Chapter 1705: Chapter 1705

Diana Kinsman was stunned for a moment before laughing again: "Ms. Joanna is overthinking things. I didn’t mean for it to sound like that. Actually, your relationship with Lady Octavia has long been at odds, hasn’t it? It doesn’t need me to cause any trouble. I say these things because I genuinely think Ms. Joanna is a good person, and I believe Lady Octavia must be misunderstanding something about you, which is why your relationship is strained."

"I hope to identify the problem and help you resolve it."

"After all, you are a family, wouldn’t it be bad to have such a strained relationship?"

Of course, Joanna Lawrence would not believe these words.

An outsider like Diana, so concerned about others’ family matters? Joanna did not believe for a second that her intentions were purely good.

It was her first meeting with Diana and she did not know much about her.

But Joanna trusted her instincts.

The moment Joanna first laid eyes on Diana, she felt uneasy.

Even if Diana appeared kind and courteous, her gaze gave Joanna a sense of discomfort.

Together with her words and actions now,

Joanna Lawrence was almost certain, that there was something off about Diana.

She did not know where Lady Octavia had met her, but she had even brought her back to their home.

"Our family matters don’t require the concern of an outsider like Miss Kinsman." Joanna spoke again, this time less politely. "Miss Kinsman, you should look after yourself. I see that my mother-in-law truly admires you, which was why she invited you to this banquet. Regardless of your intentions, Miss Kinsman, it’s not right to do such things behind her back."

"I won’t tell my mother-in-law about this. However, Miss Kinsman, there’s no need for you to worry about our family matters anymore." With that, Joanna got up and left directly after finishing her sentence.

Diana watched her departing figure, clutching her wine glass tighter.

This Joanna Lawrence, was indeed not easy to fool.

She had thought that, with Joanna’s relationship with Lady Octavia as strained as it was, a simple provocation might be effective.

Who would have guessed that Joanna did not fall for it?

It seemed that attempting to sow discord between her and Ashton Heath wouldn’t be so easy after all.

At this thought, Diana’s lips tightened and her complexion soured.

She took a deep breath, tilted her head back and downed the red wine in one gulp. She felt a slight release of tension.

What if it’s difficult?

Once Diana had decided to do something, no one could stop her.

Not long after Joanna had left, Diana also prepared to leave.

Just as she was about to rise, a shadow flickered across her vision.

Upon lifting her head, she was met with the handsome, mischievous face of a man. The man’s long, peach blossom eyes, straight nose, and cherry lips curved into a playful grin, giving him an overall irreverent appearance.

He looked like a playboy.

"Hey, beautiful lady, can I get to know you?" Yannick Luther raised his glass before casually sitting next to Diana. He looked at her intently and introduced himself, "Let me introduce myself first, I’m Yannick Luther, my older brother is the president of Luther Group. I’m 24 this year, stand at 184 cm, and currently single. Beautiful lady, I think that you are my type, would you like to get to know each other?"

Diana looked at his carefree demeanor and furrowed her brows.

Men like Yannick Luther were the type she detested the most.

She immediately put on a cold face, contemplating walking out on him right then and there.