The next morning, Brian suggested that he could drive Abby to kindergarten again.

Diana wanted to deny him, but Brian insisted, and Abby begged, what else could she do except say yes?

Having dropped Abby off at the kindergarten, Brian drove directly to the company, where Ken was ready waiting for him.

Ken handed him the paper. "Boss, here is the report of the paternity testing."

Brian opened the file. There were a lot of complicated terminologies that Brian had no interest or patience to read. He skipped to the last line, stating clearly that there was a close genetic match between Brian and Abby.

Holding the paper, Brian trembled.

"Boss, are you okay?" Ken asked.

Brian calmed himself down and assured Ken that everything was fine.

Ken decided to give him some time alone, thus he excused himself from the room. He thought it would be hard for Brian to accept the fact that he had a kid, especially as he couldn't remember his time with Diana.

Brian held the report and read it carefully again and again. He felt everything was perfect. Abby was a little treasure, and here was proof that he was her father! Brian was eager to get back home and speak to Diana. Surely with the result of the paternity test, she couldn't deny him anymore?

Meanwhile, Diana received a call from Sybil.

"Sybil, what is it?"

"Diana, are you free now?" Sybil asked anxiously.

Diana hesitated for a moment. "Okay, where are you?"

Sybil told her where to meet, then Diana left immediately.

"Here, Diana!" Sybil waved her arms at Diana.

"Diana, I ordered a cappuccino for you. Is that fine?"

Diana nodded. She wasn't picky with coffee.

There was a bit of awkward silence, neither of them knowing what to say.

Finally, Sybil broke the impasse, "Diana, my Mum knows about Abby."

Diana gawped at her, "What?"

Seeing her distress, Sybil moved quickly to reassure her, "Don't misunderstand me. We are not planning to take her away from you."

Diana didn't utter a word.

"What do you plan to do, Diana? She needs a father."

Hearing that, Diana answered in a firm tone, "I can take care of her by myself."

"Diana, you have to know a child without a father will miss out on a lot in their life. Diana, please come back. Brian is surely going to recall what happened between the two of you sooner or later."

Diana smiled bitterly.

"Sybil, there are just too many risks involved. I can't be sure that Brian will remember me. And I can't know whether he will fall in love with someone else. What if that happens? I have to protect myself and Abby from any hurt."

Diana's words were convincing.

"Diana, are you sure about this?" Sybil knew how it felt to grow up without a father, as Kate divorced Simon when she was a little girl.

"Sybil, it's hard to be completely sure about anything. But please, you have to keep Abby a secret from Simon," Diana begged.

Kate wouldn't take Abby away from her. But Simon was a different story; Diana couldn't risk it.

"I promise," Sybil said earnestly.

"Thank you, Sybil." Diana grabbed her bag and left the café.

Back at Simon's house, after a long night spent thinking everything over, Antonette came up with a vicious plan. She took out her phone and dialed a number that she hadn't looked at in a long time.

Antonette lowered her voice, "Hello? Carl?"

The man reacted angrily to Antonette's call.

"Bitch! How dare you call me?!"

It was Antonette's fault that the police had been after Carl before, something he remembered very clearly.

Antonette could feel the anger in his words. She smiled. His anger was exactly what she needed now.

"Carl, don't be mad at me! Come on! It was Diana who called the police," Antonette said.

"What do you want?" Carl asked impatiently.

"Carl, don't you want revenge? I'm telling you, Diana is the one to blame for your sufferings. She did that to you. She also destroyed my life!"

Antonette hated Diana so much. She wanted Diana to live her life for a change, instead of always being loved and protected. Antonette was constantly longing for those things, whereas Diana seemed to have them in abundance.

Carl knew to be wary of Antonette. He hesitated before asking, "What do you want me to do?"

"It appears that Diana might have a daughter. I need you to find out if it's true."

"No problem," Carl answered.

After finishing their call, Antonette laughed out loud. She was sure that she had Diana this time. Kyle had been sent to prison. And Brian had forgotten all about her; there was no one left to save her. Antonette laughed crazily as if she could already see Diana being tortured.

***

That afternoon, Diana rushed to the kindergarten to collect Abby. There were many people on the street, so Diana didn't notice that she was being followed.

Seeing Diana arrive, Abby ran to her happily, arms outstretched for a hug.

"What did you learn today, baby?" Diana asked.

Abby was normally very enthusiastic and would talk endlessly about the day's activities. But this time, she was silent.

Diana squatted down to face Abby.

"What happened, my princess?"

"We did a lesson about fathers. And our teacher asked us to buy a piece of cake for our fathers. But… but... I don't have a father!" Abby cried.

It was horrible to see her daughter in such distress. And immediately, Diana was reminded of what Sybil had said to her.

"What about Uncle Brian? Would you like him to be your dad?"

Abby nodded excitedly. "Mummy, I do! Can he be my dad? Please!"

Diana was overwhelmed by sadness and guilt.

"Abby, I am sorry…" she murmured.

Seeing her mother's tears, Abby reached out her little hands to wipe Diana's eyes.

"Mummy, don't cry. I won't ask for Dad anymore."

Abby was trying to be nice, of course, but it only made Diana feel sorrier for her. She took a deep breath and then held Abby's hand to walk home.