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.

to eat?" Catherine neither refused nor showed impatience, and Branden knew she had

where Edson had fallen. He walked proudly with

couldn't help but let out a startling

hear a pig squeal?" Catherine nodded in agreement. "Yeah. That pig is really

up in the hospital, having just

that needed repairing, and Catherine's punch had

to stay in the hospital for another week. Edson, of course, couldn't afford to

called his assistant, demanding to be discharged. He knew Catherine wouldn't be persuaded now. The only thing he could do was

believed that, in the end, he