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.”

the inside of my cheek to hold back my temper. I wanted 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

be wrong about her intentions, but whatever her motivation, I didn’t like

going to allow it

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

irritation simmered, growing stronger with every second of silence.

of anything else while we’re here, or are we ready

as always, she remained calm in the face of

think there’s anything else we need to take care of today,” I said, forcing a steady tone. “And

flare on an empty stomach, and I know none of us mean to upset each other.”

course. I think we can be

back, he said he was leaving the office so he should arrive around the same time we do,” Diana

few people have the

that made my irritation flare again. “Yes,” she said, her tone oddly measured. “Very few people work

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

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