All Her Secrets

Catherine had been waiting behind the stage with Bryan and Ronin. The last team had just got on the stage. When they were
done performing, it would be Catherine and her team’s turn.
The backstage area was packed with people. Some of them were born with stage fright. They had looked ghastly pale before
they got on the stage, praying nervously. On the contrary, Catherine’s team was surprisingly calm.
Wearing an earphone, Catherine was sitting aside with her eyes closed. Her palm-size face was seamlessly covered by the
black cap. Evidently, her face was really tiny.
As for Ronin, who was sitting next to her, he was dressed more or less like her. The two of them sat leisurely aside. Ronin was
also wearing an earphone.
The only difference between them was that Catherine was resting while he was playing with his phone. And he was even playing
an online game with Bryan.
This team didn’t look like they were there for a competition. Instead, they seemed to make up the numbers here. Finally, the
previous team’s performance was over. It was time for Catherine’s team to get on the stage. However, before they got on the
stage, the grip brought them a piece of unexpected news.
The grip looked at Catherine, and his forehead had beads of sweat. “I’m sorry to tell you that the audio equipment is broken. It
may take a while to repair it. Can you sing without music?”
“Sing without music?” Before Catherine could give a response, Ronin shouted, “How can you ask our team to sing without
music? Are you kidding me?”
The grip shivered in fright and then looked at Ronin uneasily. He carefully explained, “Ronin, it can’t be helped. I’m really sorry.
I...”
Ronin grabbed the grip’s collar and wanted to beat him up, but Catherine just stopped Ronin. Ronin turned his head and stared
at Catherine with a frown. “Boss...”
Catherine darted a glance at him. “Now you remember I’m your boss?”
Instantly, Ronin released the grip. He almost forgot what Catherine disliked. He just let his temper get the best of him.

The audio equipment was fine when the previous team performed, but now that it was Catherine’s turn, it was broken. How could
there be such a coincidence?
Ronin thought it was very likely to be someone’s scheme. They wouldn’t constrain themselves unless they got a beating. Since
Catherine had stepped in, Ronin would wait for her order. He believed that she would have a way to deal with it.
Catherine sized up the grip only to find that he had sweat all over his forehead and didn’t dare to look into her eyes. Then, she
figured out the truth. She thought, “They don’t want me to get on the stage. Then, I must do it.
“They think I’ll flinch because of such a dirty trick?
“How absurd!”
Catherine turned her head to look at Bryan. Bryan was more familiar with the school than Ronin. Besides, Bryan’s identity was
more useful, too. “Bryan, go and borrow the clip mics from teachers.”
Bryan gasped at Catherine in surprise. ” Boss, can that microphone work?” Catherine’s voice was plain and yet potently
convincing. It gave a feeling that she wasn’t kidding at all.
“Just go!”
“Okay. I’m on it!”
After saying that, Bryan ran away as fast as possible. There wasn’t much time left for them. Everyone thought Catherine was
crazy. They didn’t expect that she would think of using the teacher’s clip mic when the audio equipment was broken.
That would serve as a small audio equipment indeed, but it had poor audio quality and would create loud noises. It couldn’t
compare with the professional audio equipment at all. If they used it on the stage, they were sure to lose.
People all waited for Catherine to humiliate herself. Catherine always showed a distant air at school. Others all thought that she
was merely a good-for-nothing who took advantage of Bryan’s power to swagger around.
Faced with Bryan’s request, even the teachers had to cut him some slack. It was not only because Bryan was sort of famous at
school but also due to the background of the Duncans.
Although Bryan was not a lineal descendent of the Duncans, his identity was enough for him to do whatever he wanted in Casier.

Bryan quickly came back with three clip mics that were usually used for teaching. He threw one to Ronin and passed one to
Catherine.
“Boss, let me put it on you!”
Catherine didn’t object. Bryan went forward and tied the loudspeaker around her waist in a respectful manner. Other people were
quite astonished to see Bryan’s attitude toward Catherine.
Bryan was sort of a big shot at school. Others all heard that Bryan, the arrogant and ruthless man, had changed since Catherine
was transferred to Class 8.
Now, Bryan was just like Catherine’s true-blue subordinate, who only served her. They didn’t actually believe that before, but now
they had to. This scene literally astonished everyone. He was way too respectful.
It seemed that Bryan had really changed. After the clip mic was put on, Catherine glanced at Ronin and Bryan. “Are you ready?”
“Yes, Boss!” Ronin and Bryan replied in one voice. Catherine nodded and walked forward, followed by the two of them. When the
three of them were on the stage, they exuded an imposing momentum.
Catherine and Ronin were not well known at school, but Bryan was quite famous. Moreover, David and the others took the lead
in cheering and shouting.
As soon as they appeared, there was an explosion of cheering among audience. the Liana was a bit confused to see them on
the stage. She took a look at Elena, and then Elena made a gesture.
Following Elena’s gesture, Liana saw the loudspeaker at the waists of Catherine and the others. Then, she took a tumble.
She gave a complacent smile on her face and looked even more confident. Liana thought, “Some people are fated to fail, but
they still insist on struggling. How absurd!” At the judges’ table, Nash looked at the three people on the stage, holding the
microphone.
“You guys are using the clip mics. Are you gonna present your music in some special way?”
Ronin turned on the clip mic and said to Nash, “You’re one to talk! Your audio equipment is broken after a few performances.
How can you call that crap the best equipment? A feast for the eyes and ears?”
His words were like a harsh slap on the Student Union. After all, the Student Union specially bigged the audio

equipment up in the leaflet, saying that this imported audio equipment could compare to the best concert equipment in Casier.
No one expected that Ronin would diss Nash boldly in plain sight.
Now, all the members of the Student Union looked embarrassed. Nash felt awkward, too. He directly asked the person in charge
of the stage equipment for this event about what had happened.
That person looked at Nash with embarrassment and replied, “I’ve just talked to the backstage staff. It was broken indeed, but it
has just been repaired.”
“Okay!” Nash nodded, picked up the microphone, and looked at Catherine’s team. “Since the audio equipment has been
repaired, why don’t you perform with it? We won’t mind if we wait a few more minutes.”
Nash was being quite a jerk. It was clearly the organizer’s fault, but he just made it sound like Catherine’s team was wasting
everyone’s time.