Just Patience

"You..you do?" Jake immediately sprang to his feet.

"Not..not really." Mike stood up too "It's just... Lilian had come to me one day.She was angry about something Diana had said to her."

Jake was nodding..anxiety boldly written all over his face "Take..take your time to think properly.Any detail is important"

"It turns out Lilian was mad about Diana rejecting the deal that could change her life" Mike shrugged "That's the way she put it"

"Also Lilian had met with Stephanie.Stephanie promised her five million dollars if she would kick Diana out of the house"

Jake's mouth widened in shock.

"I tried to talk her out of it but she insisted and since then things between us have never been the same." Mike said sadly

"That's all I know" he ended

"So.. there's a deal Stephanie offered Diana..." Jake tried to reason.

And then he suddenly gasped and turned to Mike.

"Could..could it be the deal that has made her trapped with Edward Collins?"

"No,no,no.." Mike was against it "We shouldn't jump into