Seeing Diana was unresponsive, Mr. Anderson continued his wife's point, "Diana, you will soon be graduating from university, and as you know, it's hard to find a job nowadays. If we can cooperate with the William Group, you don't have to look for a job. You can just take over the family business. Win-win."

It was hard to argue with her parent's reasoning, yet Diana was reluctant to agree. "Why don't you ask Daniel to take over?" she asked.

"Well, your brother is already busy with his work, so he doesn't have time. Diana, this is the best option," Mrs. Anderson said comfortingly.

"You know, you should really ask me first before you make such decisions about my life," Diana grumbled.

In truth, it was not her parents' fault. When they got the news that Simon William was willing to cooperate with them, they had come back at once to negotiate the deal.

Finally, Mr. Anderson decided to tell his daughter a little white lie to help persuade her, "Diana, we have already signed the contract with them. If we back out now, we will have to pay a lot in compensation." He put on a good act of looking very concerned.

Mrs. Anderson quickly picked up on her husband's plan and said to Diana, "My dear daughter, if you really disagree, then so be it. However, this will have pretty dire consequences for the company."

"Okay, fine, I will do it," Diana reluctantly agreed.

As soon as Diana's parents got the green light for their plan, they went back to their room at once to pack their suitcases, for they were off traveling to Iceland later that week.

Diana felt helpless. And when she thought of her relationship with Brian, she knew she had now put herself in quite a tricky position.

After Diana had been at home for several days to recuperate from the attack, so began her new role in the family company.

Unfortunately, Diana's very first task revealed her parent's deceit. She was due to meet Simon's secretary, supposedly to discuss the beginning of the company's arrangement. However, when Diana arrived, the secretary handed her the contract and said, "Miss Anderson, please confirm the contract, and if everything is fine, sign here."

The secretary's words took Diana completely by surprise. Her parents had said that they had already signed!

Though Diana was angry about their lies, she had no choice but to sign her name.

The secretary held two contracts, one for Simon, and one for Diana.

"Miss Anderson, Mr. William said he wanted to meet you in person later. Would you mind?"

Diana agreed. She hoped that Simon would be in a good mood; he had been rather angry the last time she saw him.

After the deal was signed, it was widely publicized in the media.

The Andersons had always kept a low profile. And they never brought Daniel and Diana with them to the few public events they attended. Hence, there not many people knew that Diana came from such a rich and famous family.

There was an event organized to mark the deal, to be held a few days later. The Andersons hadn't attended such commercial receptions for years. But the news that they were now cooperating with the William Group had spread, so Diana was forced to attend in her parent's place.

When the day came, Diana showed up to the reception wearing a gorgeous, strapless gown. Everyone was talking about her.

Brian was also in attendance and was rather surprised to see Diana there. He assumed she must be there for him, however, Diana walked straight past him, and warmly greeted Simon.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. William, I'm the representative of the Anderson Group."

Simon was shocked. Though Diana's family name was Anderson, he had no idea that she was the Anderson's daughter.

Embarrassed, Simon shook hands with Diana and kissed her on the cheek.

Antonette stood beside Simon, was in a deep fury. Compared to Diana's elegant gown, her own dress paled in comparison. Diana had totally upstaged her!

Diana had never enjoyed such formal occasions. What's more, she didn't want to risk running into Brian. So, after greeting Simon, she chose a quiet corner in which to have a seat. As she was sitting there, she suddenly spotted Carol in the crowd. Diana called her name and waved her over.

When Carol sat down next to her, Diana asked worriedly, "Carol, what's wrong? You don't look so good."

Carol had just gotten married; she should be blissfully happy! But she certainly didn't look like that to Diana, far from it. What happened?

"Oh, Diana, since I married Kyle, he has changed. He is no longer the man he was before. He stays out almost every night. I feel like I've become one of those wives who does nothing but stay home and wait for her husband."

Carol's words worried Diana. Carol had led a happy life before she married Kyle. But now, it was the opposite. "I can't believe he is being like this," Diana said angrily.

Diana didn't know how to comfort Carol. All she could do was keep her company.

A while later, Carol's parents came by and saw their daughter looking rather forlorn. "Oh, my dear daughter, what's the matter with you? Is there anything wrong?" asked Mrs. Jefferson.

Carol faked a smile and said reassuringly, "Of course, there is nothing wrong. I just have a cold. I will go to the doctor's tomorrow."

"You should take better care of yourself, darling. And tell me, is Kyle looking after you?" Mrs. Jefferson always worried about her daughter.

"Don't worry, mother. He is a good husband." Carol didn't want her parents to be concerned, so she put on a brave face.

Her words were enough to persuade Mrs. Jefferson, but her father was still not happy. After all, Carol was the apple of his eye, now Kyle had taken her away. He could tell something was wrong.

"If he isn't good to you or does anything bad, tell me, darling. I will deal with him."

Feeling a warm love and caring from her parents, Carol felt quite comforted.