Chapter 49

Carla shook her head" Oh no... " And she laughed " Well, just a little " Diana's eyes shimmered with tears of admiration " One thing I like about you is the fact that you're so honest, you and my son are so much compatible though I can't vouch about his honesty but I know he is a good man " Carla nodded slowly " Yeah he is " She whispered. " You love him, don't you? " Diana asked out of the blue and made Carla so startled that she stuttered. " Wh... What? Oh yeah, I love him. He's my husband, isn't he? So it's only natural that I love him " She ended her words with a nervous laugh. Diana smiled, suddenly looked wiser than her years " No sweetheart it's not natural, have you heard about contract marriage? " Carla clenched her hands tightly in fists and she grabbed the hem of her dress under the table. Did she know about the contract? Definitely not, there was no way she could have known about it all this while. " Uh... Yeah, I've heard about it " She managed to reply casuall