Chapter 455 - 37: She Was Too Anxious

As Diana didn't say anything, another girl said, "How about this? Miss Anderson, who are your friends? Maybe you could introduce us to them."

"Yeah." Other girls uttered and looked at Diana more eagerly.

Hiding outside, Antonette stood behind the door. Seeing Diana's awkward face, she got more and more irritated. Diana couldn't even handle such a trivial conversation as this. How could she deserve Brian's love?

"No. I don't have many friends. You know them." Diana kept smiling at them.

"Alright, alright," one of the girls said in a disappointed tone.

"Have you ordered the food yet?" Antonette came in and asked with a smile.

No one answered her question. They came here to ask Diana about her experience of making friends with rich guys. But they hadn't expected that Diana would say nothing about it. With Antonette's reminder, the girls came up with another plan. If they couldn't learn from Diana, then they would have to get some other benefit out of her.

Diana felt very uncomfortable with the girls' questions. Seeing Antonette back at the table, Diana felt like she was a light in the darkness. But she couldn't let the others notice her emotions. She whispered to Antonette, "Antonette, could we go somewhere else?"

"What happened? Diana?" Antonette wore a shocked face. Her performance was as good as an actress. Seeing her reaction, Diana got up to make her escape.

"Nothing. I need to go to the washroom. I'll tell you later."

Antonette nodded at Diana. Seeing Antonette's smiling face, Diana thought how great it would be if she could get along with others and be kind to everyone she met, as Antonette did.

When Diana got back, she found her table was empty, and everyone had left! The waiter came to her and said politely, "Are you, Miss Anderson?"

Diana nodded in confusion.

"Miss Anderson. Your total bill is $5600. Were you going to pay by cash or credit card?"

Diana was shocked. She hadn't even eaten anything yet.

"What's wrong?" Antonette came out of the washroom. Diana told Antonette about the bill. Hearing their conversation, the waiter knew that Diana couldn't afford it and ran to the manager.

Hearing that people were trying to escape the bill, the manager rushed over to Diana. He looked at the dishes and drinks on the list and was shocked. He didn't expect that these young girls would play such a trick, racking up a huge bill then leaving one poor friend to get out of it.

"Miss Anderson, can you afford it or not?" the manager asked impatiently.

There were only about fifty dollars in Diana's purse. She was so nervous that she was on the verge of crying.

The manager considered her reaction. He scolded Diana, his potbelly hanging out from under his shirt, "If you can't afford it, why did you order such luxurious food?"

Why had those girls treated her in this way? Diana was desperate and didn't say anything.

The manager continued berating Diana and said, "You will have to work here to pay for your order. You can only leave when your bill has been paid off."

"No! I will work to pay for her order." Holding Diana's arm, Antonette shouted at the manager.

Diana knew clearly about Antonette's family situation. It was kind of Antonette to say that. "Thank you, Antonette. I can handle this. You go. I'll call you when I get out of here."

Antonette waved a worried goodbye to Diana. Though as she turned her back to Diana, Antonette smiled happily.

How could such a thing happen to her? Diana had no choice but to call her brother, Daniel, though she knew he would criticize her.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is busy…"

Diana hung up and called him again. No answer. God! She tried over ten times, and he didn't pick up the phone. He really didn't want to give her a second chance!

The waiter who was monitoring Diana stared at her fiercely.

She should have listened to Kyle's suggestion and gone over the papers at school instead of eating outside. And now she was trapped here! Diana was immersed in regret. Suddenly, she thought of a name! Kyle!

Diana called Kyle at once. He picked up in seconds. Diana was relieved to hear Kyle's deep voice.

"Kyle!" Hearing Kyle's voice, Diana recalled the image of him under the setting sun and almost cried.

"What's wrong?" Kyle sensed her sadness. He called her name lightly and tried to comfort her, "Diana?"

"Kyle!" Diana cried out. She tried to calm herself down and said, "Kyle, I am in trouble right now. Could you lend me some money? I will pay you back."

"Of course. How much do you need?"

Diana told him the amount. There were a few seconds of silence before Kyle asked, "Where are you now?"

Diana thought that Kyle might refuse her. After all, this was not a small amount of money. But Kyle didn't hang up the phone. Instead, he asked where she was. Diana felt relieved. Telling him the address of the restaurant, Diana thanked Kyle earnestly.

Kyle smiled and said, "Diana, you know you can call me whenever you need me. Wait for me, I'll get there as soon as I can."

Diana hung up the phone and went to clean her face in the washroom. The waiter was watching her like a hawk. He was afraid that Diana might try and sneak out.

Diana felt frustrated and sad. How could she owe this money? Thinking of the debt, she recalled another thing that still haunted her. Brian William was the one that got her into the biggest trouble. Since she met Brian, her life had been a mess.

Immersed in her own thoughts, Diana was completely unaware of the man approaching her from across the restaurant. He stood right in front of her for several seconds before she slowly looked up and noticed who it was, it was Brian!

This restaurant was a franchise of William Group. Brian regularly met clients there for lunch. Seeing her, he had come over to greet her. In her confusion, Diana stood up to say hello and accidentally stamped on Brian's feet.

"Oh, my God!" Diana jumped back. Somehow, she didn't want to apologize to Brian and looked at him directly.

The ever-present Ken squatted down and cleaned Brian's shoes. After doing so, he stepped to one side to leave room for Brian and Diana.

"Why are you here?" Diana squeezed out a smile.

"This is my restaurant, I can come here whenever I want," Brian thought. But he didn't want to explain it to Diana, so asked her, "How about you? What are you doing here?"

"I…" Diana hid from his sight and held her hands behind her back.

Seeing Diana was talking to a big, strong man, the waiter was afraid that this man would take Diana and leave here. He stepped to them and said, "This lady owes us money. She can't leave unless the money is paid off."

Brian glanced at the waiter. He owned hundreds of restaurants like this one. He didn't manage such small businesses directly himself. Brian knew that this waiter was a new employee and didn't know who he was. "How much does she owe?"

"$5600." The waiter told Brian the number in an accusing tone.

Diana lowered her head and was embarrassed to look at Brian's face. Brian took out a black credit card and said dismissively, "I'll pay it."

Seeing the card, the waiter hesitated briefly. Although he had only started recently, he had been taught who the holders of this VIP card. This black credit card was only for billionaires!