All Chapters of Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable: Chapter 711 - Chapter 720

Helen was taken to the hospital. With that settled, Diana slept properly for the first time in days.What she had not expected was that one careless remark from a maid would spread the entire story. By morning, Albus knew everything: Helen kneeling at the gate until she fainted, the ambulance, and every last detail.The moment Diana came downstairs, she sensed the change in atmosphere.Albus sat at the dining table, and as soon as he saw her, he set down his spoon. "I heard that secretary came last night. They took her to the hospital?"Diana pulled out a chair and sat down. "She knelt until she passed out.""Outrageous!" Albus slammed his palm against the table hard enough to rattle the dishes. "She should have gone and knelt at the Kingston family's gate! What business did she have kneeling at ours? Are the Kingstons so untouchable that you have to tiptoe around them?"He had assumed Diana restrained herself out of consideration for the long-standing relationship between the tw

Leon told himself his conscience was clear, yet even as the words left his mouth, part of him already wanted to take them back.Not that it mattered. He knew Diana would never actually go through with it.There was no better match for her than him. In the entire city of Brimcrest, only one family could stand beside the Huttons as an equal: the Kingstons. Diana wasn't the kind of woman who settled for less.Which was why he was completely unprepared for what came next.She listened to him, and the tension drained from her face. "I'm glad you're willing to agree now. I'll find a few days this week to go back to Brimcrest."The response came clean and immediate, as though she feared he might change his mind before she finished speaking.Leon frowned. He had just started to speak when his assistant, Liam Johnstone, stepped forward with his head slightly lowered. "Mr. Kingston, it's Helen. She's calling from the hospital."Helen was alone in a hospital room. Leon didn't hesitate. He

Nina moved to follow Diana inside when they reached the hospital.Diana glanced back. "Stay here. Get word to Julian."She didn't believe Helen would follow through on the threat. A card only held value as leverage when both sides stood on equal ground. The moment Helen played it, she would be signing her own death warrant.Even so, this involved Sydney. Even if the odds were one in ten thousand, Diana would not take the risk.It was better to have Julian alerted, just in case.Nina nodded and stayed behind while Diana went in alone."You came." Helen lay propped up in the hospital bed. At first glance, she genuinely looked pale. "I thought someone like you wouldn't have any soft spots.""She's my sister," Diana said. "Not a soft spot."To Diana, family was more like armor. It made her sharper, more cautious. It kept her from making mistakes.She dragged a chair over and sat without ceremony, crossing her long legs at the ankle with an air of calm patience. She looked less lik

The words sounded clear enough on the surface.In practice, they told Diana very little. Only what already belonged to him. The portion of the Kingston assets that would eventually pass to him by right was his. But if he chose to fight for more, the entire Kingston family could become his.With the Jillsons backing him, his chances were far from slim.Leon had inherited his position in the first place only because of the engagement, and because Hugo had still been at university at the time. Their father's health had already been failing. The family had needed an heir, and circumstance had placed Leon in the role. It had been timing, not merit.Hugo caught the flicker of uncertainty in Diana's eyes and made no attempt to hide what he wanted."Is that all right?" he asked plainly."Of course it is." Diana smiled faintly. "It's your right as a Kingston."She had no place interfering. And despite Hugo's stubborn streak, his abilities were no less impressive than his brother's.The

On the other end of the line, Diana's voice remained cool and devoid of feeling. A life had been lost, yet she spoke as though it carried no weight at all.Leon's frustration surged at once, a sharp throb building at his temples. Even so, he kept his voice controlled. "Diana, you weren't like this before. No matter the circumstances, you shouldn't have laid hands on her."The disappointment in his tone was unmistakable. In his memory, Diana had always been cold and precise, but never cruel. She wasn't someone who would treat a human life as though it meant nothing.He hadn't even paused to explain how the miscarriage had really happened.Diana had no interest in continuing the argument.Then his last remark settled heavily between them.Not far away, Hugo let his gaze drift, seemingly careless, across the straight line of Diana's back. He caught the brief stillness that passed through her. It was enough for him to understand that she had once felt something for Leon.That didn't