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.

the empty office door, Marshall chuckled

and for some reason, he was particularly fond of her

noticed that Catherine had a consistently

oppressive atmosphere

in his palm. “What’s wrong? Who made

Catherine

upset, but the lingering hostility in her demeanor indicated some impatience. “Then what’s bothering

wants me to participate in the Bide Cup

to share her unhappiness with anyone, even if something bothered

considerate in her actions.

incident not only became known within Eskana’s internal research community but also spread worldwide, reaching several major research institutions

the backgrounds of their research personnel from parents’ generation to grandparents’ generation. It was almost

Branden wasn’t in the research circle, he

due to the leak incident, and this time, the higher-ups wouldn’t let the opportunity pass. To secure a solid victory

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

to go? Then

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

need. I just don’t feel like making a trip to Alton. It’s boring over

competition, there should

his Ph.D. there. He spent five years in Alton and was very familiar with

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

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

Audrey mentioned going on a vacation to relax this morning, a fleeting thought crossed Catherine’s mind. It seemed like a long time

his embrace. “Don’t think about those things.