, they all regained their senses.

Although Catherine’s action was very handsome, it somewhat made people uncomfortable. She did act a bit like a bully.

Under Beatrice’s instigation, the crowd directed their accusations at Catherine.

Beatrice looked at Catherine with a serious face, like a moral judge.

“Catherine, it’s fine that you scolded me in the dormitory and secretly turned off my alarm clock, but Calvin just couldn’t bear it and said something for me. How can you beat him like this?

“I can ignore my affairs, but you must apologize to Calvin in public today.”

Many freshmen knew about Beatrice being excluded and bullied in the dormitory.

They just didn’t expect that the bully was Catherine. Hearing what Beatrice said, they became even more dissatisfied with Catherine.

They followed Beatrice and shouted, ” Apologize! Apologize!”

Their voices were getting louder and louder, and they seemed not to give up if Catherine did not apologize.

“Apologize?” Catherine sneered. “How ridiculous!”

Her beautiful eyes turned cold instantly, making people not even have the courage to look straight at her.

“Who do you think you are? Do you deserve my apology?”

Catherine said such words in public.

Beatrice had never been humiliated like this before, and her cheeks flushed with anger.

“Catherine, you’re too arrogant!”

Catherine nodded. “Yeah, I’m arrogant. What can you do?”

Her expression seemed to say, “Fight me if you want.”

Beatrice had just seen Catherine hit Calvin. How could she dare to fight with Catherine?

She could not beat Catherine, but she wouldn’t stop there.

She began to incite the onlookers who did not understand the situation to stand in solidarity with herself.

“Guys, there shouldn’t be such a scum like Catherine in such an excellent environment. Someone like her will only ruin the reputation of our school!”

“That’s right!” Calvin immediately echoed in support.

The surrounding people began to discuss how to deal with Catherine noisily. Some people suggested reporting to the school and kicking Catherine out.

And some even said that they would expose Catherine online. Seeing the crowd’s criticism of Catherine, Beatrice felt smug in her heart.

“Catherine’s just a barbarian who knows how to fight. She’s not as smart as me and doesn’t know how to use others,” she thought.

She condescendingly looked at Catherine. “Catherine, I know it’s not easy for you to get into Styre University. I’ll give you another chance. As long as you are willing to stand on the stage and apologize to us with the microphone, I’ll let this matter go.”

Catherine glanced at the group of freshmen, who were filled with indignation along with Beatrice. Then she sneered and said, “Originally, I thought that the students at Styre University, the top college in Eskana, should all be highly qualified. I didn’t expect that you guys would be so stupid.

Catherine’s words undoubtedly offended the public, but she still looked like she didn’t care. She didn’t seem to be afraid of anything.

Beatrice didn’t know whether to say that Catherine was too stupid or that Catherine was too arrogant.

Did she think she could afford to make an enemy of the entire school on her own?

Beatrice squinted and stared at Catherine with a face full of warning.” Since you’re still so arrogant, then don’t blame us for being rude!”

“Just go ahead, as long as you have the ability.” Catherine clapped her hands indifferently.

Finally, someone in the crowd recognized Catherine.

“Hey, this Catherine is the one who got the first place with full marks in Casier!

It was known that Marshall had once gotten into a fight with the people from the University of Penny to win Catherine.

Despite Catherine’s identity being released, some people still complained.

“So what if she got the first place with full marks? With a personality like that, what’s the point of getting good grades?”

“Can she bully others just because she has good grades?”

Chapter 530 Apologize

The atmosphere intensified, and some even suggested writing a joint letter to get Catherine out of school. However, a few people felt that perhaps things would turn around since Catherine could be so confident.

A lot of things might change in the blink of an eye. It was best not to take sides and blindly follow the trend.

The voices of supporting Beatrice were loud. However, Catherine stood calmly in the crowd, ignoring those scolds around her.

She always did things casually and unrestrained.

“Beatrice, if you’re really capable of getting me kicked out of school, just go ahead!”

Seeing that Catherine was still so arrogant, Beatrice almost burst a blood vessel.

“Catherine, how can you be so shameless? You bullied the others and still had such an indifferent attitude.”

“What? I bullied the others?” Catherine looked at Beatrice with a playful look in her eyes. “Beatrice, take a good look at yourself in the mirror, okay? Don’t be so confident. Even if I want to bully someone, it won’t be your turn!”

Beatrice couldn’t argue with Catherine any longer. She frantically incited the students around her to support her. It seemed that she would not stop until Catherine was driven out.

Suddenly, a different voice erupted from the crowd. “Beatrice, you’re disgusting!”

Seeing Catherine being criticized by the crowd, Amelia immediately rushed over. After learning the whole story, she hated to tear Beatrice apart.

Beatrice’s face twisted at Amelia’s appearance, but she still refused to give in and retorted, “Amelia, I know that you are close with Catherine, but you shouldn’t join forces with her to bully me like this!”

