Chapter 249 No Brains
Alexander leaned in and whispered, "Behave, and I'll help you with whatever you need."
Catherine pulled her leg back and took several sips of ice water, sensing an underlying meaning in Alexander's words.
Charles rubbed his temples. "Esme is really too much. Poisoning Lila was bad enough, but she's always going after Catherine!"
Emilia shrugged. "Catherine's been too nice to her. That's why Esme keeps pushing her luck. We should just dump her on a deserted island and let her fend for herself."
Emilia had seen Catherine throw punches before. If those punches landed on Esme's face, two hits would send Esme packing.
George glanced at Emilia. "That's illegal."
"So you beating her up in the hospital last time wasn't illegal? I get it. It's your special treatment for psychiatric patients!" Emilia shot back.
George met Charles's puzzled gaze, coughed into his fist, and gently nudged Emilia to keep eating.
'The last time I hit Esme was because she mouthed off in front of Emilia and trashed the Windsor Family. If I'd known she was so forgetful, I would've hit her harder!' George thought.
Emilia looked at her phone, amazed at Esme's nerve. "Catherine, Esme is saying she wants to live stream and expose your crimes. She's really shameless!"
Catherine quickly sent a command on her phone: [Track the account. If she wants to live stream, let her.]
Dubhe: [Got it!]
He rubbed his hands together, thinking this was going to be fun!
Charles comforted Catherine for a while. "Catherine, don't worry. I'll handle everything."
"Okay, thanks, Charles."
Imperial University.
A sleek Cullinan pulled up at the entrance of Imperial University. Alexander handed a bag to Catherine, his gaze soft. "I'll pick you up after school."
"No need. I can take a cab home." Seeing Alexander insist, Catherine remembered what she had promised him last night and nodded. "Alright, I'm off."
"You don't have many classes today. Do you want to eat in the cafeteria with your classmates for lunch? If the food isn't great, there's a restaurant nearby owned by the Howard Group," he said.
Standing at the entrance, Catherine looked puzzled at Alexander sitting inside, wondering, 'Is Alexander being overly concerned? Is he this considerate to everyone?'
"I'll eat in the cafeteria."
Alexander didn't push further. "I put some snacks and a water bottle in your bag. Remember to drink water."
"Alexander, you're more controlling than my dad."
On the way here, Alexander had even helped Catherine fix her hair and collar, something even Brandon hadn't done!
Alexander's face showed rare embarrassment. "I'm just worried about you."
"There's nothing to worry about," she said, thinking Alexander, like the Windsor Family, subconsciously treated her like a child.
This realization always made Catherine feel a bit strange!
Seeing Catherine nod and leave, Annie, who was sitting in the driver's seat, couldn't help but laugh.
Feeling the chill and pressure from the back seat, Annie stifled a laugh and thought, 'No wonder Ms. Windsor is my idol! Only she dares say such things to Mr. Howard!'
Alexander shot a cold glance at Annie. "Annie, if you want to go pioneer a new land, I won't stop you!"
Annie immediately shut her mouth.
Imperial University was huge, but Catherine found the lecture hall easily by following the map she had memorized.
As soon as she walked in, the previously noisy classroom fell silent.
Yesterday's violin performance had already made Catherine famous!
Especially when Catherine in person, who looked even more beautiful than in the videos, stood in front of them, her cool and ethereal aura made many hearts flutter.
Some people were just born to be the center of attention!
Catherine wore a simple outfit of a sweatshirt and jeans, her ponytail tied high and neat, revealing her long, slender neck, looking both cool and sharp.
It was a stark contrast to her image from yesterday's performance in the auditorium, but she still turned heads wherever she went.
"Catherine is so beautiful. I wonder if she has a boyfriend."
"I heard Catherine already has a fiancé, so don't even think about it."
"With her looks, Catherine could be our campus queen."
Listening to her classmates' unabashed conversations, Lyra rolled her eyes. Seeing how beautiful Catherine looked even in simple clothes made her feel a pang of jealousy.
But upon closer inspection, Lyra noticed that Catherine's clothes didn't seem to be branded.
'Could it be that Catherine isn't as favored as she seems?' The thought made Lyra feel a strange sense of satisfaction. 'After all, I have heard that Catherine is just a bumpkin brought back from the countryside. It is normal for the Windsor Family to look down on her.'
Lyra deliberately raised her voice. "Those news reports yesterday shouldn't have affected you, right, Catherine?"
Mentioning those news reports made the surrounding classmates' faces darken a bit.
As Lyra saw she had caught their attention, her voice grew even louder. "I didn't expect you to be that kind of person, Catherine."
Sitting in the back row, Catherine merely smirked disdainfully upon hearing this. "What kind of person?"
Catherine's voice wasn't loud, but everyone around her could hear. Her tone was firm and decisive, with a hint of cold sarcasm that sent chills down people's spines. She casually twirled the pen Marcus had given her that morning, noting it held sentimental value because he had used it before.
"What kind of person am I? Explain yourself. Do you know me well?" Catherine asked.
Lyra hadn't expected Catherine to respond at a time like this. She thought that if Catherine had any shame, she would be hiding at home rather than coming to school.
Lyra blushed. "I didn't mean anything by it. It's just that the news online says you're not a good person."
Catherine curled her lips into a contemptuous smile, a faint yet sharp expression that exuded a certain briskness. Her gaze, however, sent chills down their spines. "Oh? It seems like you're completely brainless, only capable of spreading rumors without any basic judgment."
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