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.

The Duncans owned many properties in Oceanvile. Branden knew Catherine didn't like staying in hotels. Before their arrival, he

enter, she heard Branden laugh resignedly behind her. He said, “Just letknow when you're done. Don't spend

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 disappeared completely. Then

finally here!" His excitement was hard

couple more days to rest?" Rodge felt incredibly fortunate to have met Catherine in his lifetime. Not only did she maximize his value and allow him to pursue his favorite work, but her management style in

them. Everything proceeded at the pace they set,

focused solely on experiments and seldom expressed other emotions. It was