All Her Secrets

Catherine was heading to the exam room in Casier. Looking ahead at the crowded scene, Catherine impatiently spoke up in a cold voice, “Drop me off up front.”

There was no choice. The place was packed with the parents of exam- takers. Many families had mobilized for this event.

The once spacious road had now become unbearably congested. Hearing Catherine’s words, the driver was sweating profusely. But he didn’t dare to make any decisions.

Seeing the severe traffic jam up ahead, Branden simply pushed the car door open.

With the blazing sun outside, he reached for the umbrella by the car door and propped it up to shield himself from the scorching rays.

Paxton approached and intended to take the umbrella, but Branden avoided his hand. Branden circled to Catherine’s side, opened the car door, and led her out.

As they stepped out, the big umbrella cast a shadow over Catherine and shielded her from the sun completely.

“Let’s go,” Branden said.

He held Catherine’s hand and led her toward the exam room. The parking spot wasn’t too far from the exam room, just 100 yards away.

The entrance of the exam room was swarmed with people. Branden, who usually avoided crowds, showed no signs of dissatisfaction.

He stood behind Catherine and blocked the harsh sun with his tall figure.

At the school gate, there were also TV reporters covering the event. With Branden escorting Catherine, the two of them immediately caught the attention of many people. The reporters were quick to notice this attractive couple.

One of them couldn’t help but exclaim, “Wow. This guy is so handsome! He doesn’t look like a student here to take the exam. And the girl he’s with is so gorgeous, like a princess. Is he her brother, here to see her off?”

The more experienced cameraman behind the reporter rolled his eyes and teased the new intern for her lack of insight.

“Didn’t you look at their hands? How can they be siblings when they’re holding hands like that?”

Upon closer inspection, the reporter realized what the cameraman said was right. The two people’s intertwined fingers made them look like a loving couple.

reporter was truly captivated by their looks. With a few minutes left before the entrance time, she decided

to approach, the cameraman immediately stopped

turned to him and wondered

aren’t we going to interview

logo of their umbrella. Not everyone can be

the aura emanating

logo, was a symbol of wealth. After being reminded, the reporter finally noticed the umbrella that Branden

read about these umbrellas built into car doors, and they started at a price of

in those informative posts. The price must have been on the higher side. Its price must easily

her plan to interview and expressed her gratitude

nearby camera crew, but he didn’t pay them much attention. As long

opened. Catherine didn’t rush in. She waited for most of the people to enter before giving

and

said, “Miss Catherine’s calm demeanor is truly admirable. After all, this is such a significant exam, and she doesn’t

at Catherine as she walked away. She gradually disappeared from his

earnestly, “She is like

had initially wanted to lighten the atmosphere by praising Catherine,

It was truly surprising.

room, and coincidentally, Liana also walked in. It was quite a

soon as Liana saw Catherine, her first reaction was to glance at Catherine’s arm. When Liana noticed the bandage on Catherine’s right hand, a smug smile appeared on

that Catherine had suffered a significant injury,

snorted with arrogance and

in engaging with her. If she wanted to put on a show, Catherine was content to let her do so

half an hour into the exam, a student suddenly raised a hand to

student was Catherine. The exam proctor came over to her and asked

her paper in the proctor’s hands. She picked up her belongings

Catherine walk away with an embarrassed expression and then shook her

students couldn’t be persuaded, and this time, she