#Chapter 277: Taking Advantage

Ella’s POV My mind was still reeling when I arrived home an hour later. I kept thinking back to Anthony and Tony’s sudden change in behavior; they were always so kind and welcoming that the fact they had closed the door in my face left me completely taken aback. However, by the time I returned home, I had come to the conclusion that they were perhaps more upset about my mention of Maria than they let on; maybe they just needed some space. I wouldn’t hold it against them. If it had been Lucien who had died, I would have likely done far worse than slam the door in someone’s face. I was surprised to enter the house and find that Alexander was still gone. Rather, I found my mother sitting in the sitting room with Lucien perched in her lap. The television was running when I entered the room. I froze in the doorway upon seeing that the news station was playing, and a picture of me in a Mrs. Claus costume, my wig in a child’s hands, was on the screen. “Ella!” My