All Her Secrets

Even after a late-night street barbecue session, Catherine couldn't resist getting up early to head to the lab.

If she hadn't received an unexpected message about Audrey's mishap, she would've arrived even earlier, straight from the dorm to the lab.

Once inside the lab, Catherine immediately delved into her work.

To ensure she had a quiet work environment, Marshall cleared out his own exclusive lab space for Catherine.

In the research building, this was a treatment usually reserved for esteemed professors.

When professors from other departments got wind of this, they sought out Marshall and claimed he was breaking the rules. Once a precedent was set, it made things difficult for everyone else.

However, Marshall just chuckled and even teased them, saying, "If you had a gem like mine, you'd offer not just a lab but even your last penny." Those folks thought it was against the rules, but their arguments fell flat against Marshall's words because Catherine's capabilities spoke volumes. It left them envious and resigned.

After working all morning, Catherine finally emerged from the lab. Right at mealtime, Branden messaged her and reminded her to eat on time.

If she didn't respond or eat as scheduled, Branden would probably show up at the lab with a food container in hand.

soon as she stepped out of the lab, Catherine spotted Ciaran rushing toward her. “I knew you'd be out at mealtime!" "Ciaran, did you need me?" "It's not me." Ciaran pointed behind him and looked flustered. “Mr. Farrell is here and has been waiting for you for a long time!" "Why didn't you callthen, Ciaran?" Ciaran looked embarrassed. "You know the instruction of the professor." Marshall had made it clear that no one was to disturb Catherine during her experiments, or they'd face consequences for violating lab rules. Given the severity of the offense, no one dared to cross that

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reason, it was understandable. She wasn't unreasonable and

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for two to three hours before finally meeting Catherine. "Catherine, seeing you is harder than catching Professor Hartley! "Sorry,

more worried that if he counted things up too much, Marshall might cto him

the EIE department, she was asked to attend an economics seminar. Catherine looked at Ultan skeptically and wondered if one of her secret

Shane, a financial

said that, Catherine understood the situation. "Okay. Got it," she replied and

couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It was the first the'd felt so stifled in

room of the economics department, which caused a small stir among those present. Whispers buzzed

"She's from the EIE department, right? What's she doing in the forum of our economics department?" "Who knows? Maybe she's got shidden connection to the big shots." "Keep it down.

other main character in that event,

her and Shane, even though Isadora later clarified it was all false, the fact that they were

noticed the commotion, turned his head, and spotted her. He waved at Catherine enthusiastically and called out,

of everyone, Catherine walked to the front row and sat