Returning to the room. Diamond was no longer as gloomy as she was before but looked very approachable.
And when she walked into the room, all the eyes were on her again. Instead of harassing people the way she did when she first arrived. She just flashed a harmless smile at them, but those people all knew that was a façade.
Diamond had indeed shown them a new side of hers that they would never forget in their life no matter what.
"Since you are back, then it’s fine. How about we all go out for a walk? We can’t finish the party indoors!" Queen suggested as soon as Diamond was seated.
Diamond looked at Kian with query in her eyes but the other simply nodded his head at her in assurance. So, she flashed a smile at him, making the girls who had failed to flirt with Kian burst with envy.
"Sure. It’s a bit stuffy being inside," Diamond agreed, for it was indeed very true.
"Sure."
Agreeing to that, everyone started to pack their belongings and, in the process, the door was opened again and Lisa entered.
However, her eyes were red and puffy. And it was visible that the other had cried and suffered injustice.
Seeing Lisa in that way, some people couldn’t help but look at Diamond with accusatory eyes.
As for Diamond, she ignored the gazes and whispered a few things to Kian, who smiled brighter the more she whispered.
Ten minutes later, Queen, the host, fully paid the bill and all of them left the room walking in pairs or small groups.
Since Diamond didn’t have any good friends, she naturally walked with Kian, who held her arm like a gentleman and shielded her from any lustful and lecherous gazes of uncultured men.
"Were you the one that made her cry?" Kian was curious about that, so he asked her as they tagged behind everyone.
Diamond chuckled after hearing that, but she still responded, for she didn’t mind showing Kian some of her nasty sides.
Since she liked the man more and more, she needed him to know that she wasn’t perfect and sometimes that she would go completely insane when provoked.
Since she wasn’t planning on legally getting married or serving a mother-in-law in the future. And was planning on bringing a few sons-in-law for her parents. She found it no need to pretend to be someone who she wasn’t.
Just because she should be charitable didn’t mean that she should be a saint too and tolerate whatever gets thrown her way. She wouldn’t accept that, no matter what.
"I just told her my opinions of ideas that we don’t match with. And it seemed that she really was touched by them," without batting an eye, Diamond uttered rubbish.
Kian chuckled upon hearing that. For her words made sense. She was strong-willed and from the way she acted from the beginning, he knew that she wasn’t the kind that would allow herself to be bullied.
He didn’t fully understand the reason why she suffered before, but he was glad that she could now protect herself. His heart was already aching upon thinking of what she had gone through before. And if she were to go through that again, he would shed blood.
"Umm, that’s good. If they don’t listen, remember that I will always be there for you!" Kian reminded, as he truly wanted Diamond to know that he would never leave her, no matter what.
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