Chapter 36.*The Next Week*Diana's POV.I was preparing to go to work already. It turned out that the designer was already done with the designs, and I would be the one who would be presenting today.Things got better between my daughter and me. To be very honest, I was so happy that she didn't get to hold the anger for that long. Ryan and her were still trying to get used to things. It wouldn't be that easy, but everything is a process."You should get into the car." Ryan told me as he saw me walking out of the house. "You know that isn't possible? Why would I want to get into the car? What do you think people would say if they saw the both of us together?" I refused his request."Are you joking right now? If I am not wrong, I remembered how much you wanted to follow me to work that first day you started living here." He reminded me.He didn't have to do that! "We were fighting then. I didn't care about what they were going to say as long as it wasn't real." I replied him."Okay
Chapter 37Diana's POV.*FEW DAYS LEFT*It was the same routine almost every day now, not until today. I finally got my car back, and I drove off to work.Ryan wouldn't want me to go alone after that text. My security was already doubled, and he even told me he was going to get me a personal office.I made sure he didn't get to do the obvious things that one might get to figure out that we were together. To be honest, I didn't know who we were.Were we still married couples? As far as I could remember, I didn't get to sign that sh*tty paper. I couldn't even move on; how will I bring myself to sign the paper?I was able to tell him about it, though! The paper aside. What did he think we were? Just hanging out or trying to get things back together? Or are we just lovers? Or sex mate? Or married couples?He most likely was at work this morning. I realized that he had been less strict with me these days. I came down from the car and then walked into the company. I noticed all eyes were o
Chapter 38.Elena's POV.I walked into Ryan's company, and I must say it was pretty good. I have never been here before, and I was here to see Diana.I didn't tell her I was coming here, though. I bet she must be so surprised and happy to see me. I brought out my phone and texted her immediately."Where the hell do you stay at your company? I mean, where is your room?" I texted her, and she replied almost immediately. "What the hell are you talking about? Don't tell me you are here." She replied to me."There is one thing I know for sure, and that is that you are not chasing me out." I texted back."Oh, my fucking goodness! I'm coming to meet you right now." She replied to me, and I guess she must be on her way to see me already.I knew how badly she didn't want me to be here, because to her, I must be the crazy friend who might get embarrassed here.I waited for her while.My feet tapped on the floor gently."Heyyy," I heard her say from afar. I looked up to her and saw how she rush
Chapter 39Diana's POV."Kian really wants to marry my friend." I muttered under my breath as I watched Elena drive off.Kian stood there as he watched her car drive off."Do you think your friend would be able to accept him?" I heard Ryan's voice right behind me."Yeah! I do think that she would be able to accept him. You would just have to give them time." I answered Ryan as he took in a deep sigh."Why do you want the both of them together?""This would be the second lady in history he would ever show interest in. I'm afforded that after this, he might give up on his life." Ryan explained."What do you mean by that?" I was confused by the way he had answered me."What I meant was that his family wouldn't give him his right until he got to marry a lady. He had lived without them for the past few years and worked as my bodyguard." Ryan explained it to me.Everything was starting to make sense to me now. I understood the reason why his so-called friend was doing all of these."Okay! S
Chapter 40*Three Months Later*Diana's POV."Oh please! You should get to hurry up with that." I pointed at one of the workers who was still trying to fix the light issue with the hallway."Hey love! You shouldn't get to stress yourself." I heard Ryan's voice right behind me.I turned back, and I saw him standing right behind me. He had this huge smile on his face, that gave me some sort of emotions I couldn't explain.He walked up to me with a table of water in his hands, while he gave me a soft kiss."Thank you very much." I gulped down the entire bottle of water.This reminded of what happened the last time we held an hotel launching.i was with Elaine that day, and she brought a bottle of water for me.Who would have imagined that she was amongst those who wanted me dead badly. I remembered a box filled with dead snake was sent to my home three months ago, with a warning note.Ever since then, I haven't heard anything about the other lady who wanted me dead. God knows where she is
Chapter 41.Diana's POV.A loud applause filled up the room while I was still bothered by the text message sent to me.There was no secret for me to hide; I would have to say the person who was involved in this would show our secrets to the world using a projector.Ryan continued with his speech; my mind was not there at all."You are being called. What are you thinking about?" Harper hit me, bringing me back to reality."What is the issue?" I questioned her."You are being called to the stage." She mentioned it before I looked up and saw that all eyes were on me.I put a smile on my face while I walked up to the stage where Ryan was waiting for me. A loud applause was hard as I walked up to the stage."I told you to rest assured. The security here has been tightened." Ryan whispered to me before he handed over the microphone to me."Good evening, everyone." I greeted them, making all the guests start clapping.I gave my speech about the project.*******I guess nothing was going to h
Chapter 42.Diana's POV."Please, can I speak with you for a second?" Ryan questioned me, as I was still trying to understand what was going on.I never expected this from Harper. I knew something was off with Elsie, but I never imagined that Harper would be the mastermind of all of these in the end.Ryan pulled me to one corner of the room."Please! I don't understand what is going on. I need to fix this and try to find out what this is all about. You just have to give me time, please." He pleaded with me.My hands went to his cheeks."Imagine someone being obsessed with you for the past few years, to the extent that the person wants to kill you by coming into this house and claiming that she has your child. Do you think I would believe that shit?" What does he take me for exactly?"Thank you very much, love." His hands went to my cheeks."What are you going to do in this case?""She would do anything in her power to blackmail me with it. She would let me take up strange decisions t
Chapter 43.Diana's POV.*THE NEXT MORNING*I woke up with the smell of the food hitting my nostrils. It seemed something got burned!I stood up from my bed, and I hurried out of the room. I met Ryan on my way to the kitchen, too."Can you smell that?" He questioned me while I nodded."Yeah! Who do you think it was?" I questioned. "I guess we would have to find out." We both hurried down the stairs, and then went to the kitchen. It was just 7 a.m. in the morning, and we barely ate breakfast this early. We got to the kitchen, and then I saw Harper, who was there standing at the front of the burnt pancake."What the actual fuck!" I muttered under my breath seeing the quantity of pancake that she burnt. What the hell was she trying to do?"You two are here! I'm so sorry for this." She stated nervously."No one is forcing you to cook here. If you cannot cook, you should get to wait until breakfast is ready." Ryan reprimanded her.The expression on her face changed immediately. I bet she