All Her Secrets

Kim Morris was still rambling on the other end of the phone. He was trying everything to make Audrey convince Catherine into attending the reality show.

His words started to have an effect on Audrey. Now that her focus was on her career, she understood what Kim was trying to tell her.

It was a rare opportunity for her to participate in this reality show. She would probably never have another chance at fame if she missed this.

She raised her head and looked at Catherine. Catherine was still eating the barbecue at a leisurely pace.

She exuded an air of elegance even when she ate something as homely as barbecue.

Audrey looked at the face that semi-resembled her own. She still couldn’t make up her mind to ask Catherine about the reality show.

In her eyes, Catherine was an aloof yet sensitive person. She didn’t like to interact with the outside world. One could even say that she’s somewhat introverted.

Most importantly, she was still in school. Although the show would be shot on weekends, it might still affect her studies.

In an effort to make Kim stop nagging, Audrey tried to stall him by saying, “Kimmy, don’t worry. I will try my best to convince Catherine tonight. I’ll let you know if there’s good news!”

Without giving Kim a chance to reply, Audrey hung up the phone. Pretending nothing had happened, she returned to her seat and resumed eating the barbecue. She didn’t know that Catherine had heard her conversation loud and clear.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

A few minutes passed. After a long hesitation, Audrey finally decided to speak. She pretended to ask Catherine casually, “Kathy, you saw me during the shoot today, didn’t you? Do you like how it feels to be on TV?”

Catherine shook her head without hesitation. Her blank expression didn’t change in the slightest.

Audrey gave up. She had known that Catherine wouldn’t like it. Given her personality, there was no way that she would like it.

Audrey gave a cheerful smile, looking relieved. “That makes sense. Not everyone enjoys being in front of a camera.”

She noticed Catherine scrutinizing her and laughed awkwardly. She tried to pretend that everything was fine. “It’s ok, I just thought that this was a good time to make conversation. Don’t worry about it, let’s enjoy the food!”

Catherine looked at Audrey who was smiling awkwardly. For a split second, Catherine had the feeling that she didn’t understand her.

According to Kim, Audrey could ride the popularity of the show and elevate her status in the entertainment industry. If that was true, then Audrey should have asked her about it at the first possible opportunity.

A long time had passed since Audrey learned this. Yet she took no action besides tentatively asking Catherine about it that one time.

Why would she rather endure being bullied by others, even to the extent of going swimming on her period, than to ask her to participate?

Catherine really couldn’t understand her!

They finished the barbecue without Audrey raising the matter again.

The two walked out of the barbecue restaurant. Unexpectedly, they ran into Triston and Branden when they stepped outside the doors.

Triston looked at the Swann sisters, his face filled with smugness. He looked at Branden with a raised brow and said happily, “What did I tell you? If you want to have a meal, the newest and most popular barbecue restaurant is the place to go. There’s even a chance of running into beauties. Mr. Duncan, are these ladies fit your liking?”

Audrey was rather happy to run into familiar faces. She was especially happy that one of them was Branden. Now she had the chance to open some opportunities for Catherine. This was great.

“Mr. Lambert, what a surprise to run into you two right after finishing our meal here. Are both of you planning to dine here as well?”

Triston was about to nod but was interrupted by Branden behind him. Branden’s thin lips spat out a cold, one-worded answer, “No!”

Triston turned around in shock. He only realized what Branden was trying to do after seeing his serious expression.

The ladies had finished eating, which meant that they were leaving the place. If they go inside now, they would have to bid the ladies farewell.

He quickly agreed with Branden, “We’ve eaten. We were planning to find a place to have a drink and give our bodies some time to digest the food. Would you like to join us?”

Audrey looked at Catherine, whose face was void of expression. Since Catherine didn’t show that she disliked the idea, Audrey made the decision for them.

“Never mind the drinks. How about we take a walk together to help digest the food we just ate?

After living with her for a while, Audrey had a rough understanding of Catherine’s preferences.

Although she appeared aloof, she was an amiable and easy-going person.

Triston stole a glance at Branden to see his reaction. Upon seeing that the person in charge didn’t mind the proposal, Triston could only nod in agreement despite his empty stomach.

“Alright, let us go for a walk!”

Coincidentally, there was a park beside the barbecue restaurant. The four decided to take their walk there.

Triston and Audrey hit up a conversation quickly. On the other hand, Branden followed

Catherine at her pace.

Catherine walked very slowly, so the distance between the two pairs gradually increased.

Branden’s eyes were glued on Catherine. An almost imperceptible frown was present on her exquisitely beautiful face.

It looked like she had something on her mind, which made her look less distant and closer to life. It made her feel more real.

Branden opened his mouth slowly. With a rare tenderness in his voice, he asked, “Something troubling you?”

His voice blew past her ear like a refreshing breeze. She lifted her eyes and looked toward him. There was a hint of confusion in her eyes.

She had to admit that Branden was something else.

He was the sort of person that was gifted with the characteristics of nobility. Every move he made was so eye-catching. It felt like he was someone from a higher dimension.

Despite that, he now exuded an aura of security that Catherine felt she could trust.

Noticing the change in her eyes, Brandon continued to comfort her, “Kathy, there are many things in life that you don’t need to accomplish alone. Others can help you if you tell them about your troubles. They can give you advice too.”

Catherine looked at him with her head tilted to one side. It was the first time she had heard something like this.

From a young age, everyone told her that she could only depend on and trust herself.

After contemplating for a moment, she thought there might be some truth to what he said, so she decided to take his advice.

She told him about Audrey’s situation.

He understood what she meant. She was a brilliant and outstanding individual, but she had

never experienced kinship.

Genisus were destined to be lonely. Catherine had lived in the countryside since she was young. It looked like the sisterly care that Audrey showed her was something beyond her realm of knowledge. It came as somewhat of a shock and she didn’t know how to react.

There was a smile on Branden’s impressively handsome face. He looked at her with great interest. He asked in a low and husky voice, “Have you considered the possibility that she is trying to protect you?”

“Protect me?” repeated Catherine. Her voice was filled with shock and confusion.

“Yes.” Branden nodded with a smile. “Perhaps she isn’t very bright in your eyes. However, sincerity is the only thing that matters in a relationship. She understands that you don’t like to interact with strangers. If you participate in the reality show, chances are your life will be affected by it. That’s why she stopped bringing it up. She’s trying to protect you!”

In order to protect her, Audrey would rather suffer and be the target of ridicule than to fight for a chance to make herself famous?

Is that really what was happening?