Chapter 85


    With the USB drive in hand, Bryan danced with excitement.


    This shocked all the students in ss 8. After all, Bryan had always been known for his aloofness, but


    now he looked like aplete idiot.


    David couldn’t help but ask, “Bryan, why are you so slow to react? We’ve already expressed how


    excited we were.”


    Bryan reached out and knocked David hard on the head, saying, “You’re the slow one, you idiot!”


    Bryan didn’t want to bother with David. He had something very important to confirm with Catherine.


    Bryan approached Catherine with excitement, his heart pounding nervously as if it was jumping out of


    his chest.


    “Boss, is this autograph genuine?” he asked, pointing to the USB drive.


    Catherine raised her head slowly, nced at the indicated signature, and nodded.


    “Oh my god, Boss, I admire you so much! How did you manage to get this person to sign the drive?


    You have no idea, but this person is my idol. They are like a god to me. No one can everpare.”


    Seeing Bryan like this, David also approached and almost had his eyeballs pop out when he saw the


    signature. Heined without suppressing his surprise at all, “Damn, that is Sugar’s signature!


    Catherine, how did you manage to get Sugar’s signature? This person is the founder of ‘Storm,’ the


    best hacker and most skilledputer expert in the world.”


    David finally understood why Bryan was so excited. If it were him, David might have passed out from


    excitement.


    Looking at her excited ssmates, Catherine was not at all bothered by their emotions. She sat back


    lazily in her chair, her expression calm and even a bit bored.


    If Catherine had known that Bryan would be so excited over a signature, she wouldn’t have bothered


    with preparing a gift for him. She would have just asked Bryan to bring a piece of paper and written a


    hundred Sugar autographs herself for Bryan as a birthday gift.


    Anyway, she was Sugar. It would only take a moment to sign the word, which was no big deal to her at


    all. Since Bryan had been paying his respects and calling her Boss for such a long time, she would do


    this for him.


    Bryan asked excitedly, “Boss, do you know Sugar personally? How did you get their autograph? This is


    the best birthday gift I’ve ever received. I love it so much.”


    Catherine was thinking about whether she should tell Bryan the truth or not when David suddenly


    chimed in, “Bryan, you’re so slow today. Did you forget what Liana said earlier? The Swann


    Corporation has a partnership with Storm. They’ve already sent Liana an unreleased. game card.


    Catherine is thepany president. It’s no surprise that she can make Sugar her acquaintance and


    get them to sign the USB drive.”


    Bryan thought about it and realized David had a point. Therefore, Bryan couldn’t help but shower


    Catherine with more praise again.


    “Boss, you’re so amazing.”


    Liana, who was standing nearby, was exploding with anger. Once again, Catherine had stolen. her


    limelight, and this time, Catherine hadpletely overshadowed her.


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    It didn’t even matter that people knew her as the young miss of the Swann family.


    Catherine had climbed to the position of chairperson of the board. Her position was even higher than


    Liana’s father’s. There’s no way Liana could everpete with her.


    “This is so frustrating,” Liana thought.


    But the thing was, Liana couldn’t do anything about this at all. She felt that Catherine, like at harbinger


    of disasters, was such a problem and was always in her way.


    After finishing their meal, Bryan suggested they y the game together, and everyone agreed.


    Who wouldn’t want to try the beta version?


    Bryan looked at Catherine with a somewhat elusive expression.


    Seeing him like this, Catherine knew that Bryan had something to say but was hesitant to spit it out, so


    she took the initiative.


    “Just speak your mind.”


    Bryan was almost in tears. “Boss is really kind to me,” he thought.


    “Boss, can I make a birthday wish? Will you y this game with me?” he asked.


    Believe it or not, Catherine actually agreed.


    The game Bryan mentioned was the one she had created. How could she refuse?


    Considering it was Bryan’s birthday, Catherine nodded in agreement.


    At the Duncan Corporation.


    The top floor, the president’s office.


    Paxton had just received a message from the intelligence team. He had rushed to the


    Branden’s office to update him.


    “Sir, we have news about Sugar. One of the aliases they used in the past has appeared again,” Paxton


    said.


    Upon hearing Paxton’s report, Branden put down his pen and looked up slowly, his voice cold, “Have


    you got the IP address?”


    Paxton had rushed over as soon as he received the information. He hadn’t opened the message


    containing the IP address sent by the intelligence team.


    Paxton lowered his head, opened the message, and instantly froze. He muttered, “How is this.


    possible?”


    Seeing that something was off, Branden asked again patiently, “What’s the matter?” Branden was


    rarely patient like this.


    Paxton quickly regained hisposure, looked up at Branden, and respectfully replied, “Sir, we have


    got Sugar’s IP address.”


    “But we traced it back to the Duncan family house.”


    An intrigued look shed in Branden’s eyes. Since he had not given any instructions yet, Paxton


    continued his report.


    “Sir, I’ve contacted the family house. The Young Master is hosting his birthday banquet there. The party


    has been approved by Mr. Vicente Swann. There are quite a few people invited, which means it’s


    difficult to know who the real Sugar is!”


    Upon hearing this, Branden suddenly stood up.


    Paxton immediately stepped forward, respectfully helping Branden put on his coat. “Sir, are you going


    back to the family house?”


    “Yes!” Branden responded without much emotion.


    “Challenge epted. I’ll figure out how this hacker, Sugar, got into my family house,” Branden thought.


    Like all century-old prestigious families, the Duncans were deeply rooted in the localmunity and


    had many family inembers.


    Bryan’s father, Brady Duncan, was the cousin of Branden and the son of Karl’s elder brother. Brady


    was a simple and honest person.


    He didn’t have much ambition for power. Therefore, Karl kept him by his side since Brady was a child.


    Karl was already getting old when Branden was born, so naturally, Brady was considerably older than


    Branden.


    His father’s status allowed Bryan to grow up in the family house and was greatly favored by Karl. He


    was treated by everyone as Karl’s own grandson.


    Meanwhile, the birthday party at the family house continued, and the cheers grew louder and louder.


    The entire banquet presented a stark contrast. Almost all the boys gathered in one group. The girls


    chatted boringly on the side. Feelingpletely ignored, some people even started toin.


    “What’s so charming about Catherine Swann? Why do all these guys treat her like a goddess?”


    “Who knows? Look at those guys. They’re all so excited as if someone has cast a spell on them. I


    really don’t understand what’s so interesting about those games. Catherine is so good at this. She can


    capture everyone’s attention just like that.”


    Liana heard all thesements. She wholeheartedly agreed that Catherine was simply putting on an


    act. With just a USB drive, Catherine managed to charm everyone away. “She truly had her ways,”


    Liana thought.


    At first, Liana had thought Catherine wouldn’t pose any threat at all, as she wouldn’t know


    how to fit into Liana’s social circles. Liana didn’t expect Catherine to be this skilled with men.


    Before Liana came up with a retort, she heard another round of cheers.


    “Wow, Catherine, you’re amazing!”