All Her Secrets

Catherine woke up starving. When she opened her eyes, it was already dark outside. The room was quiet. But Catherine sensed another person’s presence. She had acute senses, and they had never been wrong. In the darkness, a deep magnetic voice spoke up.

“You’re awake?” Catherine answered with an unusually good temper. “Mmhm.”

“Flick.” The lights in the room were turned on. Perhaps it was because Catherine had just woken up. The man didn’t turn the lights up too bright. There was a strange comfort in the dim lighting. Catherine’s bad temper after waking up was somehow alleviated by it.

“Do you want to eat first or talk?” The man gave her two choices. Catherine didn’t want to guess what the man wanted to talk about. She didn’t like thinking about things when she didn’t have to. This allowed her mind to rest properly and focus on more important things when needed.

“Say your piece,” Catherine said indifferently. She had made her choice. With his gaze fixed on her, the man chuckled. “Let’s talk about what’s happening at the Swann Corporation. It’s been almost two weeks. Apart from firing a financial manager, you haven’t made a move at all. Now you only have two and a half months left. Is that enough time for you?

Catherine rose from the bed slowly. As she stood upright, her elongated legs accentuated her graceful presence.

She turned her head towards Branden and flashed a mischievous smile. Her infectious grin had the power to captivate anyone in the world.

“You investigated me?”

“Well,” Branden said with a faint smile, his expression calm. “The person I chose never loses.”

The person he chose?

Catherine raised an eyebrow and looked at Branden. She looked proud and untamed with that grin on her face.

Although Catherine was often seen as arrogant, many people felt she had earned the right to be confident, as if her success was expected.

“Relax, I never lose.”

Before Branden could respond, Catherine interrupted unapologetically, “I’m hungry.” She said the three words in such a cold way, but they made the man’s heart warm up. But this man had been known to be cold and ruthless.

“Your body is still growing. Of course, you’ll feel hungry easily. I have told the kitchen to prepare dinner. Let’s go eat.”

Without giving Catherine a chance to respond, the man took her hand and led her toward the kitchen.

Catherine furrowed her brows. Her calm expression was now tainted with a hint of displeasure.

“What is he doing?

the habit of holding my hand?” Catherine

the man took her hand without her

around by someone like an invertebrate without worrying

lazy wherever and whenever she could. If she could lie down, she would never sit. And she wouldn’t stand up at

she was more than happy to roll

Catherine was taken to the living room, she noticed someone who seemed to have gone through a lot

over. Bryan waited over two hours for his Boss to be led down from upstairs by

things could happen in two

here to celebrate Bryan’s birthday. How come Branden took

was Branden who took her away. Bryan could never stand a chance against him, so he couldn’t

that Catherine had returned, Bryan could no longer hold back his grievance.

and how Bryan called Catherine “Boss” almost stunned

differently? He’s been so spoilt by Vicente that he wouldn’t take orders from anyone else. He’s also going through puberty, which is a

him. But now he’s behaving so well in front of Catherine Swann. Is Catherine the person

turned around to look at him, her

“What’s the matter?”

but as he glanced behind

could kill with

could only shake his head in silence and asked, “Nothing, I just wanted to know if you

alright,” Catherine answered dismissively. She wouldn’t have even paid attention to Bryan’s question if she hadn’t sensed he had

“Let’s go eat.”

the initiative to invite Bryan. This

buying me dinner tonight

member of the Duncan family and

restaurant, they

he could handle the spiciness, and his boss

up and saw Branden sit down

more. “He really goes out of