All Her Secrets By Chestnut

Catherine checked the time. It was the right time to go in. She was not too early and needed to wait for the others, nor was she too late and kept others waiting. Paxton was great at timing. The time they arrived was what Catherine wanted.

“Let’s go in.”

Catherine sat up straight and got out of the car. Paxton opened the car door and prepared to take the suitcase for Catherine, but Branden took it. Branden would carry the suitcase for Catherine in person.

He held Catherine’s suitcase in one hand while holding Catherine’s hand in the other. The two were a perfect match and caught many people’s eyes in the crowded airport terminal. Catherine was wearing a hat, but Branden did not. Only his face was appealing enough to the passers-by.

Some people subconsciously took out their phones and wanted to snap him, but Branden cast a cold glance at the passer-by who raised his phone the first.

That man was startled and dropped his phone to the ground, and the others shut down the idea of taking photos of Branden.

Branden was not only handsome but had a powerful vibe. He was so powerful that others would feel stressed. The passers-by did not dare to provoke him. Catherine had sharp eyes and saw her teammates and teachers, so she stopped Branden.

“They are there. I will go to them myself.”

Branden did not insist on going with her. He only asked, “What time is your flight the day after tomorrow? I will pick you up.”

The semi-finals would only last for one day. Catherine would be there today and have the competition tomorrow, and she would return to Casier on the third day. Branden wished he could fly to Oceanvile with Catherine, but he had important things to do in Casier.

Catherine did not show her emotions and said, “I won’t be back with them. I asked for several days off from the school. There’s something I need to do in Oceanvile.”

Branden’s brows drew together tightly after he heard what Catherine said. He asked reluctantly, “How many days do you need to stay there?”

It did not matter that Catherine asked for leave, and he had no intention of prying on what Catherine wanted to do. All that mattered to him was how long Catherine would be away from him. Catherine thought fast about her schedule before she gave him the answer.

“At least a week.”

“A week?” Branden’s already furrowed brows deepened. After a moment of hesitation, Branden did not stop her. He said concernedly, ” Call me anytime if you need anything.”

Catherine rarely agreed so readily. “I will.”

Then, she took her suitcase from Branden’s hand and walked toward her teammates. Branden watched her back retreating. She did not even bother to wave goodbye at him. He suddenly felt a little sad.

What should he do?

She did not go far yet, but Branden already felt unhappy to part with her. He decided to handle things in Casier quickly and fly to Oceanvile to be with Catherine. Her teammates saw Catherine heading to them and greeted her delightedly.

“Catherine is here!”

Ronin had been playing a mobile game. When he saw Catherine, he put his phone down and ran to her. He took over Catherine’s suitcase and pulled out the chair for her.

“Catherine, why didn’t you let me pick you up this morning?”

Ronin texted Catherine and offered to pick her up, but Catherine refused. Ronin obeyed whatever Catherine said, so he did not go to her place.

The others were accustomed to Ronin’s attention to Catherine. After all, Ronin had been around Catherine from the first day he came to Class 8.

At first, some students thought Ronin fancied Catherine and wanted to pursue her. Later, even a blind person could tell that Ronin merely saw and served Catherine as his superior. There was nothing romantic between them.

The two looked more like siblings, and of course, Ronin was a little younger than Catherine. Liana was wearing earphones, seemingly immersed in her music. However, she was paying more attention to Catherine than anyone else.

She snorted coldly and disdainfully at Ronin’s gallantry toward Catherine. When Catherine falls from grace, Liana wondered if those simps would still suck up to Catherine. Liana would wait and see.

Catherine arrived at the right time, and there was no time for them to chat because they were supposed to line up and board. Bryan stood up and walked to Catherine. “Catherine, my seat is near yours. Let me go with you.”

Catherine said nothing but only lowered the brim of her hat to cover her little face, preventing the others from seeing her expression.

It was weird that Ronin did not object. Usually, Ronin would be irritated when Bryan was playing up to Catherine. It was a miracle when Ronin and Bryan stopped quarreling with each other even for one day.

No one could stop their quarrels. They would only have a truce when Catherine asked them to. Ronin did not react when Bryan said his seat was next to Catherine’s. How was that not surprising?

The question was answered after they boarded the planeCatherine found her seat and sat down, and Bryan followed her. Just as Bryan was about to sit, Ronin, behind Bryan, fastened his pace and took the lead to sit next to Catherine.

Bryan held back his rage and said to Ronin, “This is my seat. Get up!”

Ronin looked up and stared at Bryan smugly. “Who told you it’s your seat? Open your eyes and check your ticket carefully. Is this your seat?”

Bryan took out his ticket and was about to show it to Ronin and slap him in the face. He did not expect that his seat was not there but three rows behind Catherine’s. Bryan was shocked. He widened his eyes and glared at Ronin, “Brat, you played me?”

They were flying to Oceanvile together. How would Ronin let go of the chance to sit near Catherine?

Ronin had already hacked the airline system and switched seats with Bryan. It was just that Bryan was foolish enough not to discover that.

Ronin raised an eyebrow and looked at Bryan gloatingly. “Kid, I’m teaching you a lesson about how dangerous the world is. Be careful next time.”