It was just after 7 pm when the meeting was finally over.

As Brian arrived back home, exhausted from the day's events, the warm light beaming out from his home gave him a great sense of comfort.

Even better, upon hearing Brian's car come up the driveway, Diana went to stand at the front door in a pair of slippers, waiting for his return home.

This kind of intimate gesture from Diana made Brian instantly relax.

The fatigue of the day was dispelled by Diana's warmness and affection.

Sybil cleared her throat. "Enough already, guys, get a room! I am too hungry to wait for you two!"

Looking at all the untouched food on the table, Brian was touched.

"Are you waiting for me?"

"What else do you think we're doing?" Sybil rolled her eyes at Brian and took Ken's hand. "Let's go get the bowls," she said, dragging Ken along with her.

Brian sat down beside Diana. Noticing his tired look, Diana was worried about

him. "How come you're back so late today?"

Brian didn't want to bother Diana with his business issues, so he held her reassuringly in his arms.

"Nothing serious. I just had a late meeting."

Diana accepted his response and didn't ask anything further.

In truth, the sudden withdrawal of the Jefferson's investment was having a big impact on Brian's company. Trying to resolve the issue, Brian had been coming home late for days.

Initially, Sybil waited for him with Diana. But after a few days of the same thing, she eventually got bored and went out for dinner with Ken instead, leaving Diana alone to wait for Brian.

Although Brian told Diana many times that she didn't need to wait for him, she was determined and did so anyway.

Diana knew something bad must have happened. But she could do nothing about it since Brian wouldn't tell her anything.

Though it was very difficult to keep the company going, eventually, Brian was able to stabilize the situation and get the company out of trouble.

Hearing the news of the company's turnaround, Kyle was so furious that he smashed the file in his hand on the ground.

"How did he manage that?! The Jefferson's withdrew their money, and he still found a way!"

Kyle had planned, with Mrs. Garcia Garcia's help, to use the chance to topple Brian from his position so that he could earn the right to run the company. But he had underestimated Brian and doubted his abilities to survive in such a situation.

Antonette came to him and picked up all the files on the ground.

"Kyle. There's no need to rush things. We have plenty of time."

Squinting his eyes, Kyle thought it was about time to teach Brian a lesson.

Two days later, Carol received a call from Kyle. Calming herself down, Carol answered casually, "Hello?"

"Hi, Miss Jefferson," Kyle uttered in his perfect gentlemanly way. "Do you have any free time today?"

Of course, Carol would never miss such a chance to meet Kyle.

"Today? Yeah sure," she replied immediately.

"That's great. I will pick you up after work," Kyle said happily.

Ending the call, Carol was buzzing with excitement. She spent the day preparing for her meeting with Kyle, busying herself with her hair, makeup, and finally, wardrobe choice, choosing a stylish, pink dress.

When it was time to go, Carol bounced downstairs and almost ran straight into her mother in the hallway.

"Where are you rushing off?" Mrs. Jefferson enquired.

"Nowhere, mother, just meeting a friend."

Her mother watched her leave, and a sly smile spread across her face. That kind of look on a girl could only be because she was meeting someone special. She reminded herself to get answers from Carol when she came back.

Kyle was waiting for her outside, and as she got closer, he got out of his car and opened the door for Carol considerately.

"Thank you," Carol uttered shyly.

Kyle drove Carol to a modern restaurant in the downtown area. Carol was a fan of places in this style and was very satisfied with Kyle's choice, as they sat down at a small table by the window.

"So, I hear that Brian is planning to go traveling with Diana,' Kyle began.

"What?" Carol raised her head. "Isn't his company in trouble now? How could he plan to go on holiday with her?"

Kyle shrugged. "Yeah, I think so. But Diana will have the summer holiday from college, and Brian said nothing is more important than her."

Kyle watched Carol's reaction closely and could tell she was very jealous.

It was a struggle for Carol; she had never thought that Diana was better than she, yet Brian had fallen in love with her. Moreover, it seemed he was so in love that Diana's happiness came above the state of his company!

Though Carol didn't like Brian anymore, she was hostile toward Diana out of pure jealousy.

After finishing the dinner, Carol abruptly said goodbye to Kyle, with the excuse that she didn't feel well.

Kyle didn't force her to stay with him. After all, his plan had succeeded already.

Carol even refused Kyle's offer of a lift home. She was overwhelmed with jealousy and didn't want Kyle to see what she was like at that moment.

Seeing her walk away, Kyle suddenly thought up another plan. He took out his phone and called Antonette.

A few minutes later, Antonette showed up. She sat down and ordered a steak.

"Kyle, I am so hungry."

"How is it going?" he replied impatiently.

Antonette smiled and answered, "Relax, I have arranged everything." She had successfully bribed a designer in Brian's company and sold the newest design to a rival business.

Kyle smiled. He was looking forward to seeing how Brian would solve this one.

Nodding his head in approval, Kyle stood up and walked directly out of the restaurant.

Meanwhile, Antonette ignored him and focused on her juicy steak, paid for by Kyle, of course.

Diana could feel something was wrong. She grabbed Sybil's hand.

"Sybil, do you think Brian is okay?"

Sybil yawned. In her mind, Brian was capable of anything. How could he not be okay? She tried to calm Diana down, "Diana, just relax."

"But…" Diana was still worried.

Still, Sybil was not concerned in the slightest.

"Anyway, I am going to take a nap. I have asked Ken to go to the hairdressers with me this afternoon, I need a little rest first. "

Seeing Sybil walk away, Diana was still worried. Unable to relax, she decided to visit Brian's company to make sure everything was ok.

When Diana arrived, the receptionist didn't know who she was. However, Diana was unwilling to disturb Brian, so she waited patiently in the reception area.

After a long while waiting, Diana started to get bored. She looked around for anything of interest when she noticed two girls sat a few seats to her right, deep in conversation.

"Did you hear? The company was seriously affected by Jefferson's withdrawing its investment."

"Yeah, I don't know what's been going on recently. I also heard that Peter in the design department sold a design to another company. And the boss fired him for it!"

What? Diana was shocked. Brian hadn't told her anything about that! Diana was angry at being kept in the dark and sat there, sulking on her own.