Chapter 456 - Conflict-Averse Diana

"It's starting. I'm excited." Diana said enthusiastically leaning over to Lance who sits beside her.

"Can you please collect yourself and act like an elite?" Lance said mocking her with a fake smile to avoid catching attention from anyone in their table.

Diana glared at him.

"Are you two a couple?" One of the ladies sitting beside Diana asked them. Although average looking, she looks exceptionally sophisticated.

Diana and Lance were startled and look at the lady with awkwardness.

"Ha-ha. That's impossible. We are just friends. I already have a girlfriend and she's already married to someone else." Lance said feeling embarrass.

Diana looked surprised. She leaned closer to Lance and asked, "You have a girlfriend? Did Miss-" But before she could say something, Lance already cut her off.

"Shut up!" he said with a hushed voice. His relationship with Lily was kept secret for now. So he cannot let Diana mention her name casually to avoid suspicions.

"You are married? But you were saying that you are a single mother." A plump lady in front of her said in a mocking tone.

Diana narrowed her eyes at the plump lady. She already noticed her as soon as she came, she just ignored her so as not to spoil the night. But this lady just can't keep her mouth shut.

"I knew it! That's why she keeps on giving you that weird look since earlier. So, you knew each other." Lance said on Diana's ear for only her to hear. But Diana ignored him.

Instead, Diana faked a smile on the plump lady. "Mrs. Locks, I thought you looked familiar. If you never speak I wouldn't know it was you." Diana is a conflict-averse person. If she could, she would avoid conflict. So, when she spotted a person that she doesn't personally have a good relationship with, she just tried to ignore her and avoid having a conversation with her.

Her misunderstandings with Mrs.Locks goes a long way ago.

"And for the record Mrs. Locks, yes I was just recently married. And this person beside me is a good friend of mine." Diana tried to speak politely although deep inside her, anger is rising.

Mrs. Locks smirked. "Oh... is that so? Well, congratulations Miss Diana."

Diana thought that Mrs. Locks is done but she was mistaken.

"I was actually wondering ever since you arrived, how come a mere nurse was able to get an invitation to this kind of prestigious event which only elites could come." Then Mrs. Locks looked at lance. "It turns out, you were able to latch on an elite so-called friend. Well, it seems like you didn't get yourself a rich husband after all. No wonder, who in their right mind would like to be married to someone who already got pregnant out of wedlock?"

Diana is now red with anger and embarrassment. But she just cannot bring herself to fight with this lady in front of her. It is not in her nature to do that. She just chose to sit there and remained quiet thinking that the plump lady would get tired of picking on her.

But to her surprise, she heard Lance speak to Mrs. Locks.

"Mrs. Locks, right? The way I see it, you and Diana were not that close, in fact, I don't think Diana considers you an acquaintance. So, I wonder why do you have to dwell too much into her personal matters and keeps on defaming her in front of the public?"

"First, Diana doesn't have to latch on an elite friend because the two of us both got an invitation for this event. Secondly, she doesn't need a rich husband, what she needs is someone who could protect her from the likes of you. Do you see that guy over there?" Lance pointed his chin on J's table.