All Her Secrets

Audrey did not go far. She just sat by the fountain outside the shopping mall, so it did not take long for Catherine to catch up with her.

Catherine approached Audrey, and that was it. She had never dealt with such things and had no idea how to comfort Audrey.

If it were someone else, Catherine would not bother caring. She turned to look at Branden, wondering if he could come up with an idea.

Branden could help her with many things, but his hands were tied too in this aspect.

However, Branden could not bear to look at Catherine’s frowning face. He had no such experiences, but someone else had.

Therefore, the three who were supposed to go to the barbecue restaurant ended up in a newly opened bar in Casier.

They went there because of Triston.

Triston hit it off right away with Audrey. He held Audrey’s hand and had a great talk with her.

Catherine crossed her arms before her chest and stared at Branden near her doubtfully. She muttered, “Will it work?”

Branden mulled it over and raised his brows at Catherine, muttering to answer her. “Who knows if we don’t give it a try?”

Catherine thought his words had a point. She thought of what she would do if it were her. She would get Erik tied up and throw him under Audrey’s feet. She would avoid the vital parts of Erik’s body, stabbing him a hundred times to vent her anger without getting Erik killed.

Anyway, she could make up the forensic analysis to show those were flesh wounds. At most, she would pay for Erik’s medical fee.

Catherine got bored and took an interest in a glass of whisky aside. She took it and was about to drink.

Suddenly, an arm stretched out to stop her.

Unlike the last time when Branden took the glass away from her hand, he now leaned toward her hand and drank the whisky while she was holding it.

After gulping the whisky, he looked at Catherine with fun and said in a deep but rather hoarse voice. “Little girls are not allowed to drink alcohol.”

Catherine did not respond but fixed her beautiful eyes on him with bafflement.

Branden got closer to her, his warm breath spraying on her face, tangling with a light

fragrance of whisky. He squinted his eyes, and in them was relaxation mixed with enchantment. His voice became even lower and more magnetic, tugging Catherine’s heartstrings.

stare at me like that, or I cannot promise not

suddenly had a heart for playing. She had not prepared for it the last time and let him influence

allow him to

to be seductive, and so did

ears and blew softly. There seemed

a

siren, and her face was too delicate.

proud of his self-control. But now,

laughed at himself secretly. It was the first time he had

himself, he stood up

to deal with the problem

touch of

whupped Branden in

away, Audrey drank a

not returned, Audrey

give Catherine a bear hug. But she froze instantly due to Catherine’s chilly

“Burp.”

an enormous hiccup

laugh and was less likely to push Audrey

her arms, Catherine squinted at Audrey and asked, “Go ahead. What do you want

was confused at first. Soon, she collected herself and gaped at

how do you know I have a question to

rolled her eyes at her

felt awkward under Catherine’s rolling, eyes, as if a basin of

was too sarcastic. Audrey felt like she was an idiot in front of

That was very frustrating.

ready to

her, “Don’t

was here

asked yet. How could she leave

Catherine earnestly. “Kathy, when did you find

thought of how Catherine suddenly pulled her away at the mall. It must be that Catherine had seen Erik already and did not want her to be

ago, and Audrey

scumbag under Triston’s persuasion. It seemed she overestimated Audrey’s