Since Triston brought Audrey to meet his family, he had worked non-stop to put their marriage on the agenda.Audrey was a popular actress, and to not affect her career, Triston chose to propose in a low-key manner.Triston arranged a party on Audrey's birthday and invited many of Audrey's friends.Audrey originally thought Triston was too high-profile, but Triston insisted. "I didn't participate in so many of your past birthdays. I finally have a chance to participate this time."He persuaded Audrey repeatedly. Audrey couldn't resist him and could only agree to let him arrange the party.Luckily, he only invited Audrey's close friends and did not send out invitations widely, so she could take this opportunity to have a gathering of friends.Audrey was surprised to see Catherine when she arrived.Catherine was now eight months pregnant. Normally, she would be rejected by Branden if she wanted to visit Catherine.Branden was now very careful with Catherine every day, and Audrey w
In the end, Branden couldn't stand it anymore. He took the initiative to snatch Catherine back, only then did the scene come under control.Now, no one dared to continue touching Catherine's belly.Once he snatched Catherine back, he held her tightly in his arms and prevented anyone from touching her. He thought in his mind, "Since these people like this brat so much, I'll just give the brat to them when Catherine gives birth. Saves one more person from sharing my wife with me."Triston smiled and watched the crowd as the birthday party began exactly as it should.The big screen began to show all the images of Audrey from her debut until now that were outstanding or worthy of recording. Some of the images weren't even in Audrey's possession, but Triston had found them and made a video of them.As the images flashed by, Audrey's tears couldn't help but fall from her face. She cried not only because she remembered the hardships she had endured in showbiz for many years, but also bec
At Vicente Swann's funeral.As the Swanns were one of the three prominent families in Casier, Vicente's funeral was naturally packed with big shots and members of respected families in Casier.In the noisy venue, the arrival of a girl in a white T-shirt attracted the attention of everyone present.All of the people present were either rich or powerful. Despite being good-looking, the girl wore a cheap and battered T-shirt, setting her apart from everyone else at the funeral.Seeing how she walked straight toward the Swanns family, someone couldn't help asking curiously, "Who is she? Why is she sitting with the Swanns?""I heard that she is Miss Catherine, the second daughter of the Swanns that had lived away from the family. Vicente only asked her to come back before he died.""Is that so? I heard that Vicente ordered the family to announce his will in front of everyone before he died. I guess she only returned for this!"...The girl did not know that she had already become th
After the will had been announced, the Swanns were in an uproar.Korbin immediately doubted the will, but it was announced by Leonel Bolton, Vicente's lawyer, himself. Besides, Leonel even showed them a video recorded by Vicente, especially for his will before he died, as proof.Moreover, in his will, Vicente noted that if any member of the Swanns were to object to such a decision, they would be instantly disowned and kicked out of the family.One had to know that every member of the Swanns was working in the Swann Corporation. They would have nothing left if they were kicked out of the Swanns.Now, the guests present finally understood why Vicente ordered to announce his will in public. He was doing so to catch Korbin off guard.Everyone knew Vicente was cunning. Even on his deathbed, he lived up to his reputation for making such a plan.However, why was Catherine chosen to inherit the Swanns' fortune? Wasn't she the Swanns' jinx?As he looked at the girl, who remained calm, Le
After being handed the will, Catherine returned to the living room.Most of the Swanns were sitting in the family living room. "I don't care what you bumpkin had done. But you are dreaming to want to inherit the Swanns' fortune!"The one that spoke was the youngest son of the Swanns. He was Catherine's younger brother, Johnathan Swann.He was the only son of the Swanns. At first, everything in the family would eventually belong to him. But now, it had all become Catherine's. How could he accept it?From the beginning, he didn't respect Catherine at all, as he thought she was just an uneducated country girl. Now, she had inherited the Swanns' wealth. How could he take this lightly?Johnathan came to his mother, Rachael, took her hand, and complained, "Mom, you can't let the jinx inherit the family's fortune! Make her give it up, and go back to the countryside!"Everyone in the Swanns knew that Catherine was a jinx, so Vicente sent her to the countryside when she was young.Soon
Catherine officially settled down in the Swanns. Her room was in the basement of the Swanns' residence.There were dozens of rooms in the broad residence of the Swanns'. But Catherine was arranged to stay in a room in the basement that even the maids would not stay at.Hah!One could see from this how the Swanns treated her.Looking around the spartan room, Catherine did not show any trace of emotion on her doll-like face.She did not care about where she was staying. She preferred staying in the basement, as it was quieter there.So that the other members of the Swanns would not bother her relentlessly.If it were not for Catherine's looks, nobody would believe that she was the daughter of the Swanns.Korbin's wife, Rachael, was known to be a beauty in Casier when she was younger.If she called herself the second prettiest woman in Casier, then nobody would dare to claim to be the prettiest.Everyone thought that Liana, the youngest daughter of the Swanns, looked like Rachae
Rachael knew her youngest daughter wouldn't be able to control herself, so she asked Liana to take the maid, Haylie Barber, with her when she came over.At first, when Haylie saw that Liana had the upper hand, she did not plan to step in.However, now that Haylie saw Liana getting so mad because of Catherine's words, she stepped forward to stop her quickly.Haylie comforted Liana nicely and repeated what Rachael had said over and over again until Liana finally calmed down.Liana ordered the maids behind her angrily, "Come on up. Throw the things here!"Then, two young maids came up and threw two stacks of clothes in front of Catherine.Liana looked at Catherine arrogantly. Haylie was right. Catherine was all talk.Vixens from the countryside were all like that. On the other hand, Liana was a noble daughter of a wealthy family. She couldn't stoop to Catherine's level."These are all clothes I have only worn a few times and want to throw away. All of them are from big brands. You
At the Duncans' residence.After hearing about how Branden promised to get engaged to the country girl from the Swanns that came out of nowhere at the Swanns' funeral, Triston Lambert rushed to the Duncans' residence immediately.As the only friend Branden had acknowledged in public, Triston couldn't believe he did not get first-hand news about Branden's love life.How could Triston show his face in Casier in the future?After all, Triston was the only son and heir of the Lamberts.He couldn't afford to embarrass himself like this."Oh, Mr. Duncan, tell me something, okay? Why did you agree to get engaged to the country girl? Even though she is quite good-looking, there are so many good-looking girls in Casier. Why did you pick her?"Branden was reading the company's financial statement while Triston chatted away noisily next to him like an annoying fly.Branden finally put down the document in his hands as he couldn't take it anymore.He turned to look at Triston briefly, his