Sitting in Brian's car, Diana waited patiently to see what Brian had in store. Yet, after several minutes, they still had not arrived. Diana frowned and asked, "Didn't you say it wasn't far from the restaurant?"

"We are almost there," Brian smiled.

Brian eventually stopped the car outside an amus.e.m.e.nt park. However, it appeared that it didn't open at night as all the rides were shut down.

Brian had assumed they would still be open. Not one to give up, he made a quick call, and minutes later, the lights in the amus.e.m.e.nt park were on.

"Come on! Let's try the merry-go-round!" Brian said and grabbed Diana's hand.

Diana laughed. "I am not a kid!" But her eyes said otherwise as she looked around excitedly at all the bright lights. She quickly gave up, pretending not to care, and ran after Brian to go on the merry-go-round.

Diana hopped on and chose a beautiful-looking horse.

Brian followed and sat on it, too, just behind her.

The night was quiet and peaceful, making for quite a romantic setting.

"Diana," Brian said softly.

"What?" Confused, Diana turned around and, to her surprise, found her lips touching Brian's.

Brian kissed her slowly, being as tender and caring as he could. It was such a wonderful moment; he hoped the ride would never stop.

Meanwhile, Diana's parents had just finished checking in their bags when Antonette came rushing over to them.

"Mr. and Mrs. Anderson! This is so lucky! I just arrived in a taxi, but the driver was unable to accept my payment. Is there any chance you could come outside and help me? I'll pay you back, of course…" Eva said, as sweetly as possible.

Mrs. Anderson remembered that Antonette was Diana's roommate in college and was happy to help. Together with Mr. Anderson, they all went outside to the small taxi rank.

Watching all this from a nearby bench was none other than Carol Jefferson. It had been a long time since she had seen Diana's parents, so she had hesitated to greet them. But seeing them walk away with Antonette made her suspicious; Carol had a bad feeling about her. So, she got up and followed them outside to check they were okay.

As soon as the Anderson's got to the taxi area, a group of men jumped out of a parked taxi and grabbed Diana's parents.

Seeing what was going on, Carol just managed to duck behind a large advertising board adjacent to the taxi stand.

"Antonette! Help us!" Mrs. Anderson looked at her in desperation.

"Help you? Who do you think they're working for?" Antonette sneered.

"What?! Why are you doing this?"

Antonette came right up to Mrs. Anderson's face. She was so close Mrs. Anderson could see her reflection in Antonette's eyes.

"Why don't you ask your daughter?"

Mr. Anderson, too, had never liked Antonette. He shouted out angrily, "How could you do this? Diana always treated you so well!"

"Treated me well?" Antonette scoffed. "She isn't generous! She just sees me as a beggar! She is not as beautiful as me! All she has is money! How could she get the man I love so easily? Why? Well, I am not the same poor, weak girl that I was! Soon, Diana will know what real pain feels like!" Antonette laughed crazily.

"Get them out of here!" Antonette shouted to the men waiting by the car.

The men jumped to attention and pushed Diana's parents towards the car.

"Stop!"

Antonette looked in the direction of the voice and found Carol standing just behind her.

Carol had heard everything that Antonette said.

"Miss White, they are Diana's parents. Are you sure you want to do this?" Carol uttered coldly.

Right now, Kyle still needed the Jefferson's support. Though Antonette despised Carol, she couldn't risk the consequences of doing something to offend Carol.

"Carol… what are you doing here?" Antonette stammered. Damn it! Why had Carol appeared now?

"Tell your men to let them go!" Carol shouted, staring Antonette down.

With great reluctance, Antonette ordered her men to release Diana's parents. It didn't seem wise to stick around either, so Antonette jumped into the car, and together, they sped off.

"Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, are you alright?" Carol asked.

"We're okay, dear. May I ask your name?" Mr. Anderson asked if the girl standing before him looked familiar. But he couldn't recall who she was.

"I am Carol Jefferson. I used to come to your home for dinner with Diana when we were kids," Carol answered with a smile.

"Ah! I remember you!" Mrs. Anderson exclaimed. "My goodness, you have changed a lot! You are so beautiful now! I remember you and Diana were inseparable when you were younger!"

"Yes, we were. Anyway, I'm just glad I was able to help you."

"Carol, thank you! You saved us! That Antonette girl is a psychopath… I have to admit we were a bit scared back there," said Mr. Anderson.

"Well, she's gone now. I hope you can still make your flight?" Carol asked concernedly.

"We'll be fine. Thank you again, Carol. Hope to see you again when we're next in town," Mrs. Anderson bade Carol a fond farewell, and they walked back into the airport.

Carol smiled. She had booked a flight to Bali to get away from all the troubles with Kyle. So, it was fortunate that she had been there to save Diana's parents from Antonette.

Carol's flight was in another terminal. She picked up her suitcase and walked across the road to make her way the short distance.

Just where Carol was heading, a large truck was parked conspicuously next to the terminal entrance.

Antonette had doubled around in her car and was back on the other side of the road, staring at Carol, panicking. This was a big problem. If Carol told Kyle what had happened, that would be bad. Worse still, if Carol told her parents, they might withdraw their money from Kyle's company. And if that happened, Kyle and Antonette would both be doomed.

Finally, Antonette signaled to the men in the truck and pointed at Carol. She wore a maniacal look on her face. No matter what happened, she couldn't allow Carol to destroy her future.

Carol was almost across the road and didn't notice the truck driving towards her until it was too late. She screamed, and moments later came the even louder sound of the truck slamming against her body. She was sent flying and landed in a crumpled heap several feet from the point of impact.

The scene descended into chaos as passers-by screamed at the awful scene in front of them.

Antonette smiled, then coolly drove away.