She spoke first, indicating that Catherine and Amelia were on the same side.

Amelia snorted in disdain. “Who do you think you are?”

She did not waste time on Beatrice and directly turned to face the onlookers.

“I’m in the same dorm as them. I can prove that Catherine didn’t bully anyone at all, and the person who scolded Beatrice last night wasn’t Catherine but me. Also, the alarm clock rang countless times this morning but just couldn’t wake up Beatrice. Instead, it woke us all up.

“Finally, we kindly woke her up and told her she would be late, but she blamed us for calling her too late. She always puts on a pathetic face and accuses people wrongly, but you guys still support her, huh?”

Amelia gave Beatrice no chance to retort, and Beatrice looked extremely embarrassed.

It was the first time everyone lived together in a dormitory, and the last thing they could tolerate was their roommate’s ringtone waking them up while they slept soundly.

Hearing what Amelia said, quite a few people disdained Beatrice and began to feel that she was wrong.

Seeing that the others began to waver, Beatrice immediately retorted.

“Amelia, you’re so despicable to join forces with Catherine to target me. You want to please her, right?”

Amelia had long known that Beatrice would deny it. She pointed at Isabella at the side. “Bella, you are also from our dormitory. Tell them what exactly is going on!”

Isabella did not expect Amelia to expose her in public. She looked at everyone with an embarrassed face.

However, both Amelia and Beatrice were forcing her. In desperation, she could only choose an ambiguous way to tell the truth.

“I don’t think that Catherine bullied Beatrice.”

Beatrice froze immediately. In full view of the public, two of her roommates exposed her true colors. She did not know what to do now.

Just as Beatrice was about to defend herself, Catherine, who had been silent for a long time, showed her phone screen in front of Beatrice and looked at Beatrice with a mocking face.

“Beatrice, the next time you post to curse someone, remember to change both your account and your phone number. Don’t you know that numbers are registered under real names?”

Amelia leaned forward and carefully looked at the contents of Catherine’s phone, only to find that on the school forum, someone was constantly sneering at Catherine and slandering her.

Those words did not seem like those of a girl at all.

Beatrice did not expect Catherine to be able to expose everything she did behind her back in such a short time of silence.

Seeing the change in the eyes of everyone looking at her, Beatrice suppressed her anger and said, ” Catherine, you just slander me. Who knows if you did something to frame me on purpose!”

Ronin originally didn’t want to get involved, but after learning that it was related to Catherine, he rushed over immediately.

He was really sick of seeing Beatrice pretend.

He snorted coldly at Beatrice with disdain. “To say you’re stupid is to praise you! The network engineering of Styre University is also ranked on the front. If you feel a problem, you’re welcome to question us anytime!”

Ronin’s arrogant and confident attitude made Beatrice not dare to respond.

She had a guilty conscience because she had done this. How could she dare to confront Ronin with this in public?

Seeing that Beatrice was intimidated, Ronin did not bother to deal with her.

He did not think someone like Beatrice deserved to compete with Catherine.

Looking at Beatrice’s guilty look, Catherine quickly took the next move.

“The statements in the post are all false. I can sue you for slander at any time. Since you don’t admit it, I can only choose to use the law to do me justice.”

Then she turned to Ronin. “Ronin, get a lawyer!”

Ronin took out his cell phone and waved it at Beatrice.

“The lawyer I know is the most famous and capable one in Eskana. You’re doomed this time!”

Seeing Catherine decide to get a lawyer, Beatrice panicked. If she were found guilty of defamation, the school would definitely expel her.

It was not easy for her to rely on attending Styre University to gain a certain status in the family.

Once she was expelled, what could she do later?

Beatrice panicked. She changed her attitude and looked at Catherine ingratiatingly.

“Catherine, we are schoolmates and even roommates in the same dormitory. Do you have to do this to me? Do you want to push me to my death?”

Seeing that the planting and framing had failed, she changed her strategy and threatened with death. She really did everything she could to achieve her goals.

However, Catherine did not buy it at all. “Just get away if you want to die. If not, follow what you said and apologize.”

Catherin’s request left Beatrice deeply torn. She could not be expelled, but she did not want to apologize to Catherine either.

Catherine ignored her. She had to deal with Calvin next.

Calvin had intended to slip away, but when he saw Catherine approaching, he instantly froze in place.

Catherine stretched out her hand and pointed at him. “And you, it’s okay if you don’t apologize. You like to look to the school to solve your problems, so I’ll help you. It’s not hard for the school to give you a demerit for picking a fight, right?”

If he was given a demerit right at the start of school, how would he live his future college life?

Calvin was different from Beatrice. He immediately apologized to Catherine obediently.

“Catherine, it’s all my fault. I apologize to you.”

Seeing Calvin admit defeat, Catherine felt bored. She thought Calvin was very affectionate to Beatrice, but it turned out to be just that.

“Remember to use your brain before you do anything in the future,” said Catherine.