At the same time, Diana arrived back at Brian's house. She found that Brian, Sybil, and Ken were waiting for her on the sofa.

"Was everything okay with the press conference?" Diana asked nervously.

"Come and sit, Diana. Quick!" Sybil waved her over with a proud look.

They all sat around the TV, which was showing the report at the press conference. Sybil was wearing a gorgeous blue dress that made her look elegant and graceful.

Diana flashed Sybil a thumbs up. "Nice Job!"

"Thank you!" Sybil was utterly proud of herself. And it was clear the others were too. Ken was looking at her with a loving smile.

Diana turned her attention back to the TV. In the video, Sybil was confidently introducing herself, "Hi, I'm Sybil William. Starting today, I will be employed as a designer at William Group."

The reporters present began to shout out in surprise.

"How can such a young woman turn the company around?"

"Yes! Surely she's just in the job because she's a William?"

Sybil kept smiling and responded well to their comments.

"I think you should judge me later after seeing my designs. I just ended my study abroad, majoring in design, where I graduated with excellent grades. I had offers at many prestigious companies, but I decided to come here."

Seeing her confident responses, the people there held back a bit in their questioning.

Sybil kept smiling and didn't show any sign of anger throughout the whole press conference.

Diana was relieved. She had worried that Sybil might become overwhelmed with the pressure, but she handled it excellently.

Sybil, as usual, was leaning affectionately on Ken's shoulder, unaware that everyone knew she liked him.

Diana smiled at her and asked, "Are you two…?"

Sybil waved her hands. "What are you thinking? We are just good friends."

Ken squeezed out a smile. It was so obvious that he was very fond of her as well. But somehow, neither had noticed the feelings were mutual.

Diana was determined to give them a push in the right direction. She was awfully tired after her ordeal of a day and yawned deliberately loudly.

Seeing that, Brian hugged Diana and asked, "Are you tired? Let's go to sleep?"

"My dear brother, can you stop showing off your love? We two singletons are so envious!"

Brian ignored Sybil's protest and took Diana up to her room.

Having been tied to the chair for a while, Diana had bruises on both her wrists. Holding her slim arm, Brian felt terrible. "Why did Carol tie you up?"

Diana couldn't bear Brian criticizing her childhood friend. "She didn't know it was me!"

Brian stopped complaining, but he scolded Carol in his mind. Touching Diana's delicate wrists, Brian wished the bruises were on his body.

Suddenly, he recalled something that he had meant to mention earlier, "By the way, your teacher called me today."

"God!" Diana was reminded that she was meant to have taken her final exams earlier that day!

"It's over. I will have to rearrange it for after the new semester." Diana wore a sad look. Why did Carol choose to kidnap her today? She could have done it any other time, why today?!

Brian was secretly pleased. Now, Diana would surely not have so many good words for Carol.

Diana was frustrated. She would have to double her efforts in the next tests. She had missed one already and didn't want to have too many at the beginning of the next semester.

Things were going badly for Kyle after discovering that Mr. Jefferson had reinvested in Brian's company when he received a call from Simon inviting him to have dinner at the William residence.

There was no way he could say no. He felt very uncomfortable thinking that he would have to sit at the same table as Brian. On the other hand, he was also happy for the chance to meet Diana, whom he hadn't seen for days.

Simon himself was unaware of the reason for inviting Kyle. He had planned the family dinner to celebrate Brian successfully surviving the company's crisis and the reinvestment of the Jefferson money.

But Mrs. Garcia suggested that they invite Kyle as well. Simon had rejected her initially, but Mrs. Garcia insisted.

And so it was that Kyle and Antonette were both invited to the family dinner.

When Brian informed Diana about the dinner, she instantly refused.

"I am not going there."

"Well," Brian looked at Diana and added, "If you are not going, I suppose I will be there with someone else."

Diana stared at him. "How dare you? Who are you going with?"

Brian shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know yet. But I'm sure my father will try and introduce someone to me."

Diana frowned. It was quite likely that Simon would try that. So, to eliminate the possibility of another woman getting close to Brian, Diana agreed to go.

Brian smiled. Finally, Diana had a sense of jealousy.

The next day, Diana was looking through her wardrobe, trying to choose the best dress she had for the upcoming dinner.

However, Brian stopped her and took out a standard, white dress from the closet. "How about this one?"

"This?" Diana was doubtful. It was too simple.

"I like it," Brian said firmly. "Anyway, you don't have to care about what my father and Mrs. Garcia think about you."

Sybil nodded. "Yes, Diana. This one is good."

"Really?" Diana was still unsure but decided to take their advice.

With everything arranged, they headed for Simon's house.

As soon as they entered the William house, Diana could feel Mrs. Garcia was studying her. It made her feel very uncomfortable.

When Simon came in, he simply looked disdainfully in Diana's direction, without even saying hello.

Brian held Diana's hand reassuringly and sat down at the table. He responded in kind to Simon's treatment of Diana, not even acknowledging his father's presence.

Feeling his dignity and pride being trampled on, Simon smashed the table. "You should be aware that I am still in charge of this family!"

Brian ignored his father's outburst.

The furious look on Simon's face scared Diana, who then squeezed Brian's hand tight beneath the table.

Brian was so angry that he was about to have a go at his father, but the door opened just as he was about to speak. It was Kyle and Antonette.

If he was being honest, for Simon, the two of them were absolutely not a part of his family. As such, he couldn't show his anger in front of mere guests. So, he forced himself to relent.

Seeing how Brian protected Diana, Antonette was filled with a burning rage, which she just managed to keep inside. She greeted Brian and Sybil in a sweet, courteous tone.

However, Sybil lowered her head and focused on her phone, while Brian ignored her completely. And despite seeing that, Simon didn't utter a word of defense for Antonette. Antonette felt horribly awkward, while Mrs. Garcia simply sat back and enjoyed the scene.

Kyle meanwhile had his eyes fixed on Diana from the moment he entered the house. The dress Brian chose for Diana was simple, but it perfectly showed off Diana's features.

Antonette noticed Kyle's constant staring at Diana, and she burned with jealousy. Why did everyone only see Diana and not her?

Kyle didn't hide his emotions, and Brian also noticed it. Diana, on the other hand, was as ever, unaware, and focused on her food.

That said, she could sense the atmosphere was uncomfortable, to say the least. It was clearly not going to be a celebratory dinner.