All Her Secrets

Chapter 709 Team-Building Excursion

Catherine glanced expressionlessly at Marshall. “Professor Hartley, just tell me what you need.”

Marshall turned and handed a document to Catherine. “The Bide Cup, held every four years in Alton, is about to begin. As the highest institution in Eskana, Styre University naturally needs to participate. Due to the last project leak, our reputation was damaged. This competition is important for the school, and the higher-ups also attach great importance to it. Mr. Farrell is under a lot of pressure.”

Originally, Marshall wasn’t one to care about competition rankings. He valued experimental research projects. However, this competition held considerable weight in the industry. If the ranking in the competition is too low, it could affect Styre University’s global standing.

Ultan approached him to come up with a solution. As a teacher at Styre University, he didn’t want the school to lose face. And it was a fact that their team’s leak incident had brought a lot of negative publicity to Styre University.

Catherine understood Marshall’s meaning. She was not fond of participating in such competitions. For her, competitions were just a group of people playing a boring game.

However, since Marshall rarely made such requests, Catherine chose to agree. Joining a competition wasn’t too difficult; it would just take some effort.

Catherine stood up expressionlessly. Let me know when it’s time to depart.”

Sensing Catherine’s agreement, Marshall smiled. As Catherine was about to leave, he quickly stopped her. ” Wait!”

Catherine continued walking without turning her head. “Is there anything else?”

“I have the competition details here. Take a look. If you have time, I’ll go through the key points and analyze them with you,” said Marshall.

“No need,” Catherine said assertively, disappearing from Marshall’s office.

Looking at the empty office door, Marshall chuckled silently.

This student of his indeed had personality and talent, and for some reason, he was particularly fond of her temper. She was so likable.

Catherine had a consistently displeased expression after

also sensed the oppressive atmosphere

her hand and gently rubbed it in his palm. “What’s

upset,” Catherine

her demeanor indicated

professor wants me to participate in the

to share her unhappiness with anyone, even if something bothered her

considerate in her actions. Now, she

The last leak incident not only became known within Eskana’s internal research community but also spread

research studios began self-inspections, scrutinizing the backgrounds of their research personnel from parents’ generation to grandparents’ generation. It was almost as if they were about to

research circle, he knew about

was due to the leak incident, and this time, the higher-ups wouldn’t let the opportunity pass. To secure a solid victory in the competition, they were bound to exert pressure on

Though Marshall’s team was competitive, there was no certainty of winning without Catherine. For them, Catherine was undoubtedly the ultimate cheat code. To ensure a stable victory,

to go? Then

rejecting it all. No one could make Catherine do something she disliked, and no

a trip to Alton. It’s boring over there,”

gently pinched her cheek. “Consider it a vacation, okay? How about I accompany you? After the competition, there should be a two-day break. Despite

that Branden attended college in Alton, and later on, he even pursued his Ph.D. there. He spent five years in Alton and was very familiar with

She had been struggling to find a breakthrough in her experimental projects. Although her experiments were progressing at an almost

to quickly break through the experimental bottleneck and move on to the next stage. However, her impatience made her

relax this morning, a fleeting thought crossed Catherine’s

gently reached out and pulled her into his embrace.