Chapter 52 Inhuman Galactic Aurora Collective
The phone rang, and Catherine picked it up and answered.
Polaris, a researcher from Moon Lab, was yelling on the other end.
"Boss, someone sent the latest lab equipment to our lab, and I saw the logo—it's actually the Howard Group! They said it's a gift for their fiancée. What woman do we have in our lab? Aren't we all men! Can we even accept this? What if there's a bomb inside?"
"If we get blown up, would we still have any experimental value?"
Catherine was exasperated.
"The lab equipment is for me."
"What? Are you kidding me? You may be female, but who would actually dare to treat you like a woman! Wait, this stuff is really for you? When did you meet the CEO of the Howard Group!"
The Howard Group was currently a super consortium in the world, with businesses spanning three continents. From oil to toilet paper, the Howard Group's shadow was everywhere.
"Just accept it, cut the nonsense."
"No, the Howard Group also sent a lot of reagents. These things can't be bought even with money. Are you really sure you didn't do something shady? Don't tell me you robbed the Howard Group!"
Mercury's voice came from the side: "How is that possible? Catherine isn't that kind of person. If she were to rob the Howard Group, she definitely wouldn't just take this little bit! At the very least, she'd rob the entire Howard Group!"
Catherine felt awkward.
Alexander beside her covered his mouth with his fist, letting out a slightly amused muffled laugh, clearly entertained by the people around Catherine.
"Shut up, accept the stuff, record the data properly. If you keep running your mouth, next time I'll use you for live dissection in my experiments."
Screams came from the other end of the phone, "I knew you were heartless! She's so scary!"
Catherine hung up the phone, feeling quite annoyed.
Alexander was trying to hold back his laughter, his shoulders constantly shaking. It was rare to see her looking a bit flustered—so cute!
"Your lab researchers?"
"Yes, they're all orphans adopted by Faceless Ones, picked up from international battlefields."
International battlefields were quite brutal. The researchers at Moon Lab were all orphans Catherine had rescued.
Alexander's eyes were filled with undisguised tenderness, "You're very kind."
"It's not kindness. If you had seen that scene, you would have taken them away too."
She had taken away an entire medical lab's worth of researchers. In that medical lab, these orphans were research subjects!
Their IQs were constantly being developed, with massive amounts of drugs, electric shocks, and physical stimulation methods used endlessly, stimulating their brains over and over again to reach the limits of human intelligence!
Catherine couldn't stand watching it, so she simply destroyed that lab named Galactic Aurora Collective.
Alexander said in surprise: "The genius organization Galactic Aurora Collective that disappeared internationally—you took them away?"
The disappearance of Galactic Aurora Collective had caused huge waves on the dark web!
Who would have thought Catherine had taken them away!
You have to know that every member of Galactic Aurora Collective was an absolute genius.
They could be said to have peak abilities in every field. The previous generation of Galactic Aurora Collective members were now giants active in the world, with extraordinary influence!
Catherine frowned slightly, not agreeing with his statement.
"I just happened to adopt twenty-four orphans and happened to meet a few old people."
Those old people were the surviving members of the previous Galactic Aurora Collective!
They later became Catherine's teachers, teaching her everything the twenty-four orphans were good at.
Fortunately, Catherine was smart enough. Without any forced brain development through stimulation, she still surpassed her teachers. The twenty-four orphans all had some mental issues to varying degrees and couldn't accept anyone getting close except Catherine.
One thing led to another, and she let them stay by her side, becoming her most loyal companions!
Alexander fell silent.
No wonder the person on the phone earlier said if she were to rob someone—turns out there was precedent for this!
Catherine was young, but full of surprises that shocked and amazed him!
Alexander looked at Catherine with increasingly tender eyes.
"If you want my company, you don't need to rob it. I'll give it to you."
"There's only one condition—take me with you. Everything I have is yours."
Is he sick or something?
Catherine looked at him speechlessly, as if saying, "Is there something wrong with your brain?"
Annie sat in the passenger seat, unable to suppress the corners of her mouth from rising!
She had been worried that Alexander didn't know how to date, but now it seemed her worry was unnecessary!
"What do you want to eat?"
"Whatever."
"This morning I asked Aurora for a list of what you like and don't like to eat. From now on, the Howard family's kitchen and all restaurants under our group won't have any food you don't like."
Catherine was speechless.
Is this really necessary?
She never said she would definitely marry him!
On the other side.
Esme had been restless ever since receiving Marcus's call, extremely panicked!
The Howard family's legal team soon knocked on the door looking for Esme.
"Hello, Ms. Windsor. Where did you purchase the Vitality Pills? Mr. Howard requires you to provide the seller's contact information."
Esme immediately put on a weak and pained expression!
"My head hurts so much! Am I sick too? I want Alexander to come ask me himself. Where is he!"
"Mr. Howard is accompanying his fiancée, Catherine, to a candlelit dinner."
Esme was angry and shocked.
How could Alexander be having dinner with Catherine!
A candlelit dinner at that!
It must be Felix and Marcus forcing him to go. Just thinking about Alexander having to look at Catherine's face while eating, Esme felt her heart being cut like a knife. Alexander must find it disgusting!
After a while, he'll grow to hate Catherine!
"Ms. Windsor, please cooperate with us! Otherwise, we will file a lawsuit against you according to law. Mr. Howard is still in the ICU!"
"I'm not refusing to cooperate, but the other party always contacts me. The phone number he calls from is different every time, usually once every two or three months. I don't know how to find him!"
To prove she was telling the truth, Esme took out her phone and searched for a long time. "These phone numbers are all from his calls. Each time he gives me a different bank account for transfer. I can't contact him on my own!"
"He told me Vitality Pills were good stuff, that's why I spent so much money buying them for Grandpa and Grandma! I really just wanted them to be healthy and safe!"
The legal team recorded all the phone numbers and bank accounts, then asked Esme a few more questions.
"When did he last contact you?"
"Last week."
The legal team frowned. Based on the pattern of when these calls came in, the next time the other party called would probably be several months away!
"Alright, thank you for your cooperation. We'll inform Mr. Howard. We need to take your SIM card. This is a new account the Howard Group has set up for you. The number stays the same and won't affect your life."
Esme asked eagerly: "Can I go see Mr. Howard? He really likes me!"
The legal team thought to themselves that if Felix saw you now while he's playing chess with Marcus, he'd probably actually end up in the ICU!
"We can't make that decision. Goodbye."
The legal team quickly left.
Esme checked her phone account—not a single cent left!
Last time buying Vitality Pills, plus some cosmetics and bags, she had used up all her money.
Lila was still lying in a hospital bed and probably couldn't remember to give her an allowance.
Seeing her distress, Lucy suggested: "Esme, I saw Juniper mention last time that there are often orders on the dark web with very high prices. Why don't you take a look? With your intelligence, you'll definitely be able to earn some pocket money. You might even be able to show off your talents and make Bethany and Alexander see you in a new light!"