All Her Secrets By Chestnut

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.

office

talent, and for some reason, he was particularly fond of her

that Catherine had a consistently displeased expression after

sensed the oppressive atmosphere and silently raised the partition

her hand and gently rubbed it in his palm.

Catherine

but the lingering hostility in her demeanor indicated some

me to participate in the Bide Cup in

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

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

pieced together the whole story. The last leak incident not only became known

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

in the research circle, he knew

competition was due to the leak incident, and this time, the higher-ups wouldn’t let the opportunity

throughout Styre University. Though Marshall’s team was competitive, there was no certainty of winning without Catherine. For them,

to go? Then

something, he advised rejecting it all. No one could

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

okay? How about I accompany you? After the competition, there should

he even pursued his Ph.D. there. He spent five years in Alton and was

had been struggling to find a breakthrough in her experimental projects.

on to the next stage. However, her impatience made her

on a vacation to relax this morning, a fleeting thought crossed Catherine’s

silence, Branden gently reached out and pulled her into his embrace. “Don’t