Chapter 408 Just a Little Business

Catherine emerged from the private booth, heading for the restroom. As she turned the corner, she felt a pair of eyes fixated on her from behind.

Catherine halted and turned.

She saw Adrien standing at the far end of the corridor, his gaze clearly sizing her up. He also noticed Catherine turn around. He initiated the greeting. “What a coincidence, us dining here?”

He had clearly been standing there for a few minutes.

Was it a coincidence?

Not at all.

Catherine gave him an indifferent look, then turned to leave. Adrien hadn’t anticipated Catherine’s reaction.

He immediately tried to stop her.

“Catherine, we cross paths, and you can’t even say hello?” he called out. Turning back once more, Catherine cast a nonchalant glance at Adrien and scrutinized him from head to toe.

She dismissively uttered, “Hi, Adrien.”

Her expression seemed to question him.

“Is that enough?

“Are you satisfied?”

Adrien was growing more intrigued by his niece. She was certainly different from the rest of the Langs. He approached Catherine with a friendly smile.

were brimming with

relation, there’s no need for hostilities, right? Why not be friends,

her eyes, “Hmph. I’m not in the habit

watched Catherine’s confident departure and let out a bitter laugh. This was the

being admired, he had failed in his attempt to befriend her. As Catherine left, the hidden security officer finally emerged from the shadows and

this young lady doesn’t seem to have a pleasant personality. You are older than her, but

nice to me. She’s been through a lot from

who informed him of Catherine’s ruthless tactics. She had pushed Korbin

moment, Adrien contemplated that this young woman was clever, but

Duncans. Adrien was well

knew what kind of people

rooted in feudal superstition. Could normal parents really do such a

time for them to reap the harvest. Catherine had no intention of having one person after another corner her in the restroom. It was Adrien earlier, and

appeared,

I need to talk

him and nodded

final exams are just a week away. After that, we’ll have a month off. Isn’t that great?” Ronin spoke.

was enough to make Ronin

from Sean offering a billion dollars for you to be an instructor for

Catherine finally understood his real intention, she scanned him from head to toe with a

It was terrifying.

bear

to keep the money for myself. I just think that instead of letting Sean earn that money,

slightly

risked getting a beating from Catherine, Ronin decided to come clean. At Catherine’s quizzical look, he added, “The money you had me transfer to the lab

from the Winfreds, courtesy of an arrangement facilitated by Withal, they wouldn’t have had

a sense of financial responsibility was not one of them. No matter how much they earned, she often

he took control of her accounts, earning a degree in financial management

income and expenses efficiently, but he could also

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