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 temper. She was so

that Catherine had a consistently displeased expression after getting into the

Paxton also sensed the oppressive atmosphere and silently raised the

held her hand and gently rubbed it in

Catherine

in her demeanor indicated some impatience.

to participate in the

to share her unhappiness with anyone, even if something bothered her deep inside. Anything that made her upset,

she noticed herself becoming more considerate in her

dropped a hint, and Branden quickly pieced together the whole story. The last leak incident not only became known within Eskana’s internal research community but also spread worldwide, reaching

the backgrounds of their research personnel from

circle, he knew

and this time, the higher-ups wouldn’t let the opportunity pass. To secure a solid victory in the competition, they were bound to exert

of research projects throughout Styre University. Though Marshall’s team was competitive, there was no certainty of winning without Catherine. For them, Catherine was undoubtedly the ultimate cheat code. To ensure a stable victory,

go? Then

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

feel like making a trip

Branden gently pinched her cheek. “Consider it a vacation, okay? How about I accompany you? After the competition, there should be a

that Branden attended college in Alton, and later on, he even pursued his Ph.D. there. He spent five

struggling to find a breakthrough in her experimental projects.

to quickly break through the experimental bottleneck and move on to the next stage. However, her impatience made her more prone

thought crossed Catherine’s mind.

and pulled her into his