"I am determined; this is going to happen." Mrs. Jefferson had made her decision, and she would not give Carol the chance to say no.

Carol's mother left her with no alternative, and she was forced to invite Kyle to their family home. Luckily, he graciously accepted the invitation to meet her parents and even seemed excited.

Carol was mightily relieved. Kyle was her first boyfriend. Attracted by his consideration and elegance, Carol thought he was the best man she had ever met. He was indeed a selfless gentleman.

Thinking of that, Carol fell asleep.

The next morning, Kyle came to Carol's house, with gifts in hand for her and her parents. Kyle didn't try anything overly impressive to please Carol's parents, but they got the impression that he was a reliable, polite man.

Feeling satisfied with him, Carol's parents gave their consent to their relationship.

They were over the moon that their daughter had found someone, and they quickly become very fond of him.

After the dinner, Carol walked Kyle to the door and said, "Drive slowly."

"I will." Kyle touched Carol's head gently.

When he got into his car, Kyle took out his phone and called Diana.

"Diana, would you mind coming to meet me?"

Kyle's call was unexpected, and Diana was rather confused. But she gave him the benefit of the doubt and decided to go and meet him.

Half an hour later, Kyle was waiting for Diana on the first floor of Brian's company.

"Kyle, what is it?" Diana asked.

"Let's find a place to sit down."

Kyle led Diana to a nearby café and ordered two cups of coffee.

"Does Brian treat you well?" Kyle began.

"Yes." Diana was confused by his question.

Kyle thought for a while, unsure whether to continue.

"Diana, actually, I…"

However, Diana immediately stopped listening when she saw Brian coming towards them. And he was not alone. He was with a beautiful woman.

Diana stood up and wandered over to them.

"Why are you here?" Brian asked.

"I invited Diana to meet me," Kyle stood up and answered.

"Did I ask you?" Brian said harshly.

Diana was still staring in confusion at the girl standing beside Brian. She was beautiful and so elegant. Diana felt nothing compared to her.

"Who is she?" The girl asked Brian with a smile.

Brian was intensely jealous after seeing Diana with Kyle and didn't utter a word.

Although sad to see Brian with another woman, Diana politely reached out her hand and said, "Hello, I'm Diana Anderson."

The girl smiled and nodded at her.

"Vera, let's go," Brian said to the girl, at which point they walked hurriedly away.

Diana was stunned. Brian ignored her and walked away with that girl Vera. And why didn't he mention she was his girlfriend?

"Diana, are you okay?" Kyle asked carefully.

Diana shook her head and said, "Kyle, I am tired. I want to go back."

"Okay." Kyle nodded at once after seeing her face and led Diana to his car.

Diana forced herself not to look back at Brian; it was too depressing to see him there with that woman.

They barely spoke a word on the drive to Brian's house. When they arrived, Diana mumbled a thank you to him and went inside.

"You are back!" Daniel was watching TV on the couch when Diana walked in.

Diana didn't say a word and sat down on the couch quietly.

"What is it? Why are you so annoyed?" Daniel sat down beside her.

Diana buried her head in his arms and murmured, "Daniel, do you think a man will always be attracted to other women, even when he has a girlfriend?"

"No. Not every man. Or at least if they are, they won't necessarily act on their attraction."

Daniel wanted to reassure his sister; he could tell something bad must have happened. And the only man who would upset Diana was Brian. Daniel decided to ask Brian what had happened when he got back that night.

When Brian finally arrived home, Diana had already excused herself, saying she was feeling uncomfortable and couldn't come downstairs for dinner.

"What did you do to her?" Daniel uttered coldly.

Brian knew he had to explain to Diana and walked to her bedroom, ignoring Daniel's question completely.

"Open the door."

Diana was lying on the bed. Hearing Brian's voice, she answered coldly, "I'm going to sleep, go away."

Her reaction made it clear how she was feeling, yet Brian couldn't let it be. He went downstairs to get the key to Diana's bedroom and opened it.

"How dare you?" Diana growled.

"Come and have dinner," Brian uttered coldly.

Diana was still mad at him for what had happened that day. "Why don't you call Vera to have dinner with you," she replied.

Diana didn't think she had done anything wrong. She had just gone to chat with Kyle, nothing more. "Who was that girl?" she asked.

"It's none of your business." Brian was still annoyed that Diana had been meeting with Kyle.

Things were spiraling, and Diana was on the verge of tears.

"Brian, if you don't want to see me anymore, I can leave."

Brian was furious to hear she wanted to leave. "Have you forgotten the contract between us?"

"Go away! I don't want to see you!" Diana shouted.

Brian was also angry. He sneered at her and said, "Fine."

Diana heard him slam the door and walk out. She was so disappointed. She never thought Brian would treat her like that. She just couldn't hold her tears any longer.

Daniel noticed Brian's dreadful look and guessed they must have quarreled with each other.

"What's wrong?" Daniel asked.

"Nothing," Brian answered in a low spirit.

"I am going out for a smoke," Brian uttered, then walked outside to the garden.

Despite his attempts to mess with their relationship, Daniel ultimately wanted the best for them. So he followed Brian outside to check what was going on.

Brian knew Daniel wouldn't give up, so he handed him a cigar, and they began to smoke together.

"Diana is childish sometimes," Daniel muttered between puffs.

Brian nodded. Having spent several days with Brian, Daniel had decided he was a reliable man. He wanted Diana to be happy with this man.