All Her Secrets

Edson watched as Catherine turned and approached him step by step, a confident smile on his face. He had already assumed a stance, ready to face Catherine. "Cassie..." Just as he uttered the first word of the next sentence, Catherine acted with lightning speed. She threw a punch, landing it squarely on Edson's jaw. The force was too strong, causing Edson to tilt backward.

Catherine followed up with another punch to Edson's abdomen, then delivered a fierce kick.

Edson fell to the ground like a kite with a broken string, completely unable to get up.

After dealing with him, Catherine brushed off the dust from her hands, wearing a disdainful expression as she prepared to leave.

She had warned others not to bother her, yet speople just didn't learn.

As she turned around, Catherine saw Branden standing not far away. She stopped in her tracks, standing still and watching Branden approach step by step.

gently held it in his. "Going to eat?" Catherine neither refused nor showed impatience,

deliberately chose the spot where Edson had fallen. He walked proudly with Catherine. As they

the already agonized Edson couldn't help but let

nodded in agreement. "Yeah. That pig is really annoying." "Yeah. Let's not bother with the annoyance. Let's go

up in the hospital, having just undergone

had dislocated his jaw, knocking out two teeth

the sake of his health, he needed to stay in the hospital for another week. Edson, of course, couldn't afford to stay in the hospital for a week. This was the opportune moment for him to

knew Catherine wouldn't be persuaded now. The only thing he could do was make Catherine willingly cback

Catherine was stubborn, she valued relationships. Edson believed that, in