Chapter 39

A smile curved on Diana's lips, though it wasn't enough to reach her eyes. "Oh, I see," she replied to Vincent. Then, she casually added, "You're overreacting. I almost thought you were hiding something you wouldn't want me to know." Her words landed like a pebble dropped into still water, stirring silent ripples in the air. Vincent's complexion darkened almost immediately. He then said in a stern voice, "Stop being unreasonable, Diana. Gabby's just a little sister to me. She got hurt, and I was showing concern. What's wrong with that?" Diana tilted her head, her gaze laced with a hint of confusion, though her lips remained curled in a subtle smile. "Ms. Jackson? But didn't you just say you were dealing with work matters? How did it suddenly turn into Ms. Jackson?" There was an unmistakable mockery in her tone, which caused Vincent to falter in his words. "I…" Diana, on the other hand, never gave him the chance to explain himself. She calmly interrupted him, "Well, go ahead. I o