After the argument, the Rainer family mansion was noticeably quieter. Not because there were no residents, but because of the cold attitude of the people there. It seemed that yesterday's events had left quite a mark on them, especially Diana. The woman was now more quiet than usual. Diana was reluctant to interact with anyone in the mansion, especially Ryan. She didn't completely withdraw from his life, only from those who were involved in yesterday's dispute. Diana still worked, went to the office and other activities normally, but not during meal times. Diana was no longer present at the table with the others. The servants now provided a separate menu to be brought to Diana's room. It was the woman who made this condition when Julie begged her daughter to keep eating.Julie had no problem with that. After all, she wasn't imposing her will either, except when it came to Diana's health. Julie didn't want to be another Ryan in Diana's life. Although of course she was very saddened b

For a moment, Ryan looked surprised that his bullet had misfired. However, it was only for a moment that his expression was visible. Ryan regained control of his face in a matter of seconds.Everyone panicked, except Ryan who just stared at his grandchildren expressionlessly. Diana cried as she continued to hug Bill, one hand holding back the blood coming out of the gunshot wound that pierced through her half-brother's left back. The girl's hand shook violently with her face getting splashed with fresh blood. This was the worst nightmare of his entire life. Bill was still conscious with a blank look and coughed a few times, until he finally closed his eyes again. "Bill," Diana called hoarsely, trembling and filled with terror, fear and guilt. Several people flocked in with a hasty dash as soon as the gunshots rang out. They were the bodyguards under Jonathan's command. "Prepare the car!" Jonathan's shout filled the dining room. "Prepare the car now!" he repeated until one of his s

Julie had no idea who she was talking to. Ryan looked very bad in her eyes. How could someone who had put a bullet into his own grandson show no compassion at all? The man was pointing the finger at Julie as the cause of all this trouble, the reason Bill was dying the way he was."Diana is just like you. Insubordinate and petty," Ryan said, pointing at Julie. A slur that felt so sharp and piercing to Julie. "For a long time, you never really listened to what I said and followed my orders." Ryan added."Because you are selfish. What you do is only for your own self-interest to keep the Rainer family victorious! You never paid attention to how your actions affected those closest to you. You never cared, even though you always acted on behalf of the family. When in fact you never considered us family. To you, we're not even people, we're just robots. Tools that you use to achieve all your goals!" said Julie loudly. Julie had never spoken so boldly in criticizing her father-in-law. "Be

Jonathan and Diana returned to the hospital. They were both surprised and astonished to find Julie not alone waiting in front of the operating room, but with a woman who appeared to be crying bitterly. The woman looked younger than Diana.Diana frowned. She was even more surprised because Julie seemed to be comforting the crying woman. Who was this woman?Besides, Jonathan knew a little about Joana. He knew her as the owner of Zigga Company, the place where Bill worked and Bill's childhood friend at the same orphanage. Jonathan wouldn't be surprised if Joana burst into tears over Bill's current situation, because as far as Jonathan knew, Joana and Bill had been friends since childhood. Once Jonathan and Diana arrived in front of the two, Diana greeted them first. "I didn't know you weren't alone." Joana immediately straightened her back and hurriedly wiped the tears from her cheeks. Then she greeted the two newcomers with a brief nod of her head. "I called Bill and Mrs. Julie took

"I'm sorry." Diana said the words for the umpteenth time. No matter how many times she repeated it, it didn't make her feel any better about what she had done to Bill. It was just that, for now, it was the only sentence that could describe how sorry she was.Joana shook her head as she wiped away the tears that had fallen unconsciously. She held back her anger because right now they were in a public place, many people were watching them, and of course it was because of Bill. Diana was still related to her lover after all. "I understand your annoyance and anger at me." Diana straightened her back, leaning slightly towards the table. "But, you should know that right now that's not what you should be focusing on." Diana felt Joana should know, because after all, the woman in front of her was important to Bill. "You have to know that right now you might be in danger," she continued."What do you mean?" Joana's eyebrows knitted together in surprise."Grandfather is going to set me and Bi