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 door,

of his indeed had personality and talent, and for some reason, he was particularly fond

that Catherine had a consistently displeased expression

sensed the oppressive atmosphere and silently raised

and gently rubbed it in his palm. “What’s wrong? Who made you

upset,” Catherine said

but the lingering hostility in her

me to participate in the Bide Cup

her unhappiness with anyone, even if something bothered

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

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.

research circle, he knew about the

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

no certainty of winning without Catherine. For them, Catherine was undoubtedly the ultimate cheat code. To

want to go? Then

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

need. I just don’t feel like making a trip to Alton.

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 places there have decent scenery. I’ll take you for

even pursued his Ph.D. there. He spent five

suggestion made her hesitate. She had been struggling to find a breakthrough in her experimental projects. Although her experiments were progressing at an almost unimaginable pace,

through the experimental bottleneck and move on to the

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

silence, Branden gently reached out and pulled her into his embrace. “Don’t think about those things. Consider it a vacation,