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 getting into the

the driver’s seat, Paxton also sensed the oppressive atmosphere and

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

upset,” Catherine said

she wasn’t upset, but the lingering hostility in her

professor wants me to participate in the Bide Cup in Alton,”

past, Catherine never used to share her unhappiness with anyone, even if something bothered her deep inside. Anything that

returned to the Swanns, she noticed herself becoming more considerate in her actions. Now, she even started sharing her inner

hint, and Branden quickly pieced together the whole story. The last leak incident not only became known within Eskana’s internal research community but also spread worldwide, reaching several

from parents’ generation to grandparents’ generation. It

circle, he knew

and this time, the higher-ups wouldn’t let the opportunity pass. To secure a solid victory in the competition, they were bound

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

want to go? Then

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

don’t feel like making a trip to Alton. It’s boring over there,”

cheek. “Consider it a vacation, okay? How about I accompany you? After the competition, there should be a two-day break. Despite Alton’s notorious reputation, some

Branden attended college in Alton, and later on, he even pursued his Ph.D. there. He spent five

find a breakthrough in her experimental projects. Although her experiments were progressing at an almost unimaginable pace, everything still

bottleneck and move on to the next stage. However, her impatience made her more prone

on a vacation to relax this morning, a fleeting thought crossed Catherine’s mind. It seemed like a long time since she had taken

pulled her into his embrace. “Don’t think about those things. Consider it a