A Night To Remember novel (Diane and Norman) novel Chapter 36

Chapter 36 How Shameless

“Maria, if you don’t call that wretched girl of yours over, I’m going to incinerate you all to death. I don’t plan on continuing to live anyway, so I’ll take you to the grave with me.”

The police stood by the side as Elizabeth raved and ranted; they didn’t dare to move too close and provoke her. After all, if those embers from the lighter landed on the ground, the entire place would immediately go up in flames.

Once she had squeezed herself to the very front of the crowd, Diane soon realized that Elizabeth wasn’t the only one there—Stella was standing there too. Despite her belly, which was large and heavy from her impending due date, the woman had come as well. Instead of standing on Elizabeth’s side, Stella stood with the police outside the apartment. Diane was unsure whether Stella was afraid of getting involved as well, but the woman was standing on a patch of ground which hadn’t been drenched in gasoline.

“Mom, Dad…” Diane immediately poked her head inside the apartment and called her parents.

Maria, George, and even the deathly terrified Emilia had been blocked by Elizabeth; they couldn’t come outside.

Upon hearing Diane’s voice, Maria’s head finally poked out of the bedroom. “We’re in here. Quick, hurry up and get this crazy woman away.”

As Maria urged Diane, Elizabeth whirled around at the sound and glared at Diane. “You’re finally here, you little wh*re. You’d better pay for my son,” she cursed as she promptly stood up, her lighter held aloft.

She evidently knew about Norman’s arrest, and she was now here to look for a scapegoat.

“Your son is at the police station. It’s no use looking for me,” Diane replied.

Elizabeth’s face twisted itself, and she glared hatefully at Diane. “Don’t give me that garbage. If it wasn’t for you, would he be at the station now? You weren’t satisfied with just cheating on him; you even had to get him arrested with that loverboy of yours. I’m telling you, Diane—if you don’t get my son released, I will burn you to death. I will…”

Elizabeth got more emotional as she went on, and she immediately thrust the lit lighter in her hand at Diane.

Diane hadn’t been splashed with gasoline, but she still reflexively backed away, not letting Elizabeth’s lighter get in contact with her.

“I’m telling you again that I didn’t cheat on your son; he was the one who cheated on me first. Your daughter-in-law is standing right there. Look at her stomach—Norman and I have only been divorced for a few days, but her belly is already this swollen. Do you need me to say anything more about this? Norman was arrested because he kidnapped me for ransom. This is a case for the police, and I didn’t send him to jail because I have some amazing powers on my side.”

Diane hadn’t wanted to bring those things up with Elizabeth now that they were staring right at danger itself, but she had no other choice; Elizabeth was being unreasonable right at her parents’ door. The people who were watching this ongoing show were their neighbors—if Diane failed to explain everything clearly, how could her parents walk around with their heads held high in the future?

Nonetheless, it was obvious that she hadn’t said the right thing, because she ended up provoking Elizabeth even more.

The moment she said that, one of the policemen by the side grabbed her with a solemn expression. “Don’t incite her now; just agree with her and follow along with what she says regardless of what it is. Let’s get her out of here first since it’s rather dangerous right now.”

Diane nodded. Right at that moment, Elizabeth roared once again. “This is slander. Slander, I say! Why would he kidnap you? You’re the one who wants to hurt and cause irreversible harm to him so that you can run off with your beau. How can you be so cruel, Diane? You’re a poisonous woman!” Elizabeth shrieked, her voice so high-pitched that it was a little painful on the ears.