When they got back to her home, Carol couldn't bear to leave Kyle. "I want to stay with you longer.

Kyle gently stroked her face and said, "We can be together every day after the wedding."

Carol kissed Kyle on the cheek, then quickly got out of the car, blushing as she went. Seeing her walk away, Kyle wiped his face as if he had been touched by something dirty.

The next day, Brian arrived at his office to find his assistant looking very anxious.

Brian frowned. "What is it?" he asked.

The assistant took a deep breath. "Boss, it's Mr. Jefferson, he wants to withdraw his money again."

Brian wore a serious look. "Come into my office."

The assistant followed him in and explained what had happened. This time it was different. Mr. Jefferson was willing to stay invested in the William Group, but he would only work with Kyle.

Brian kept a blank expression; he didn't want to reveal what he was thinking.

All of a sudden, someone knocked at the door.

"Come in," Brian uttered coldly.

To Brian's surprise, Kyle then strolled confidently into his office.

The assistant excused herself and hurried out.

Kyle sat down in front of Brian and looked him in the eye.

"I guess you have heard about Mr. Jefferson's decision?"

Brian smiled. "Carol is going to marry you. Her interests are connected with yours. And you are part of the William family. So, in essence, Mr. Jefferson is still cooperating with our company."

Kyle sneered at him. "You really think that? Cooperating? Cooperating with me doesn't mean cooperating with you."

Brian stared back silently, hoping that he wasn't right about what Kyle was going to do.

Kyle continued, "Brian, I can keep things going smoothly with the Jefferson investment. But I have one condition."

There are many others. Why do you think he is my only choice? There are many others. Why do you think he is my only choice?"

Genuine investors in such a short time Mr. Jefferson is your best choice."

"Tell me your condition then," Brian said reluctantly.

Kyle stood up and looked Brian hard in the face. "I want to be the CEO of the William Group."

"You must be dreaming. Get out!" He stopped himself not to punch Kyle's face and coldly threw him out.

***

Diana was anxious after receiving a call from Vera to meet her from a nearby café.

Diana waited for a long while. The time they'd agreed on had already passed, but Vera didn't show up. Fifteen minutes later, Vera finally arrived, and she wasted no time revealing the reason for their meeting.

"So sorry. You know, being pregnant is very tiring, I just couldn't wake up from my afternoon nap." Vera smiled sweetly.

Diana's face turned white. Trying to stay calm, Diana squeezed out a smile. "It's okay. I just arrived myself."

Vera could see Diana was rattled and felt rather pleased. She sat down and called the waiter over.

"Can we get the drinks menu, please? Non-alcoholic only though; I am pregnant."

The waiter was surprised. "Miss, you are so young, and you are a mother already?"

"Yeah I wasn't planning on it, actually. The father and I were quite surprised."

Diana was stunned. How could this be?

As they waited for their drinks, Vera looked at Diana and asked, "Are you okay?"

"I am fine." Diana squeezed out a smile. It was all too much to process. Of course, he knew about Brian's unmentionable problem. Sometimes he could get hard, and sometimes he couldn't. So Diana couldn't tell whether Vera was telling the truth or not. Either way, she felt rather hopeless.

Vera smiled and continued talking about the baby.

After several minutes of this, Diana couldn't bear it anymore. She made up the excuse that she was feeling unwell and abruptly left.

Seeing her rush away, Vera smiled happily.

Once Diana left the café, she immediately took out her phone and dialed Brian's number. Her hands were trembling.

"Diana!" Brian was excited to receive her call.

"Brian, Vera is pregnant. Is it true?" Diana asked, her voice shaking.

Brian stood up, nervously from his chair. "Who told you that?"

Diana smiled bitterly and said, "I hope you are happy with her." She ended the call and turned off her phone.

It was clear from Brian's reaction that it was true. And it must be his baby. Though she was standing in the sunshine, Diana somehow felt cold. She hugged her coat tightly around her and focused all her energy on trying not to cry.

Brian kept calling Diana, but her phone was switched off. It had been a very long day; he was exhausted. The whole situation was so messed up. He didn't know whether it was his baby or not, but regardless, he was not interested in Vera or any other woman. He truly loved Diana; she was all he wanted in the world. Not to mention she was the only one who could get him hard!

He had planned to do a paternity test after Vera gave birth to the baby. Then, he could decide how to handle it. But he hadn't counted on Diana finding out so quickly.

Brian slammed his fist on his desk, greatly alarming his assistant, who had just entered the office.

She walked nervously over and put a file on the desk. "Boss, I have finished what you asked."

After reading it, Brian nodded. "Take it to Kyle."

That night, in Kyle's house, Antonette was dressed in a s.e.xy, low-cut top. She walked to Kyle and handed him a glass of wine.

"Kyle, don't you want to celebrate?"

Kyle took the wine but offered no reply.

Antonette smiled and came close to where he was sitting. Her soft hands started to move up and down his neck.

"You make me sick," Kyle uttered coldly.

"What is the difference between what you are doing and what I am doing?"

Closing his eyes, Kyle couldn't deny her point. He downed the glass of wine and admitted, "There is no difference."

Antonette smiled. "I am the kind of person you used to despise. And now, you are the same as me. Isn't that funny?"

Kyle looked menacingly at her. "No, Antonette, we are different. We will never be the same. I care about people, and I protect them. But you, you are utterly selfish you; only care about yourself."