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.”

Diana’s statement, to call out how her comments didn’t show concern for

she want to do that? I knew I must be wrong about her intentions, but whatever her motivation, I didn’t

going to allow it to continue.

that I had no choice but to tell Alexander about the things she had said–both at their house and what I had overheard today. That was a conversation

stronger with every

take care of anything else while

as always, she remained calm in the face of difficult

care of today,” I said, forcing a steady tone. “And

quickly, her tone light. “Tempers can certainly flare on an empty stomach, and I know

be on our way, then.

texted me back, 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,

have the kind of work

my irritation flare again. “Yes,” she said, her

her voice–an undercurrent of meaning I couldn’t quite place–but