All Chapters of A Little Stepmother in Trouble: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Izan was furious. Alexander hadn't lost control the way he'd expected, and to top it off, he'd walked out with Diana.He'd left the second he finished humiliating the couple, but Albert followed him to his room."What the hell did you think you were going to accomplish with that?!" his ex-father-in-law accused him."You told me he was in love with her!" Izan shouted back. The old bastard had lied to him.If Turner really wanted his ex-wife back, he'd have acted the way he had when he tried to get Rebeca into bed.Izan was livid.He'd expected Alexander to lose it, to try to take a swing at him in front of the cameras, to threaten him—because then he'd be covered, and if Alexander ever tried to get back at him, he'd have those threats as proof.But the idiot had just stood there staring and done nothing. He'd simply walked out."You've dragged my family name through the mud!" His ex-father-in-law looked like he was about to have a heart attack. His face was flushed, and he was shaking

Diana barely dozed that night, even though the exhaustion from all the stress of the past few days was taking its toll on her.She forced herself to keep her eyes open, because if she closed them, she wouldn't wake in time to leave before Alexander noticed she was gone.Her flight left at eight in the morning, and she needed to be at the airport well ahead of time.The sun was just barely showing on the horizon when Diana tried to lift her husband's arm off her body.Alexander hadn't let go of her all night, and he still clung to her as if he sensed she was about to leave.She had to be quick. She wasn't going to take even her suitcase; she'd just get dressed and slip out without waking him.Quietly, she looked for a scrap of paper to write him a note she would leave next to the envelope.She ducked into the bathroom and scribbled it in a rush, getting ready as fast and as silently as she could.When she came out of the bathroom, she let out a yelp at the sight of Alexander standing b

Alexander sat on the bed in his hotel room, phone in hand, trying to call Diana one more time.He still hadn't recovered from the shock of seeing what was inside that envelope.He felt like a fool, and he couldn't stop thinking about his children and how they would react when they found out.He dialed his wife's number again, because no matter that Rebeca was alive, as far as he was concerned his wife was still Diana.The call went straight to voicemail, and once again he left a message asking her to call him the second she got his messages.He wasn't about to vent to a machine. He wanted an explanation. He wanted to know where she'd gotten that information about Rebeca, and he wanted to make it perfectly clear that he wasn't giving up.He looked around the room and came to a conclusion: shut up in here, he wouldn't accomplish anything.He seriously doubted Diana was still in the city. Knowing her, she was most likely on her way home, and the first thing she would do was get in touch

Diana arrived at her parents' house and found her mother far too calm for the situation.She sat on the couch with her spine very straight, as if she were in a stranger's home and didn't want to get too comfortable.She didn't look up when Diana came in, not even when Diana spoke to her."Mom... Mom?" Diana repeated, and it wasn't until she sat down beside her that the woman seemed to realize she wasn't alone."I know he wasn't a good father, but he never wanted you torn apart like that in front of the cameras. He told me so himself, that he didn't trust Izan and only wanted you to separate from Alexander. He even said it might be better if you took over everything once you were no longer married to that man he hated so much," her mother said, perfectly calm, as if she'd rehearsed the speech and wanted to get it out without taking a breath. "He never said it, but I know that deep down he loved you."Diana stroked her hand, and the woman took it between both of hers, grateful for the t

Diana answered the phone because she couldn’t be that much of a coward, and this was a less complicated way of facing him after she’d left.“Hi… Roger told me you decided to travel,” was the first thing that came to mind, before her own words could get stuck in her throat.She heard Alexander’s sigh of relief on the other end of the line, as if he hadn’t expected her to pick up.“Why did you leave?” he blurted out, no hello.They were both so wound up they couldn’t even pretend for a minute before getting straight to the point.“Wow, straight to the point, huh? We’re not going to talk about the weather first? Or whether your flight had any turbulence? Are you in Canada yet?” The second she asked, she clapped a hand over her mouth. “Don’t tell me. I’d rather not know.”“Canada? No, sweetheart, is that what you thought? I’m at our house, in our bed, and by the way, it’s really quiet and empty without you all here. Are the kids asleep yet?”Diana didn’t understand Alexander’s calm attitu