All Her Secrets

At quarter past three, the plane landed on tat Oceanvile Airport.

Catherine finally woke up. She barely lifted the brim of her hat off her face when a cup of hot coffee appeared in front of her.

Branden's gentle voice sounded above her. He said, “Have a sip." Catherine drank half of the cup from his hand. Warmth spread through her entire stomach. Ever since she'd been with Branden, her stomach troubles vanished.

Just as she finished the coffee and got ready to rise, Branden had their luggage and was holding her hand to lead her off the plane.

They took the VIP lane to the parking lot, where the car Branden arranged awaited them.

many properties in Oceanvile. Branden knew Catherine didn't like staying in hotels. Before their arrival, he had arranged for

while, Catherine was dropped off at the lab. Just as Catherine was about to enter, she heard Branden laugh resignedly behind her. He said, “Just letknow when you're done. Don't spend three full days locked up

didn't want to bring Catherine to Oceanvile without even having the chance to see her face-to-face. Catherine paused and raised an eyebrow as she looked back at him meaningfully. "What's this? Filing a complaint?" Branden chuckled in resignation." Let's call it a request instead. How about that, Miss Swann?" Catherine lifted her chin and struck a noble pose with sophistication. " Approved. I'll get in touch later." After saying that arrogantly, Catherine turned and walked away without further explanation to Branden. Branden stood there and watched her until she

here!" His excitement was hard to

force you to hand over the experiment results immediately. Can't you take a couple more days to rest?" Rodge felt incredibly fortunate to have met Catherine in

never made demands on them. Everything proceeded at the pace they set, and she never

expressed other emotions. It was