In the girls' dormitory, Diana was hesitant. She didn't know what to do about Antonette. Finally, she made a decision and called Kyle.

"Hi Kyle, it's me, Diana," Diana said in a low voice.

Kyle was glad to receive her call.

"Diana, are you still planning to move today? Do you need any help?"

"Yes, but…" Diana paused for a second, "Kyle, Antonette wants to rent a house with me. Do you mind us sharing a room?"

Kyle's mood instantly turned sour on hearing Antonette's name. She was always hanging around Diana and turned everything into a mess.

But in order to maintain his 'nice guy' image, Kyle said with understanding, "I think my place is not really suitable for her, but if she wants to live off-campus, I can help keep an eye out for any available apartments."

"Really? That would be great! If it's not too much bother…?"

"Your problems are my problems, of course, I will help you."

While Diana was delighted to be moving out of the dormitory, she was also a little apprehensive about how it might impact Kyle. He was very nice to her, indeed, so she would feel ashamed if Brian was hostile towards Kyle or made him lose his position in the family because of her.

Diana passed the message on to Antonette, making sure to leave out the part about it being Kyle's place, she didn't want to cause any conflict between them.

Although Antonette was disappointed, she didn't really intend to move out. After all, she didn't want to be too far from all the boys at school who regarded her as their goddess.

So, she quickly made up an excuse and left the dormitory, for fear Diana would ask her to help move her things.

As Antonette left, Diana let out a sigh of relief; the conversation had gone surprisingly well.

Turning her attention to the packing, Diana was able to finish quite quickly. She actually didn't have that many belongings, and they all fit into a small box.

Taking one last look around the dormitory, Diana picked up her box and went downstairs.

Diana had planned to take a taxi at the school gate, so she was surprised to see Kyle's car waiting there for her.

"Diana, here you are at last."

Kyle got out of the car with a smile and walked towards her.

"Kyle, why are you here?"

"I came to pick you up. I could hear you packing things away when you called before, so I guessed you would set off soon."

"Wow, you are so smart, Kyle." Diana was impressed he had figured out her plans from their brief phone call.

Kyle took the box from her with enthusiasm, "Follow me."

Diana nodded happily. Not only was it a sweet gesture from Kyle, but she was also quite short of money, so saving the taxi journey was a nice bonus.

Diana got in the car, and they left the school.

As the car pulled away, a girl in a white dress came out from behind a tree. It was Antonette.

She saw Diana leave with Kyle, and they looked quite intimate. Only then did she understand Diana's evasiveness and vague answers regarding her new accommodation.

A bitch and a snob!

It seemed that Brian had given up on her after the malicious messages between them, and then Diana turned to Kyle, her rebound guy!

As Antonette thought her theory through, she clenched her teeth in hatred.

Before it was too late, she jumped in a taxi and asked the driver to follow Kyle's car.

Kyle and Diana didn't notice they were being followed. Although Kyle was very cautious, he didn't expect there would be anyone who cared enough to stalk them.

When they arrived at his grandfather's residence, Kyle opened the door and carried the stuff into the house, Diana following close behind.

As they entered the house together, Antonette hurriedly wound down the taxi window and photographed the scene.

She wanted to have the evidence to prove that Diana and Kyle were together. She could then show Brian Diana was not to be trusted and ask him to punish her.

Looking around her new home, Diana could smell the faint fragrance of violets in the air.

Kyle was observing her carefully and explained, "I had the house cleaned and sprayed some perfume in the room for your arrival."

Diana was moved by Kyle's considerate gesture.

"Kyle, how thoughtful!"

"My p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e. You don't have to be so polite with me, you know, we're friends."

"As you wish."

Kyle carried Diana's luggage to her room. After everything was put away and Diana was settled in, Kyle asked, "What do you want to do for dinner? I can cook for you since there is no restaurant around here. And it will be easier on the bank balance!"

"Wow, you know how to cook?!" Diana said, surprised.

"A little," Kyle replied humbly.

Diana giggled at Kyle's unwavering humility.

"You are always so modest," she laughed. "I really appreciate your efforts, so please, so let me buy some vegetables and meat for us to cook."

Kyle loved that Diana didn't just want to accept things for free.

He replied with a smile, "Sure, I can go with you."

"Great!"

"I know a great seafood market nearby, maybe we can try and pick something up there?" Kyle suggested

"Seafood?" Diana got very excited at Kyle's idea. "Seafood is my favorite! How wonderful to have a market nearby!"

"So shall we go?" Kyle smiled.

Diana nodded her head excitedly, and they set off.

***

At the market, Diana was thrilled to see the vast selection of fresh fish and other seafood.

"What do you want?" Kyle asked politely.

"Let me see. How about prawn, squid, and crab? Fresh oysters are also great."

While Diana was giving her suggestions, Kyle let the stallholder pack what Diana had ordered.

