Chapter 18 - A Lot Happened In One day

Shane moved aside and let Diana through. No one has ever stood up to him like that in a long time, who will dare him, only those that has nothing to lose fight him; as he has nothing to lose as well. The only person he cares about is Stella and she is heavily guarded without her knowledge.

Diana stopped and look back, she's still feeling like a hero that saved her friends. Seeing them not moving, "let's go." She said to them.

Shane gave them a signal to follow her. "You guys shouldn't let people like that scares you, look at how arrogant he behaved…." Diana kept talking and talking, advising them to be strong and all; while the girls are holding back from strangling her.

"Diana!" Charlotte called all of a sudden which made her shut her blabbing mouth. "We will be leaving now, we will surely meet again soon," she said and the two of them left, leaving Diana in confusion.

She watched their departing figure with reluctant in her gaze, she didn't want them to leave, it felt good to be with someone who doesn't care about her face, someone she could talk with without holding back, someone who hugged her shoulder willingly; unlike those who felt disgusted if they accidentally bumped into her; like she's some kind of disease carrier.

She sniffed and clean the tears at the corner of her eyes. "They didn't even ask for my contact information, did they hate me too? Have I said something to chase them away?" She asked herself.

Kindness can be burdensome sometimes; if not for the fact that they showed her kindness before they suddenly left, she's not someone who cares about things like this.

Unknown to her, there are some men assigned to start monitoring her movement. She recalled Ethan's warning about minding her speech, which is why she held back and only glared at Shane.

She decided not to think about it anymore, If they are meant to make an impact in her life, they wouldn't just leave like that. She consoled herself and head toward her grandma's address.

Grandma  was gently sipping her tea and watching the news on television, when she suddenly heard a knock on her door.

"Who could it be?" She asked herself and walk toward the door. Immediately she set her eyes on Diana; it seems like her soul just left her body.

Diana smile froze immediately she saw her expression, she was about to act cute and hug her grandma but 'what's with her expression?'

she asked herself "grand-grandma?" She stuttered.

"What are you doing here? Who allowed you to come here? What are those two fools thinking? Go back now!" Her grandma yelled pushing her out.

"Grandma?" Diana called with tear filled eyes, "I came to give you a surprise visit, I'm here on a business trip" she added sobbing.

Her grandma rush back and help picked up her back that got dropped while she was being pushed away and shoved it in her arms. Diana took it and still staring at her with confusion while her tears kept falling.

"Who asked you for a surprise visit? Damn that company that sent you here! Leave now and never return to this town, if you wish to see me; call my cell phone and I will come find you." She said to Diana and returned inside her house, slamming the door shut.

Diana adjusted her ruffled cloth and sat at a corner, her mascara is mixed with her tears, smudging her makeup. She picked out a makeup wipes and remove the entire makeup, leaving her face bare, her blemishes flashing to onlookers.

"Everyone's the same, here I thought someone was on my side, it appears she's only my grandma inside the house, she didn't want people to see her with someone like me," Diana said to herself and chuckled, "damn it! It really hurts." she added cleaning the few drops of tears that tickles down her cheeks.

Being someone who doesn't let things get to her too much, she consoled herself and decided not to use makeup to look less ugly anymore, if no one give a damn about her, she decides not to care either; as hurting herself with thinking wouldn't change how those people feel about her, it will only add to her problem by giving her heartache  to nurse.

She decided to go and lodge in a hotel for today and leave the next day; she had decided to stay for the next meeting because she wanted to spend sometimes with her grandma, but since things aren't turning out the way she predicted; it's better to just leave.

Whether she attend the meeting or not, her company has gotten a stand in the collaboration project she came to represent it for, she has already texted the director that it went well and received praise from him through text message, on her way to her grandma's place.

Her mind drifted to Ethan and his family and felt her heart ease, "at least there are still people with good heart in this world." She thought and smiled.

She stood up and took a deep breath, then let it out for a few times before making her way to search for a hotel, she checked the time; it's 5:15pm.

As she was busy looking around, she saw Ethan and was shocked silly, he was sitting down on a chair under a tree, in front of a big house and pressing his phone, he had his leg crossed, looking ridiculously handsome as always.

There are few guys and a hot lady sitting nearby as well, some of them were busy tapping on the keyboard of the laptop in front of them, while some were laughing, but they carry an aura of 'don't come near'.

Ethan had a small table beside him, there is a glass cup containing a red content; obviously it's a wine. Diana watched as he took a sip of the content, dropped the cup and resumed with whatever he's busy doing on his cell phone.

The hot lady beside him look toward Diana's direction and their gaze locked, then she stare at something behind Diana before looking back at her. She whispered something into Ethan's ear which made him also look up at her.

"You liar! here I thought you were different, this is your outside country hun? You think I won't recognize you if you wear a wig?" Diana said as she stares at the blonde wig on Ethan's head.

She felt the urge to get back at him for lying to her and dash toward where he sat, "Ethan!" She called as he has returned his attention to his cell phone again after staring at her briefly.

Everyone looked at her direction immediately she mentioned Ethan, they were about to stand up but with a raise of one his index finger; they all relax back on their seat and continued with what they are doing.

Diana seem unconcerned with their reaction and sat on Ethan's lap immediately, "You think I won't recognize you with a wig on?" She asked the smiling guy she just sat on his lap and pulled at his hair to get the wig off; unfortunately it's not a wig.

Her hand trembled as she stared into the eyes of the man who maintain his smiling face despite the fact that she just pulled his hair, "I'm s-sorry I thought it's a wig." She stammered and went into a frozen state as the guy held the back of her head and took her lips into his, he sucked on his lower lips gently and pulled back smiling at her.

The hot lady beside them looked away from the scene, while the guys around seem unconcerned.

Seeing her neither moving nor blinking, he waved his right arm in front of her, "hello?" He whispered.

Diana let out a loud ear piercing screech, followed by, "You stole my first kiss!"

The guys presented weren't surprised that it's her first kiss, who will kiss an ugly girl like her unless he's a maniac like their boss, that's their belief over everything.

Before Diana could regain her composure, she felt a sting behind her neck and lost consciousness immediately.

"Nathan! I told you coming here is a bad idea, now someone who knows him found you." The hot girl said.

"F*ck!, Aroma you were right" Nathan said, "they weren't even in a relationship, I wonder why she could sit on that stubborn dude's laps" he added looking at the unconscious Diana in arms. 'I wonder why an ugly thing like you is being tailed by that bastard's men, how did you manage to pique his interest'.

Diana was seen on a big king size bed inside Nathan's room, Aroma has helped her adjust her clothing so she could enjoy her forced sleep under the air conditioning.

Nathan was sitting at the same spot outside the house, under the tree. He was staring at the sleeping Diana on his laptop and suddenly saw Diana's hand flapping really fast, he look stunned and look closely then saw her legs doing the same, then it took control of her entire being.

"Aroma!" Nathan growled and rushed inside the house.