Chapter 664 Kiss of Death


    At this moment, Triston was at the Lamberts’.


    Branden had a business deal with Triston, so he let his driver drop him off at the Lamberts’.


    The day before yesterday, Triston got injured, and now he was lying at home. Branden came by to


    check on him.


    After stepping into the house, Branden spotted Triston lounging in the living room on a chaise longue,


    and his foot was dramatically swathed in bandages. If one didn’t know better, he would think the injury


    was severe.


    Aidan was also there. He slouched across from Triston with a casual demeanor. His phone was in


    hand, and his fingers darted across the screen as he yed a game.


    As soon as Branden entered, Aidan dropped the phone and ignored his in- game teammates.


    Triston had the same reaction. If not for his limited mobility, he would have rushed over to Branden


    already.


    As Branden settled down, he nced at Triston’s heavily bandaged leg. “That bad of an injury?”


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    Before Triston could say a word, Aidan preemptively exposed his charade.


    Aidan said, “He’s just putting on a show! I was with him at the hospital. The doctor said it was just a tiny


    fracture. Mr. Lambert exaggerated it all for sympathy!”


    Audrey had a film shoot in Loxton these past few days. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Triston


    went to visit the set. However, during the shoot, Audrey’s wire rigging malfunctioned. Triston quickly


    rushed to the scene and sessfully rescued her.


    He did save her, but in the process, he got a minor leg fracture.


    Initially, the doctor thought Triston was young and strong and didn’t need a cast.


    But Triston was full of cunning ns and wanted Audrey to appreciate his heroics more. He not only


    convinced the doctor to cast his leg but also exaggerated the bandaging to the extreme. He almost had


    them carry him out on a stretcher.


    Triston felt irked by the interference. He gave Aidan a swift kick with his uninjured foot. “My leg’s hurt,


    not my mouth. Got something useful to say?”


    Aidan nced at him with disdain. “I don’t even care to bother with you!”


    Then Aidan turned to Branden and said, “Mr. Duncan, I heard the folks from the Wales offended


    Catherine, and you took care of them. Is that true? 11


    Today, the inte buzzed with news about the Wales, from the daughter of the Wales to the entire


    household. The once-prominent family seemed to be on the brink of copse overnight.


    Outsiders didn’t know the situation and spected wildly, but insiders whispered that the Wales’


    sudden downfall was due to crossing paths with the Duncans.


    During recent business wars, both domestic and international, the Duncans’ strength had astonished


    everyone in the industry.


    In such a situation, the fact that the Duncans managed to defeat the Breens ande out unscathed


    spoke volumes about their power.


    While the Wales had been riding high, how long their streak wouldst remained a mystery. For the


    Wales, facing off against the Duncans seemed like taking on a titan.


    Seeing Aidan gossiping, Triston chimed in. “I heard it was the daughter of the Wales who hit one of


    Catherine’s friends.”


    As soon as Triston got wind that the copse of the Wales was rted to the Duncans, he reached out


    to Paxton. After persistent persuasion, he managed to extract some information from Paxton.


    Paxton had a poker face and was tight- lipped. Getting anything out of him was no easy feat.


    There was no need for Branden to keep secrets from his two friends. He said, Kathy did it herself. She


    hacked into the Wales’puter and got all that info out.”


    Not only did she hack the Wales’puter, but she also orchestrated the downfall.


    The world believed the Duncans were behind the Wales’ copse, but in reality, the Duncans hadn’t


    lifted a finger.


    Triston and the others believed Branden. They knew that Catherine’s prowess was unfathomable and


    par with Branden’s.


    The Wales reallycked foresight. They dared to offend Catherine’s friend. That was just asking for


    trouble.


    Aidan shared thetest news. He said, I heard that the head of the Wales is in a panic now. He tries to


    cozy up to Kamren from Northeville. He even sent his niece over!”


    In their circle, secrets didn’t stay secret, especially with someone as shy and loud as Kamren. As


    soon as he received the kind gesture of the Wales, he boasted about it everywhere. Rumor had it that


    the niece of the Wales became a joke in her art school.


    Within hours, word spread within their circle.


    Triston knew of Kamren. Despite being known as a yboy, Triston believed in mutual consent and


    never forced anyone. But Kamren didn’t have such standards. The niece of the Wales even could be


    treated as his granddaughter. He really had no scruples.


    However, the Wales had offended Catherine. As Catherine’s friends, they couldn’t easily let the Wales


    rise from their mess.


    “Mr. Duncan, Kamren may not have much else, but he’s wealthy. If we don’t intervene, the Wales might


    get through this crisis. Why don’t we team up and give the Wales a bit of a setback?”


    “No need,” Branden replied coldly.


    Catherine’s actions merely prevented the Wales from being as overbearing as before. But the Wales’


    current decision was digging their own grave. Kamren operated in shady ways. The Wales’ association


    with him would lead to their downfall.


    As for the niece of the Wales, being troubled by her own uncle was perhaps her just deserts.


    Watching them teeter on the edge of ruin, there was no reason for Branden to y the hero and pull


    them back from the brink.


    Seeing Branden’s smile, Triston gulped nervously. He whispered to Aidan cautiously, “Don’t you find


    Mr. Duncan’s smile a bit terrifying?”


    After seeing that, Aidan shuddered, too. He inwardly swore never to cross paths with Branden.


    “We’ll stay out of the Wales’ affairs. With what Mr. Duncan said, the Wales won’t have a good oue.


    Let’s just wait and watch,” Aidan said.


    Triston believed every word. Just by Branden’s smile, he knew the Wales were in for a rough ride.


    It was almost 10 PM. Catherine walked out of theb slowly.


    She had exined the situation to Branden before, so he was afraid of disturbing her and didn’t call


    during this period.


    Gazing at the stars in the night sky, Catherine began walking toward her dorm. She needed to return to


    theb tomorrow, so she decided to spend the night in her dorm.


    Midway, her phone suddenly rang in her pocket.


    Catherine took out her phone and checked the caller ID. It was Kim, someone she hadn’t heard from in


    a while. She frowned and answered the call. She asked, “Kim?”


    The moment the call was connected, an urgent voice echoed through the receiver. “Catherine, hurry to


    Serenity General Hospital. Audrey is injured!”