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.

hand, and gently held it in his. "Going to

the spot where Edson had fallen. He walked proudly with Catherine. As they passed by the fallen Edson,

help but let out a startling

in agreement. "Yeah. That pig is really annoying." "Yeah. Let's not bother with the annoyance. Let's go eat." Branden led Catherine away, leaving Edson writhing in pain

hospital, having just undergone

fractures that needed repairing, and Catherine's punch had dislocated his jaw, knocking

week. Edson, of course, couldn't afford to stay in the hospital for a week. This was the opportune moment for him to attack Branden and bankrupt the Duncan Corporation; he couldn't

persuaded now. The

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