Chapter 425 Absurdly Dramatic
Paxton, Carlo, and Cory on Scorpion Island were all shocked.
Paxton and the others knew Branden had caught a leading member of the Hacker Alliance, and he had tortured that member cruelly to acquire the latest information about chips the Hacker Alliance launched.
That Hacker Alliance member was unyielding. She endured the brutal torture Branden set for three weeks long and never let the cat out of the bag.
In the fourth week, Paxton and his fellows knew Branden had lost his patience. Branden no longer wanted to torture the Hacker Alliance member but prepared to kill her.
Paxton started to feel sorry for that Hacker Alliance member. She was tough and insisted on not telling after three weeks of agony.
But when Branden decided to kill the Hacker Alliance member, she spoke and negotiated with him.
She agreed to sell the following latest chips the Hacker Alliance developed to Red Star as the substitute for the current one Red Star wanted, and she promised the new one would be no worse than the current one.
Branden finally spared that stubborn, tough person because of the condition she offered.
At that time, they thought maybe Branden valued such a talent, so he let her go.
Branden paid dearly to catch that Hacker Alliance member and even got shot. But now, they knew Catherine was the Hacker Alliance member they had caught back then!
Catherine was Branden’s future wife, the one Branden loved the most, but she was also the enemy Branden had captured and done those horrible things for a month.
No one could ever imagine such a plot.
It was absurdly dramatic.
Carlo could not help but exclaim.”
Paxton, are you sure you didn’t make this up? That’s bizarre and absurd. You’re not joking with us, are you?”
Paxton scowled at Carlo and rolled his eyes. He thought of Carlo as a fool and did not bother answering him.
Paxton turned to Cory and Francis and raised his brows. “What you need to do right now is to think about how to deal with this. Branden is obviously in a bad mood. I’m afraid that something bad will happen.”
Cory and Francis sunk in deep thought upon hearing Paxton. Branden was always composed and strong-minded. He would not blink even when a building suddenly collapsed in front of him.
Therefore, Paxton could tell how influential the truth was to Branden. Branden was mighty and could not figure out how to settle it, let alone the others.
Seeing their frustrated looks, Paxton knew he could not count on them.
“Alright, go train, you two. Don’t be late, or you’ll be punished.”
Before they left, Paxton warned them, ” Be serious about the training. I’ll punish you first if you dare fool around. Hearing Paxton’s bumptious words, Francis expressed his dissatisfaction ahead of Carlo, the chatterbox.
“Fooling around? Paxton, how about you join us and have the training?”
Carlo could not agree more with Francis and nodded repeatedly. “That’s right! You have no idea what we’ve been through.”
“Come on! Let’s go training. Ignore him!”
Paxton mumbled displeasedly as he watched their backs retreating, “How hard could the training be?”
It was the lunch break. Catherine changed into a training suit and headed to the canteen for lunch. When she opened the room door, she saw Paxton standing outside with a smiling face.
Paxton had been waiting for her for a long time. Seeing the door open, he pushed the cart forward and talked to Catherine alacriously.
“Miss Swann, Branden said the dishes in the canteen must not be your favorite. He made you some dishes personally. Would you like to have a taste?”
Branden had tortured her for a whole month, and now he wanted to make peace with her with merely a meal. Nice try.
Catherine snorted coldly and glanced at the dishes disdainfully. She had planned to ask Paxton to discard the dishes but hesitated when she saw the food.
Catherine could not help but swallow. She had been staying on the island for nearly a week and eaten the same thing as other instructors.
Branden was right. She did not like the food the canteen provided. But the food was something she could overcome, at least when there was no such a full table of delicacies.
Catherine could not stand it when so many delicious dishes awaited her. Paxton could tell Catherine’s falters in her determination, so he hurriedly delivered the dishes into her room.
“Miss Swann, please enjoy them. I’ve got to take off.”
He left the dishes and ran away before Catherine could respond. Catherine looked at the tempting dishes on the table and raised her brows.
She decided to please herself and eat them.
After thinking it through, Catherine did not waste her time and enjoyed the meal. Satisfaction crawled onto her face when she took the first bite. Her stomach finally got what it desired after a week of suffering.
After lunch and a nap, Catherine headed to the training ground. The trainees were in the center of the training ground under the scorching sun. They stood erect and stiff and dared not slack off.
The trainees seemed to be pumped with adrenalin when they saw Catherine. Their eyes lit up. Catherine’s training was exhausting and challenging, but it could bring out the best in them in the shortest time.
As for those who were eliminated, they were just not capable and potential enough. Other instructors on Scorpion Island forecast that the trainees this year would be the best ones Scorpion Island had ever witnessed.
The trainees all busted a gut to keep themselves from being eliminated. Catherine strode toward them, glanced around, and nodded.
“Great. Since you’re ready, let’s get started.”
Catherine’s words just fell when a crisp but abrupt voice rang out.
“Excuse me, sir.”
The voice attracted all the eyes, including Catherine’s. Catherine looked over her shoulder and saw Branden. He changed into a regular training suit and stood by her side.
Catherine stared at the man before her, who had a solemn look. She said coldly, “Speak.”
Getting her permission, Branden said slowly, “Sir, I’m the new trainee here, and my number is 0339.”
Catherine’s eyes twinkled with fun as she measured Branden up and down, unwilling to miss any expression on his face.
She wondered if Branden volunteered to be her trainee because he wanted her to torture him. He probably did not know how harsh Catherine could be to the trainees.
The three brothers of the Duncans gaped at Branden, who had become one of the trainees. They thought Branden must be out of his mind and did not know what Catherine could do.
Branden was going to his doom!
The other trainees did not know who Branden was.
But they were not as objective to his joining them as to Francis.
They all looked at Branden with sympathy. After all, no one knew what Catherine would do to this newcomer.
The only thing they could be sure of was that Branden would not end up well.
