Chapter 68 Why Did You Dress Like That

The Rossi estate was eerily quiet at night. Ever since Alessandro had returned from Lucia's place, the silence had become even more unsettling. Elena sat in front of the dressing table in the master bedroom and looked at herself in the mirror. She was still beautiful, and there was a frail gentleness about her that made people pity her. That was her biggest weapon, and it had been the main tool that her sister had used to charm men. However, the weapon seemed to have lost its effect recently. Alessandro was coming back later and later. Sometimes he didn't return all night. Even when he did, there was an unfamiliar scent on him. It was a perfume, a refreshing cedar scent that didn't belong in their room. It belonged to another woman. "Where has he gone now?" Elena grabbed a passing maid, her nails almost sinking into the maid's arm. The maid trembled with pain. "D-Don Rossi has gone to inspect the pier." "Lies!" Elena flung the maid's hand away, not bothering to control her