Chapter 675 Branden’s Secret
Zobber saw Catherine coming down and quickly walked up. “Catherine…”
Catherine nodded, and the two walked to a small garden on the side. This was the usual place for students to relax.on campus. Since it was class time, there weren’t many people in the leisure area. Catherine led Zobber to sit here.
Zobber carefully examined Catherine. She rarely saw Catherine wearing anything other than black and white. Today, she suddenly noticed Catherine in a light yellow coat, holding some documents. It gave off a bit of a college- student vibe, youthful and beautiful.
Catherine turned her head to Zobber. ”
Why are you staring at me like that?”
“Catherine, you look really good like this, with a fresh and tender feeling.” After saying this, Zobber looked down at her own outfit and sighed. “I feel like a delinquent girl in front of you.”
With purple hair, she wore skinny jeans on the lower half and a tight camisole on the upper half. It was indeed a bit out of sync in this artistic university setting.
Catherine didn’t think much of her own appearance. Branden picked out her clothes and even helped her put them on. She didn’t bother with these things now. “You came all the way to find me just to belittle yourself and boost me up, huh?”
Zobber immediately denied it. She wouldn’t do something so shallow. ” Not really. I came to find you for something else. Catherine, we found out that Branden has been secretly investigating the Hacker Alliance. Does he know it’s yours?”
“He doesn’t,” replied Catherine. Branden might suspect some connection between her and the Hacker Alliance and might even know she was part of it, but he probably didn’t know she was the founder.
Hacker Alliance had been publicly claiming Kemp Chavez, a renowned hacking professor in Eskana, as the founder, but Kemp had passed away five years ago. Only Catherine knew this, and the outside world was still under the misconception that Kemp was the chief, not knowing Catherine’s true identity.
The reason for the misunderstanding in the outside world was that Hacker Alliance once took on a job that no organization dared to touch worldwide. At that time, Kemp was the point of contact.
Later on, even though the Hacker Alliance concealed a lot of information, a few individuals still knew about Kemp.
Zobber was speechless and thought, ” This couple is quite intriguing. Are they playing a game of concealment? They’re even sharing a bed, yet they don’t plan to let each other know their identities. That’s really amusing. They sure know how to make things interesting.”
“Did you find out what he wants from the Hacker Alliance?” asked Catherine.
“No.” Zobber shook her head. She wanted to know Branden’s purpose, but his movements were too mysterious. As the head of the Duncan Corporation, he had significant power behind him. Trying to dig up his information was very difficult. Even with the resources of the Hacker Alliance, they could only inquire a little.
“Catherine, from what I’ve gathered, it seems Branden is looking for someone, possibly a woman. Besides that, we really can’t find out much else. How about you come clean with Branden? If he knows you’re the chief of Hacker Alliance, he won’t have to spend a fortune finding someone; he can just come directly to you,” continued Zobber.
Upon learning that Branden wanted to contact Hacker Alliance to find a woman, Zobber kept the information to herself. She dared not call Catherine, especially since Catherine was always with Branden. To avoid misunderstanding, she came to the school in person and told Catherine about the situation.
Upon hearing the news, Catherine remained calm, but Zobber seemed more anxious than the person directly involved.
“Hacker Alliance will still take on jobs from the Duncans. There’s no need to worry about me. Follow the rules of Hacker Alliance,” said Catherine.
As long as the Duncans could afford it, there was nothing wrong with Hacker Alliance accepting their job.
Although she was the chief of the Hacker Alliance, the organization consisted of more than just her.
Since they were in business, as long as the other party respected Hacker Alliance’s way of doing business, there was no reason not to take on the job.
“Are you sure you don’t want to tell Branden your identity?” asked Zobber.
“Yeah,” she answered without hesitation. The one dating Branden was her, not the Hacker Alliance. If Branden didn’t come asking, she had no reason to reveal it.
Seeing her determination, Zobber could only let her be. “Catherine, are you planning to go to the lab?”
“Yes, and you? Going back or staying?” asked Catherine.
“It’s a rare chance to be at Styre University; I want to experience the cultural atmosphere of a top domestic institution. I’ll contact Ronin later. You go to the lab. We can have dinner together tonight,” said Zobber.
“Sure.” Catherine agreed with Zobber’s suggestion, then got up and left.
After resting in the hospital for three days, Audrey planned to return to recuperate.
When Catherine came to study at Loxton, she had Kim buy her an apartment in Loxton. Catherine studied in Loxton, and Audrey often visited Loxton for filming and various activities. Staying in a hotel for a long time wasn’t suitable, so Audrey bought an apartment.
Upon hearing that she wanted to return, Triston initially intended to take her to his estate, which had a better environment and more people. But Audrey flatly refused; she only wanted to stay in her own home.
Triston felt helpless. These days, due to Andrea’s situation, his already humble position in front of Audrey had become increasingly precarious. Unable to do much, he had to comply with Audrey’s request to take her back to the apartment.
After helping Audrey pack her things, Triston walked over to her, sat down slowly, and asked in a hushed tone, ” You’re leaving the hospital. Why didn’t you tell Catherine and have her come over?”
Audrey looked at him in confusion. ” Why should I tell her? Catherine is busy studying and doing experiments with professors. It’s exhausting for her to come over. Do you have something going on? If you have something to do, just go. I have Kim here. You don’t need to bother.”
Triston was speechless. He just felt Audrey had been unusually quiet lately. She didn’t say much all morning. Triston wanted to find a topic to chat with her. He did not expect himself to be retorted like this.
Triston quickly apologized, not daring to delay a second. He said, “Audrey, I was wrong, okay? I have nothing to do today. I’ll accompany you. I’m not saying anything now. Let’s just get going.”
His business in Loxton mainly involved projects with the Duncan Corporation and other projects related to the Lanes.
Audrey’s injury was known to his friends. During this time, he instructed them not to disturb him unless it was something significant.
He focused on taking care of Audrey, and indeed, there was nothing urgent.
His apology amused Audrey, but she didn’t smile. She just no longer wore a long face.
Seeing her tightly furrowed brow finally relaxing, Triston released a sigh of relief. He really wondered if he had provoked too many girls in the past, leading to this retribution now.
The two went downstairs and arrived at the underground parking lot. Triston raised his eyes and saw Andrea walking toward them.
He was shocked. Sensing that Audrey hadn’t noticed, he immediately led her in the other direction.
Puzzled, Audrey asked, “Going this way would be faster, right? Why go around?
Triston pretended to be calm and said, ” You’re mistaken. This way is faster.”
Although he disguised it well, Audrey was a professional actress and still noticed a hint of suspicion. She turned her head and happened to see Andrea.
Her face immediately darkened, and Triston, covering his chest, felt trouble coming. “This time, it’s going to be troublesome,” he said inwardly.
