Chapter 137


    Catherine nced at the crowd coldly before fixing her icy gaze on Bryan. The moment her gaze


    landed on him, Bryan reacted swiftly.


    Bryan stood up abruptly. His handsome face darkened as he looked unfriendly at Elena and the others.


    He didn’t mince words as he said, “You think you can y a couple of tunes and dance a bit, and


    suddenly you’re an expert? And now you want to give others advice? When did it be your turn to


    instruct me?”


    Elena blushed deeply at Bryan’s blunt taunt. She hadn’t expected Bryan to be so harsh. She stomped


    in frustration and tried to exin herself. She didn’t want Bryan to misunderstand her.


    “Bryan, I…”


    Before she could utter another word, Bryan raised a hand to silence her. The sound of her voice


    seemed to send shivers down Bryan’s spine. Annoyance was written all over his face. Bryan said,


    “Enough. Just shut up!”


    After Elena was scolded twice in a row, although she usually had a strongposure, well up her eyes


    I couldn’t help but with tears.


    Elena just wanted to defend Bryan. But she never imagined that Bryan would publicly criticize her.


    “Bryan, I was only trying to help you!”


    Bryan snorted disdainfully as he looked at Elena coldly. “Who do you think you are? What gives you the


    right to say you’re trying to help me? You im you’re trying to help me, but you don’t even respect the


    people I hold in the highest regard. Is that your idea of helping me?”


    Bryan pointed a finger at Catherine as he looked scornfully at her.


    “I call her Boss. Whatever she says is right. If she says my ying isn’t good enough, it isn’t. Do you


    really think I need yourments?”


    When Bryan turned to look at Catherine, his expression changed. His eyes were filled with admiration


    and awe.


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    “Boss, your critique is spot on. My vocal teacher, who taught me guitar, said something simr before.


    These aspects do need improvement. And you can trust me. I’ll practice diligentlyter. I won’t let you


    down.”


    “Well,” Catherine grunted. She showed no interest in the people standing beside her. She even didn’t


    spare them a nce. Bryan’s response was an unexpected turn of events for all the onlookers.


    Regardless of whether he had intentionally praised Catherine with his previous words, his response as


    the person involved left Elena utterly humiliated.


    Bryan effectively helped Catherine embarrass Elena. And Catherine didn’t even need to make a move


    to make her opponents crumble. That was the most brilliant aspect of the whole situation.


    As the matter came to a close, Catherine felt tired. She slowly uncrossed her long legs and stood up.


    She said, “Let’s go.”


    Catherine strode toward the practice room’s exit. Her presence there had been solely for Bryan’s sake.


    Now that Bryan had finished practicing, there was no need for her to linger.


    Ronin followed closely as he noticed Catherine had gotten up. After Bryan saw Ronin’s movement, he


    hastily packed up his things and followed them. As a result, the others followed suit one after another,


    which created a bustling exodus.


    Elena watched them leave with red eyes. She angrily looked at them with a mixture of bewilderment


    and resentment. She muttered to herself, ” What’s the deal? What’s so special about Catherine? She’s


    managed to enchant them all. Are they all crazy?


    “That damn seductress! She’s quite the schemer!” Liana, who also nced in Catherine’s direction,


    had a look of anger and jealousy in her eyes.


    “Elena, all we can do now is show everyone how exceptional we are,” Liana said. Elena sneered


    dismissively, “Even if we’re exceptional, what good does it do us? In front of Catherine, we’ll still end up


    losing. Just wait and see. I won’t let her have it easy.”


    After her statement, Elena angrily departed. Liana watched Elena leave and let out a cold, mocking


    laugh. She murmured, What a stupid woman. She’s only fit to be a stepping stone for Catherine.”


    Liana had cleverly used Elena to undermine Catherine. If Elena seeded, it would be the best


    oue. Even if Elena didn’t, causing some trouble for Catherine was still a great achievement. After


    all, Liana did not need to intervene. She relished the situation as it unfolded.


    School was out, and Catherine picked up her backpack and headed outside. Ronin quickly caught up


    with her and spoke hushedly at her side, “Boss, have you received any news from Arthur?”


    “What kind of news?” Catherine had been focusing on her sses and spending time with Audrey


    recently. She hadn’t been involved inpany matters during that time. Realizing that Catherine might


    not be aware, Ronin quickly exined the situation.


    “Ourpany’swork has been under continuous attack these past few days. And the attackers are


    getting more skilled with each attempt.” Catherine raised an eyebrow at the information. She looked at


    Ronin with curiosity. “Oh. Really?”


    Theirpany was a renowned tech firm in the industry, and their tech experts were top-notch


    hackers. It was pretty interesting that someone would dare challenge theirpany. Catherine asked


    coldly, “You haven’t tracked down the culprits yet?”


    Ronin nodded reluctantly. Then he realized something was amiss. “Boss, how did you them yet?” know


    we haven’t caught Ronin looked at Catherine anxiously. He was worried that Catherine might punish


    them for theirck of ability.


    He was pretty uneasy about it. He thought inwardly, “Boss asked directly like this. Has she already


    doubted our abilities?”


    To dispel any doubt, Ronin quickly reassured her. “Boss, rest assured. We’ll work hard and do our best


    to catch them as quickly as possible.”


    In the age of the Inte, information changed rapidly. If they didn’t catch the culprits immediately, their


    chances of sess would diminish over time.


    Catherine didn’t doubt their capabilities. However, Catherine knew Ronin very well. If Ronin had


    already caught the culprits, he would have been bragging about it to her. Since he was sharing this


    matter with her in a troubled manner, it likely meant they hadn’t been sessful yet.


    However, what piqued Catherine’s interest was the real motive behind these top-notch experts


    attacking their website. She thought inwardly, “Who could coordinate so many experts within such a


    short time?”


    “Ronin, did they leave any information behind?” Catherine inquired.


    “Yes,” Ronin replied. He became angry when Catherine mentioned it. He thought inwardly, “Those


    audacious troublemakers have gone too far.” He was determined to make them realize the extent of his


    prowess once he caught them.


    “Boss, they left a challenge. They said they’ll continue their attacks tomorrow night and guarantee that


    they will breach our defenses.”


    Catherine tilted her head and casually nced at Ronin. Her face was exquisitely beautiful.


    “So, do you need me to step in?” she asked.


    Ronin chuckled awkwardly and replied, “Boss, with you leading, victory is assured. With you, we’ll


    easily take down these little troublemakers and show them how formidable we are. They won’t dare to


    challenge us again in the future.”


    Catherine looked at him with disdain.” Why don’t you just admit you’re useless?” Ronin rubbed his nose


    in frustration. He couldn’t exin why he hadn’t been able to handle these hackers this time.


    “Boss, please lend a hand,” Ronin pleaded with Catherine repeatedly. Catherine maintained her cold


    demeanor and replied coldly, “I’ll consider it.”