Diana pushed herself to her feet as the chair screeched back, her head spinning slightly, probably due to her mother's loud voice.
The noise of the screeching chair interrupted Alice.
''What? You are going to glare at me now for this bastard? What has he done to you? Have you been bewitched by him? How could you be with someone like him…''
Diana raised her hand, cutting the woman, ''If you want to talk, then we will talk. You point your finger at him and I will leave right this instant.''
''He…''
''Mom,'' Diana cut her off, ''He is my bottom line. You get it, right?"
Silence descended in the air.
Alice was stunned.
And so was Maxim as he raised his head to look at her.
''You come back with me,'' Alice composed herself and reached out to grab Diana's hand but before she could grasp it, Maxim stood up and wrapped an arm around Diana's waist, pulling her behind him.
