Another Chance for the Luna Queen by Aurora Starling

Chapter 0205

Chapter 0205

Ella POV

When I reached the end of the hallway, Diana came into view. She noticed me immediately, and a guilty look flickered across her face.

“What are you gossiping about?” I asked, my tone sharp as fixed her with a steady gaze.

Diana straightened her posture and gave a tight smile. “Oh, nothing of consequence, dear. Just a little light conversation.”

“That’s good to hear,” I said evenly, though my voice carried a warning edge. “I’d hate to think you were still worrying about old rumors. We’ve discussed all of that already.”

I could feel my mother’s eyes on me, but I didn’t take my gaze off Diana. My anger simmered beneath the surface, threatening to spill over. Alexander and I had worked so hard to win my mother over. Her hesitancy about him was just starting to fade, and now this.

Diana’s smile turned sweeter. “We’re just chatting,” she said, her tone light. “You’ll understand one day when you have children. You never stop worrying about them.”

how her comments didn’t show concern for Alexander at

must be wrong about her intentions, but whatever her

I wasn’t going to allow it to

their house and what I had overheard today. That was a conversation I wasn’t looking forward to having,

stronger with every second of

the room. “Do we need to take care of anything else while

Concern was evident in her eyes, though, as always,

to take care of today,” I said,

agreed quickly, her tone light. “Tempers can certainly flare on an empty stomach, and I know none

tightly at her. “Of course. I think we can be on our way, then. Alexander should

he said he was leaving the office so he should arrive around the same time we do,” Diana replied. She added with a faint laugh, “You know him–always at the office, always

few people have the kind of work ethic that Alexander does.”

smile, one that made my irritation flare again. “Yes,” she said,

meaning I couldn’t quite place–but I was too