My Billionaire Husband

After Mrs. Garcia successfully obtained the contract from Simon's study, Kyle drove to the factory where Carol was keeping Diana. On the way, he called to calm her down.

"Kyle, I'm going to call Brian." Carol's patience was running out.

Kyle implored her to wait for him, but she had kidnapped Diana to get a reaction out of Brian. That was all she wanted.

Still, glancing at his watch, Kyle thought he could probably get there in time. "Okay, you can call him."

With Kyle's permission, Carol couldn't wait to call Brian. She was eager to see what he would do for Diana.

Hearing her mention Brian's name, Diana shouted, "Carol, what are you doing?"

Carol smiled at her. "Do you want to see if Brian loves you or not?"

Diana struggled and tried to stop Carol. She knew Brian was holding the conference right now. It was important for him. "Carol, don't do that."

Of course, Carol ignored Diana's pleading and called Brian anyway.

He answered her abruptly, a desperate tone in his voice, "What is it, Carol?"

Carol was vexed by his impatient tone. She rushed to Diana and pulled her face toward the phone. "Speak!"

Diana bit her lip and shut her mouth firmly.

Carol was furious and slapped her hard in the face, to which Diana let out a low, pained m.o.a.n.

The sound hit Brian hard, and he stayed silent, waiting for Carol to say something. "Brian, I suggest you come here soon. I am afraid you might miss your dear Diana if you are too late."

"Carol, don't!" Brian was going crazy, worrying that Diana might be harmed. He drove at high speed all the way to the address Carol had given him.

After hanging up the phone, Carol had calmed slightly.

Diana turned her head to one side, showing the now torn top she was wearing from a different angle.

Carol glanced at her, then looked again harder, her eyes wide open. The necklace Diana hid beneath her shirt was now visible. Carol hoped that it wasn't what she thought it was.

Seeing Carol come towards her, Diana braced herself for another slap and turned her body to one side. But she found that Carol was, in fact, holding onto her necklace.

"What are you doing?"

Looking at the necklace, Carol uttered with a trembling voice, "Is this yours?"

Diana rolled her eyes. "It is on my neck, what do you think?"

Carol studied the necklace again. She was sure. It had the exact same design and pattern on the penchant.

"Bell?" Carol stammered.

Her words reminded Diana of something from when she was a little girl. "Li?"

"Yes!" Carol nodded excitedly.

It was then that Carol realized how far she had gone, and to her childhood friend no less! She immediately unties Diana.

Diana moved her arms painfully and g.r.o.a.n.e.d.

"Bell, I am so sorry, I didn't know it was you."

Diana waved her hand, dismissively, "It doesn't matter."

It was such a relief for Carol to see and hear Diana again.

"You are still so generous," Carol gushed.

"You haven't changed much either," Diana recalled a time from when they were little; a boy stole Carol's favorite doll. In response, Carol gave the boy a fierce beating; she was very protective of what she considered to be hers.

Diana touched her face gently.

Looking at Diana's reddened face, Carol felt extremely guilty.

"Diana, I am so sorry." Carol covered her face and buried her head in her knees.

Diana remembered this reaction. Carol always used to do it when she made mistakes. Diana just couldn't be mad at her childhood best friend.

Ignoring the pain in her arms, Diana hugged Carol.

"It's okay. I should be the one that feels sad," she said comfortingly.

But Carol still wouldn't look up.

"Li, do you remember whenever you cried when we were little kids, how Daniel would laugh at you?"

Hearing Daniel's name, Carol raised her head, "How is Daniel now? Is he okay?"

Diana rolled her eyes. "He is good."

As they reminisce about their childhood, Brian burst in and saw them together in what looked like a warm embrace. What was going on? After receiving Carol's threatening call, Brian had driven like a mad man, ignoring every set of traffic lights along the way.

Hearing Brian's sudden entrance, Diana and Carol both looked at the door.

Diana waved at him. She was eager to introduce him to her childhood friend.

Confused, Brian approached them. As he got closer, he noticed the bruises on Diana's arms.

"What happened?" he exclaimed.

Carol lowered her head guiltily.

Diana pulled Brian over to them. "Come here. This is my best friend from when I was a child, Li."

Diana still remembered how they had given each other those nicknames, their own name for each other that no one else used.

"Best friend?" Brian asked incredulously. He looked at Diana in astonishment. Couldn't she understand that it was not normal for your best friend to kidnap you?

Diana was afraid that Carol would be embarrassed. She nudged Brian forward and said, "Come on, Brian. This is Li."

"You're acting as if we don't know each other," Brian muttered.

After recognizing Diana, Carol had been overwhelmed with guilt. She was determined to do something to change it.

"Brian, I am going to ask my father to reinvest in your company. But if you don't treat Diana well, I will hurt you," she said, shaking her fists at him.

Brian was speechless. She was the one who had kidnapped Diana! Could neither of them see how weird this was?!

Walking out of the factory, Diana and Carol were reluctant to say goodbye to each other.

Sensing this, Brian suggested they eat something together in a restaurant. This

was met with a very positive reaction from the girls, particularly Diana, who appreciated Brian's sweet gesture.

Still holding the contract, Kyle got out of his car. As he did so, he saw them all walking out together, side by side.

Kyle squinted his eyes, confused as to what was going on. He hid in the corner and watched them walk away.

Brian carefully helped Diana into the front passenger seat while Carol sat in the back.

Kyle didn't come out until Brian's car was long gone. The look on his face was one of pure disgust.

As she finished the test, Antonette was very happy that Diana hadn't shown up. She called Kyle to give him the good news.

Kyle managed to hold in his anger when he answered, simply saying, "Come to my company," before ending the call.

Antonette was confused by his reaction but decided to do what he asked.