Diane was actually chaotic inside. She wanted to act as passive as she used to be. It was difficult so she had to hide her emotions with a playful façade. But since everyone is used to her personality, it wasn’t so difficult to convince them that she is back to herself yet with a bit of change. Maybe she could tell him directly when they have the privacy but now, in the cafeteria, with Lisa and Ivy and many other co-workers, it was difficult to be expressing herself honestly towards John. So she had to pretend until they got off work. They still have a whole afternoon to go through. Tough, but what choice does she have, right?
They all gathered back at their table. Ivy and Lisa kept their playfulness while John was still quite shocked. And due to such surprise, his plan on flirting before