Diana was in a bubbly mood and looked at the seafood expectantly. The stallholder turned to Kyle and said, "Your girlfriend is very beautiful and vivacious."

Before Diana had a chance to explain, Kyle quickly thanked the man for his kind words.

This made Diana even more surprised and confused.

Seeing Kyle was about to leave, Diana followed up quickly and said, "Kyle, we'd better explain to the guy."

"Explain what?" Kyle asked as if he didn't know what she meant.

Diana touched her forehead awkwardly before saying, "To explain that we're not a couple."

Kyle seemed unhappy, but a second later, he flashed Diana a convincing smile.

"They are just joking. Don't take their words too seriously."

"Oh?" Diana muttered skeptically.

"You are so s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e, Diana." Kyle frowned sullenly.

"I didn't mean that. Just… it would be better for us to make things clear."

Kyle looked at Diana's panicked face and sighed, "It's not a big deal. Don't think anything of it."

"Well…" Diana tamely agreed although she didn't know why Kyle got angry.

They went home with the seafood, but all the while, Diana was still anxious and fearful. She could feel that Kyle was in a blue moon, but didn't understand what was wrong.

It was a real torment for her!

Fortunately, Kyle seemed to have lightened up after they got home. He offered to wash the seafood and asked Diana's suggestion about the cooking.

"What's your favorite way to prepare these?"

Diana tried to read Kyle's mind and answered him hesitantly, "I prefer the authentic, Japanese style."

"Ok, for that, we could steam the fish in clear soup or make Sashimi?"

Diana's worries were soon put to the back of her mind at the discussion of the food.

"I like steaming the best, let's do it!"

A doting smile spread across Kyle's face.

As they were preparing the dinner, there was an unexpected knock at the door.

Kyle was puzzled because few people knew of his place.

"Who is it?" he said through the door.

Antonette's charming voice came unexpectedly from the other side, "It's me. I just saw you two at the seafood market."

Diana and Kyle looked at each other in speechless despair for a moment.

Finally, Kyle reluctantly opened the door.

When Antonette came into the room, she immediately covered her nose.

"It smells terrible here! Is that shrimp?"

Kyle was irked by Antonette's behavior and presence, bluntly replying, "If you don't like it here, you can stand outside for a while."

Of course, Antonette would not leave so soon; her purpose had not been achieved yet, which was to figure out Bell and Kyle's relationship.

She smiled obsequiously and apologized, "Sorry, Kyle, I didn't mean to be rude. Please forgive me."

Then she turned to Diana, "Diana, you know I'm allergic to fish and shrimp, that's why I can't tolerate the fishy smell."

"Oh, really?" Kyle said coldly. He still refused to treat Antonette nicely, so instead walked to the kitchen to continue preparing the seafood.

Kyle's attitude left Antonette frustrated. What was worse, Diana didn't help her explain.

But Antonette didn't give up, she moved to Kyle and offered to help, "Can I help you?"

Kyle replied inhospitably, "No, thanks. Leave me to do it."

There was an uncomfortably long silence between them, but Diana came to the rescue and said, "Maybe we should stand outside for a while? We can leave this to Kyle."

Kyle knew Diana was a good person to have in his life, but he really didn't like people like Antonette.

It seemed for a moment that Antonette was unwilling to leave until Diana gently pulled her away to diffuse the situation.

"After the door was closed, Diana turned to her.

How did you get here, Antonette?"

Faced with Diana's query, Antonette deduced that Diana was suspicious of her.

She tried to appear innocent and explained in a soft voice, "When I passed by the seafood market, I happened to see you and Kyle. So I followed you. Please, don't be angry with me like Kyle."

In truth, it was hard for Diana to believe her. However, without evidence to the contrary, she had no choice but to trust her.

"Kyle is in a bad mood today. You'd better watch your tongue," Diana said with a sigh.

The hint of a smile appeared on Antonette's face. A bad mood? This could be her chance!

In Antonette's mind, it was impossible for Diana to comfort him; she didn't know-how. Only she, Antonette, could console Kyle properly.

When they walked back into the room, all the rubbish had been cleared away, and the floors were spotless.

"Kyle, you are an excellent cleaner," Diana noted.

"I'm a bit of a clean freak, to be honest. How about you?" Kyle asked with a smile.

"I used to think I was tidy, but compared with you, I am super messy!"

Without further reply, Kyle looked tenderly at Diana. While she was unaware of his gaze, looking down at her phone, Antonette certainly noticed and was extremely jealous.

"Kyle, Do you need any help with the cooking?" Antonette asked. Now was the time to start her flirting, she decided.

A slight frown showed on Kyle's face.

"You are a guest. How could we let you help?"

Then he said to Diana, "Could you help me, Diana? You can practice your cooking skills."

Diana was more than willing to accept his request and rushed over to stand by his side.