"what! grandfather wants her to attend the annual vacation?" Dan asked totally dumbstruck
"that's unbelievable! it's amazing how she's able to win over chairman Nee in such a short period of time" Bianca fantasized
"I don't care what grandfather thinks, I'm bringing Arry along for the vacation Instead. if I accept Diana, she would become my biggest weakness and I don't want that" Aston said grimly
"you're just confessing you like her" Bianca teased
''i don't! I just find her worrisome and if I jump in to save her everytime she's targeted especially when it involves the cellphone, scope would find her as my weakness, I really don't want to shed any more blood" Aston said
"but you are this close to finding the cellphone, you just need to track down the basement where it is buried and that would be all, you can just tell Diana that you already have a clue of where it is and ask her to stay away, then you guys can have a happy life thereafter" Dan said and bianca nodded in agreement with him
"Asif....you think scope would give up? especially if he finds out I have the cellphone " Aston said and bianca sighed softly
"so, what do you intend to do? I don't think Ms. Diana would stop until you accept her so why don't you just save her the hassle and accept her?" Dan said
"I said I'm not going to do that! and my no is a NO!" Aston said angrily
"oww, this is gonna be interesting. Why do I suddenly feel like going on the family vacation?" Bianca said dramatically
"what, you refused to attend since the death of our parents but you want to go now because of Diana? are you being serious right now?" Aston frowned and bianca shrugged indifferently
"why can't I? is it a bad thing?" bianca asked excitedly
"no, it's just that..."
"bro, you take care of your mess and I'd sort out mine, okay. I'd be in my room" bianca cut him off and dashed upstairs
"hmmm, why do I feel like this particular lady called Diana has a beautiful charm to win over people " Dan teased and Aston glared at him angrily "sorry" Dan said and pursed his lips
D Maxwell mansion
"dad! mom!" Arry called out excitedly as she practical pounced her feet into the living room
"what is it?" Mary asked eagerly
"guess who just texted me" she said smiling sheepishly and sat before her parents
"how would I be able to guess right when you get excited over even the slightest thing" Mary said and Arry pouted
"well, Mr Nicholas just texted me" she said while grinning from ear to ear
"really? what did he say?" Mary asked curiously
"he wants me to accompany him to his family vacation that would be holding after the B.I Award " Arry announced happily
"really? that's good news, he's not cancelling off the wedding after all" Mary said happily
"I'd suggest you be there and be on the best of your character, it's a family gathering and there would be those who watches out for your flaws and mistakes, drop your clumsy behavior too while you are at it cause I heard chairman Nee is especially strict when it comes to accepting the woman for his grandson" Mr Maxwell said
"of course dad! I know that much, you needn't worry yourself about it" Arry said still smiling sheepishly
"what about Diana, have you heard from her ?" Mary asked
"of course, she comes to work like every other day but she's been strangely quiet these days, it seems as though she'd given up on dragging Mr Nicholas with me" Arry said and Mary nodded
"that's good news, you know Diana can be so persistent, just like her mom. I was worried she would be able to win over Mr Nicholas in the meantime if she put her heart to it but I guess she didn't really meant what she said the other day, poor girl. she's so cute whenever she's like that, huhuhu" Mary giggled
"why don't we invited her over for dinner then, to totally talk her out if it, nobody knows what she's thinking, she might finally give up if she learns about Arry invite to the vacation " Mr Maxwell said
"that's true dad, I'd notify her immediately" Arry said impatiently
Dark-blue apartment
"do you think he would call you?" Tina asked impatiently
"I got his grandfather involved, I'm sure he will" Diana said confidently
"but he hasn't....oh,it's him!" Tina shrilled in excitement and picked up the call at the first ring then handed the phone over to Diana
"were you expecting my call beforehand, Ms. Diana?" -- Aston teased at the other end of the line
"and why would you think I was expecting a call from you, Aston?"-- Diana retorted and Aston raised his brows in amusement
"Aston? did you just call me by my name?"-- he asked I'm utter surprise
"why do you sound so astonished? you told me the last time that you liked it when I spoke casually with you so, are you suddenly finding it funny?"
"so, you want to use your company as a bait for the BB cosmetics scandal? what would you do if things go wrong and the body lotion is indeed faulty? Mr Maxwell isn't going to find it funny at all "
"awww, are you suddenly worried about me" Diana teased
"I'm pointing out the disadvantages of the deal you proposed Diana, don't get ahead of yourself " Aston snapped at her
"what are you talking about, you know it very well that I started the rumor in the first place and if it is as you predicted, it would win in more points from chairman Nee for me, don't you think?" Diana asked teasingly
"you are so brazen, must you play dirty like this? what would you do if I tell my grandfather you caused all the ruckus in the first place?"
"like he's going to believe you?" Diana scoffed confidently
"All I have to do is find proof" Aston shrugged
"you don't have to go that far my dear husband when i have other ways to corner you into succumbing to my request" Diana said with a cunning smile brewing on her face
"which are?" Aston raised curious brows
"our marriage certificate of course! don't yell me you've forgotten about our cozy night together back then which led Into our beautiful marriage,hmmn? all I have to do is to give a reporter the marriage certificate, what do you think?"
"Diana, you..." Aston trailed off angrily and clenched his fist