All Her Secrets

After Paxton was gone, Catherine looked at the time. It was only half an hour left. She estimated Branden must be exhausted, so she got up and headed to the training ground.

Just as she reached the training ground entrance, Paxton stopped her. “Miss Swann, could I trouble you for one more thing? Come with me, please.

“What do you want?” Catherine stared at him with doubt. Paxton kept his head down and avoided meeting Catherine’s eyes. “Miss Swann, you only need to follow me.”

Catherine walked behind Paxton for some time and came to a halt. Paxton noticed and looked over his shoulder.

He saw Catherine fold her arms before her chest with a grim look. Her eyes seemed harsh and piercing, almost scared Paxton out of his wits.

“Aren’t you gonna tell me the truth?” said Catherine with a commanding vibe. Paxton did not know what he had done wrong to expose himself, but he knew he could hide it from Catherine no more. He could only come clean.

“It’s Branden’s order. He doesn’t want you to be at the training ground. He wants to complete the challenge by himself.”

Speaking of which, Paxton felt aggrieved. When he was back at the training ground, Branden had given him a strict order to stop Catherine from returning.

Branden did not want Catherine to end the task in advance.

Catherine turned around to head back to the training ground, but Paxton strode in front of her and blocked her way.

Catherine glared at Paxton, and the latter subconsciously retreated a few steps. Watching her domineering back, Paxton muttered, “Branden, this is not my fault. She’s too powerful. I dared not say no.”

Catherine was indeed, as Paxton said, powerful. When she returned to the training ground, the fight was not over.

There was still fifteen minutes left. Branden could pass the test after fifteen minutes. The onlookers who worried about Branden all let out a sigh of relief.

In their eyes, as long as Branden kept that pace, it was not a big problem for him to make it to the end.

eighteen people low in spirits under Branden’s

having more challenging tasks. The eighteen people

could have made it to the end even if he could not

the onlookers were feared. The eighteen

head with both hands, standing still like a mountain

of the trainees noticed Branden did not fight back, so he swept his leg and kicked Branden’s

ahead before he steadied his body.

drew together tightly as

was a nice trick. Catherine was indeed unwilling to hurt him too severely. After all, who would

his head as if he had guessed what she intended to do. Catherine

beaten. The training continued, and Branden was more badly hurt as he

move forward, but Paxton blocked her way and did not let

given me the order to stop you from

time was too long. Jon blew the whistle when the one-

When he saw her, the fierceness in his eyes turned to tenderness. He

over. Can I join your

can join my camp now. But you are late for a week, so you must pass the survival challenge. Will you

answered without thinking

and left the decision to

how about you assign yourself a task? You

smile

that Branden’s affection for Catherine had worked and softened Catherine. She stretched rules for Branden,

relaxed, Branden’s

be heading to Snake Island in the north alone and staying there for a day and a night. If I could survive, please give me a chance to be at

people and was wounded all over his body. Yet, he asked to go to Snake Island for the

of his mind or asking

that the members of Red Star had thrown her into a hole full of snakes. Did

responded, Branden