Chapter 191

“Mom!”

Diana looked up from the book she was reading and couldn’t help but smile when she found her daughter standing at the door.

“Oh my God, Carmen! How did you—? When did you—?”

Carmen, a woman in her mid-thirties, rushed inside and hugged the older woman.

“I can’t believe you got yourself in trouble again,” Carmen scolded, pulling away. “And for whom? That…monster?!”

“Carmen!”

“No!” Carmen shook her head. “I’m not going to listen to anything you’re saying. You always asked me not to question your weird relationship with Simon, and I didn’t. But this has gone too far. You got hurt because of him, for God’s sake! This is unacceptable.”

Diana shook her head, cupping her daughter’s face. “I’m absolutely fine, sweetheart. See?” She pulled away and hoped her daughter could see how great she was. Sure, her head hurt a bit, and there was weakness every time she tried to stand on her own, but that was it. She was sure it was only temporary. “A few days of complete rest and I’ll be fit as a