All Her Secrets by Chestnut
All Her Secrets Chapter 196 by Chestnut

Chapter 196 Celebration Gala

During the school celebration gala auditions last time, the results of Catherine’s group were not announced due to their questioning of the Student Union.

Later on, the president of the Student Union voluntarily resigned due to corruption and misconduct within the Student Union.

The authority to judge was given to the music department’s teachers. After watching the recording of that day, they granted Catherine’s group the qualification to advance directly. Half of the candidates made it through the auditions, and the other half would compete in the next round.

After the first round of the competition was over, there was still the second round to go. The finals would be the performance at the school anniversary celebration.

The entire school would vote on the finals, including teachers, students, and notable alumni. The best performance would be chosen to be the overall champion.

The school held this celebration gala with great grandeur. Many people were scrambling to be crowned the champions. Even if they couldn’t win the ultimate championship, it was still great to make it to the finals.

After all, the school had put a lot of effort this time to invite the excellent alums. They were all business elites, including many top-notch leaders.

If this news had been released from the beginning, people would undoubtedly have applied for it on their own. George would not have needed to go through so much trouble seeking people to apply for it.

Other classmates had already begun preparing actively, but Catherine’s group had not made any further moves after stunning at the audition. Honestly, this really baffled some students.

Some rumors even said that Catherine’s group only performed well last time because of luck. After all, someone like Bryan just learned to play at the last minute. How could he have any real skills?

At first, these rumors were whispered. However, people started to believe it more as Catherine’s attitude toward the game reinforced the rumors.

Catherine’s three-person group was the most relaxed. When she was not sleeping, she was playing games. But she followed the class rules and would never do these things during class time.

The teachers stayed out of her business, and she would show the teachers some basic respect and not cause any trouble for her classmates.

After the class, Ronin noticed Catherine staring at her phone. He thought she was playing a game and was about to invite her to play together.

Approaching her, he was surprised to replace that Catherine was writing musical scores on her phone. Ronin was surprised. “Boss, isn’t it just a celebration gala? Are you really taking it seriously?”

Catherine turned her head and gave him a cold glance. At that moment, Ronin felt like he was in the center of a tornado, enduring immense pressure and almost suffocating.

Just as Ronin was about to compromise and apologize, Catherine suddenly asked, “When have I ever not been serious about the things I want to do?”

Ronin dared not question her and laughed obsequiously, saying, “Boss, you’re absolutely right. Your attitude is worth learning for all of us. Undoubtedly, we will be the champions of the finals!”

“Others might not know about my boss’s capability, but I know it clearly,” he thought.

Those few songs that made Grayson famous were all made for him by Catherine, and it was just done casually without much effort.

At that time, Grayson rose to fame with a single song and later became a legend. It could be said that Grayson wouldn’t be where he is today without Catherine.

When Grayson’s first song came out, it was hailed by all music critics as a masterpiece. Not only was the composition excellent, but it also had great popularity, making it the epitome of perfection.

“What’s so difficult about a small school celebration gala? “It’s just a matter of reaching out and grabbing it for us,” thought Ronin.

Listening to Ronin’s lengthy speech, Catherine raised an eyebrow at him. 11 Okay, stop kissing up. Go have fun by yourself.”

Ronin knew that Catherine didn’t like to be disturbed when she was working, so he quickly returned to his seat.

He didn’t play alone. He must keep watch over his boss to prevent others from bothering her because Catherine would be unhappy if disturbed.

He did not wish for her to be unhappy. Catherine couldn’t care less about the championship. She didn’t need to chase after fame and wealth either.

She found the newly formed group quite interesting. Naturally, Ronin’s excellence went without saying, but she didn’t expect Bryan to cooperate so well and be so in sync.

All of these things sparked her inspiration. Since she had some free time, she decided to create something.

After school, Branden messaged Catherine, saying that Triston was treating them to dinner tonight, and invited her to come along.

“Triston was truly idle!” thought Catherine.

She was just about to reply when she received a call from Audrey. “Kathy, let’s have a barbecue together tonight. I have no work today, so I must indulge tonight!”

Catherine thought that whenever Triston was around, there should be a barbecue. After all, that guy was also a barbecue enthusiast.

So she invited Audrey to come along. When Audrey heard it, she got all excited. “Is Mr. Duncan inviting us for dinner? Sure! Following him means I get to eat and drink like a king!”

“It is not Branden but Triston Lambert who would treat us to dinner tonight,” replied Catherine.

After Catherine explained the situation, there was an obvious two to three seconds of silence on the other end of the phone.

After a short while, Audrey’s voice came through. “Kathy, Kim suddenly hit me up with something. I can’t go in the evening. Go by yourself!”

After talking, she immediately hung up the phone without waiting for Catherine to respond. Catherine looked down, furrowing her eyebrows, staring at the pitch-black screen.

“She’s excitedly telling me there’s no work one second ago, and the next, she’s saying there’s an urgent matter. Seriously, if she’s going to lie, at least make it believable,” thought Catherine, feeling Audrey had been acting super weird lately.

And also, it seemed to be related to Triston. “If the last time they came back together from the film set was a coincidence, then is it also a coincidence this time?” she wondered.

Catherine did not want to get involved too much in Audrey’s affairs. As she walked out of the school gate, Branden’s car was already parked at the entrance.

Catherine walked straight toward the car, where Branden was leaning against the door and waiting for her. As Catherine approached the car door, hurried footsteps could be heard behind her.

Ronin happened to overhear Catherine’s phone call before leaving, but by the time he was ready to follow, Catherine had already disappeared. To catch up with her, Ronin called Bryan together.

At that moment, the two finally had a harmonious relationship. Branden raised his gaze. His eyes gleamed like black gemstones, emitting a chilling light as it swept over the two.

The hurried steps of the two suddenly stopped, and they froze in place instinctively. Bryan was afraid of nothing but his uncle Branden.

As he watched Branden’s darkened expression, he could sense that Branden was on the verge of losing his temper.

Bryan immediately changed his expression and frowned at Ronin next to him, saying, “What’s the matter, brat? Why did you drag me over here?”

Ronin was left dumbfounded.

He was cursing inwardly and wanted to throw a fucking landmine at Bryan to blow him up. With one hand behind his back, Bryan tugged on Ronin’s sleeve and gestured a few times.

Ronin understood Bryan’s plea and swallowed his anger forcibly. They were now on the same side, and there was no way to plot against each other.

Ronin always felt an intense beam of light shining upon him at this time, so he instinctively looked up and met Catherine’s cold gaze.

His face stiffened, and he was so scared that he almost choked on his saliva. “Boss, I…”