After walking around for a while, Julie finally returned. She found Jonathan talking with Diana."What about that girl?" Jonathan asked Diana who was sitting next to him. "I asked her to come home." Diana replied."Just like that?""Yes." Diana sighed. "I told her about why Bill became like this," she said frankly. "As Papa and Mama know, she is Bill's lover. So, she has to know what happened to Bill somehow."Jonathan didn't protest, and neither did Diana. They seemed to agree with their daughter's decision. "That's fine then," said Julie who sat with Diana between her husband and her. "We'll think about the girl later. Right now we need to make sure Bill is okay." Diana was a little stunned to hear her mother say that. Maybe just like her, Julie was also starting to open her eyes and heart about the real Bill. There was no way Julie would be this considerate if she still considered Bill as an enemy. Just like Diana, Jonathan also didn't need any more confirmation about his wife.

Joana just received a phone call from Diana. She said that Bill was now awake and his condition was no longer critical. All of Bill's internal organs were declared fine.After getting the news from Diana, Joana could only lean her back on the chair. Previously, Joana's focus was completely disorganized, unable to sit and be fully present at the office because half of her seemed to still be in the hospital. Joana had agreed not to come to Bill since her conversation with Diana at the café last night. Even so, she couldn't quite bring herself to avoid Bill when he was in such a bad way. At a time like this, Bill must be in desperate need of her.During this period of unease, Joana asked her secretary not to come into her room no matter what, unless Joana called her. However, now Joana felt that she could breathe the air around her again. The dryness in her mind was slowly getting cooled by the water that Diana had just brought with the good news about Bill. Although Joana could not be

Diana waited for a response from Bill, but he remained silent and just stared blankly at the floor. Diana understood how Bill felt at the moment, but she was also sure that Bill couldn't be so stupid as to put his own ego first without thinking about the consequences he had already explained.Finally, Diana chose to leave. She let Bill reflect on everything she had just said. Turning to leave, Diana walked out of the room without saying anything to Bill.Bill felt a tightness in his chest. He understood that his life wouldn't be the same since setting foot in the Rainer family mansion, but who would have thought that his life would be this messy.When he was Miranda's husband, Bill only focused on trying to raise as much money as possible. Because that was all he could do to gain recognition and show how much he wanted to be responsible for his small family back then. However, now that he already had the material, the position and the clear background, another problem arose and was mo

Bill exhaled heavily. This was far from what he had anticipated. He knew that Diana was thinking about it out of guilt and indebtedness, but it was clearly too far and risky. As Diana had shown such resentment about the arranged marriage to the point of opposing Ryan, it was clear that the woman was pushing herself too hard. "Has she lost her mind?" muttered Bill in disbelief.By the lake, Julie was still arguing, disagreeing with Diana's initiative, which she thought was too much and too dangerous. "Do you think your grandfather is willing to negotiate so easily? What if he thinks you're protecting Bill and planning something dangerous? What would your grandfather do to you?"Julie let out a harsh breath. She had refrained from raising her voice, but she couldn't this time. Julie was not only worried about Diana's future, of course marrying an unloved man would be hard and difficult. However, on the other hand, Julie was also worried that Diana would forever be used by Ryan. More th

After a long negotiation with his grandfather, Bill decided to completely distance himself from Joana. He deliberately did not contact Joana, ignoring her text messages and calls. The beginning of the process happened during his convalescence at the mansion and during that time Bill became a more withdrawn person than usual.The change was felt by Diana. She was also still silent about the plans she had made earlier."Did something happen to you?" Diana asked after dinner. She couldn't help but ask, because Bill didn't look like his usual self. Like something was bothering him.Bill was staring into the distance at the pond. Now they were sitting together beside the indoor pool. "Nothing," he said. "So what?" Bill tried to smile and hoped it didn't look strange at all."How are your wounds?" Diana asked back.Diana had been very attentive lately, although she didn't show it openly. She was really serious about feeling indebted to Bill. "It's getting better. I don't think it will be l