Chapter 5 Misunderstanding is what?
Diana hesitated for a moment before speaking, "When I was unconscious, did you come to see me? Why did you come here?"
Diana's mind raced as she suddenly had a realization. She remembered the masked man who had brought her here with Victoria. He was actually…
After a moment of thought, she seemed to understand the cause and effect. With a flicker of her eyes, she put on a look of vulnerability and said, "I heard that Victoria was unwillingly married to a vegetable man. She said that he was dying and she wanted to have his offspring to inherit the family property. When I came here, I saw that the room was very dirty. I advised her to treat you better, but she said that you were dying and she didn't want to take care of you. So I cleaned up the room and wiped your body. I'm sorry... I didn't know it was Mr. Duncan. Did I do something wrong?"
Brandon's long, dark eyes flickered. "You wiped my body and the person who kept talking beside me was you?"
Diana's heart leapt with joy and she nodded quickly. She vaguely remembered Victoria mentioning that she had wiped this man's body, so she took a chance and mentioned it. She didn't expect to be right.
At the time, Victoria was unconscious and didn't hear what she said clearly. However, it was true that he gradually woke up because of this chatty woman.
His gaze returned to Diana and he said, "Consider it a debt I owe you. How much money do you want?"
"I don't want money. It's just a small favor. How could I ask for money? I just can't stand Victoria bullying people. I didn't even know that person was Mr. Duncan. If you wake up, I'll be happy enough," said Diana.
Diana thought to herself that she wasn't that naive. If she didn't ask for money, maybe Brandon would look at her differently. He was the richest man in Hua Country. How much money could she make if he took notice of her?
She didn't expect Victoria to be so lucky to meet Brandon, but she wasn't as smart as Diana...
Brandon's gaze softened a bit as he pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, Elijah, take Miss Evans to the Riverside Villa to rest."
The Riverside Villa... worth billions of dollars.
Diana was almost jumping with joy. It seemed like she had made the right bet!
Meanwhile, Victoria was still wandering outside, not sure where to go.
She used to live in an old villa, although it was rundown, at least she had food and shelter. But Brandon's murderous look was too scary. She didn't dare to go back. What about the Griffin family? Would anyone welcome her if she went back?
She scrolled through her phone list and called her best friend, Heidi, who was still abroad and hadn't come back yet. She had no choice but to call Diana.
"Victoria? Why are you calling me?"
"Diana, I have nowhere to go right now. Do you have a place I can stay for the night?" She rubbed her shivering shoulders and said.
Diana's tone was probing, "Why? Aren't you already married? Where's your husband?"
"I... he kicked me out. I don't think we can make it work,we'll probably get a divorce soon."
Diana's tone turned cold after her initial excitement, "Victoria, I'm disappointed that you married a vegetable for money. Don't contact me again, I don't want to be friends with someone like you."
She hung up the phone without another word. Victoria stood there in shock. Why did Diana think of her that way now?
She didn't marry for money… But looking at her empty stomach and the hundred yuan she had on her, she bought a steamed bun for twenty yuan and took a taxi to the Griffin Family. Maybe they would let her stay for the night now that her husband had woken up.
However, before she even entered the house, she heard voices from inside.
"Dylan, we approve of you being with Erica. She's going to start working at our company soon, and she's beautiful and talented. She'll make the company even better. You two are a perfect match."
The speaker was Julia.
Then Dylan's voice came, "I'm lucky to be with Erica. It's not often you come across a smart, capable, and gentle girl like her."
"Well, you need to tell your family that although Erica has been living outside for many years, her abilities are undeniable. You can't look down on her. She just won the championship of the architectural design competition. Look, she's even brought back the trophy."
Victoria woke up instantly.
The design competition, wasn't that the one she participated in?
When did Erica start doing architectural design!
The Griffin Family was in real estate, so when she was in school, she studied architectural design, and after graduation, she could work in the Griffin Family's company. But suddenly getting married disrupted her life plan, and she had forgotten about the competition she had participated in these past few days, who knew...
"Mom."
A sudden voice interrupted the voices inside.
Looking at Victoria, who walked in wearing thin clothes, the faces of the people who were just smiling froze.
"Victoria, why did you come back?" Julia stood up, walked over with an angry face, glanced at Dylan, pinched Victoria's arm and said, "Why didn't you say anything when you came back?"
Victoria stared straight at Erica and asked, "Erica, what's this about the competition you mentioned earlier?"
Erica, looking frightened, quickly hid behind Dylan. "Victoria, please don't do this. Don't hit me again. If you're not happy, I'll break up with Xijue right now."
Victoria's back? Erica cursed inwardly, realizing that Victoria must have come back to retrieve her design drafts. But it didn't matter, as she had not signed her name on them and many were just rough drafts. She could claim them as her own designs and Victoria wouldn't be able to do anything about it.
Trembling, Erica clung tightly to Dylan's clothes, shivering like a scared kitten.
Dylan looked at her fragile appearance, feeling both satisfied and heartbroken. It was as if she could only rely on him for protection. He suddenly felt a surge of masculine pride.
Meanwhile, Julia was focused on Erica's words. "What did you say? Victoria hit you before?"
She glared at Victoria, her anger rising. "Erica never told me any of this. How could you hit her when she's on your side? Victoria, I don't want to see you here anymore. Get out!"