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.”

to argue against Diana’s statement, to call out how her comments didn’t show concern for Alexander at all. In fact, they felt more like an attempt to

sense–why would she want to do that? I knew I must be wrong about her intentions, but whatever her

wasn’t going to

their house and what I had overheard

simmered, growing stronger with every second

we need to take care of

was evident in her eyes, though, as always, she remained calm in the face of difficult situations. Her

we need to take care of today,” I said, forcing a steady tone. “And I think we could all use something

“Tempers can certainly flare on an empty stomach, and I know

course. I think we can be on our way,

the same time we do,” Diana replied. She added with a faint laugh, “You know him–always at the office, always

the kind of

smile, one that made my irritation flare again. “Yes,” she said, her tone oddly measured. “Very

was something in her voice–an undercurrent of meaning I