Chapter 172 Revelation

Maria and Vittoria's faces twisted with irritation as they stared at Mia.

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"If it's not important. I'd like to go to my room. I'm very tired after the long day," Maria said, shifting her gaze to Alessandro,

"Yes, I should also go check on Lorenzo, Vittoria added, making an excuse.

"What's the rush?" Mia asked with a skeptical smile. "This won't take much of your time," she insisted.

"What is it, dolcezza?" Alessandro asked softly, though his expression was serious.

Mia didn't speak but handed Alessandro the letter she had found in his mother's room.

Alessandro's expression became quizzical as he locked eyes with his wife, trying to read her emotions while he took the letter.

Mia nodded toward the letter, signaling Alessandro to read it. With a deep breath, he unfolded the paper. his eyes narrowing as he scanned the words. The room seemed to hold its breath as Alessandro's expression shifted from disbelief to cold, simmering rage. Maria and Vittoria exchanged uneasy glances, confusion clouding their faces as they watched the change in Alessandro. They could feel the tension mounting with every passing second. His eyes darkened, his jaw clenched tighter, and veins began to pulse on his forehead.

"What's in that letter?" Maria finally blurted out, her voice cracking with a mix of curiosity and growing dread. But as Alessandro's gaze snapped up to meet hers, the fury and hatred blazing in his eyes made her shiver with terror.

"It's my mother's letter," he hissed dangerously, his tone low and menacing-

"Wh what?" Maria stammered, her face turning pale. She lunged toward Alessandro, desperately reaching out to snatch the letter from his hand. But he jerked it away, holding it out of her reach.

"That's impossible! It must be a misunderstanding! Let me see, son," she pleaded, her voice trembling as she tried to mask her panic.

"Don't call me son!" Alessandro roared, his voice thundering through the room like a storm breaking.

Maria and Vittoria flinched as if struck, fear flashing across their faces. Even Mia, who had seen Alessandro.

before, felt a shiver run down her spine at the sheer intensity of his rage.

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"It's all this woman's doing! She orchestrated all this and presented a fake letter, claiming it's from your late mother. But how could that be possible? Teresa died twenty years ago, for heaven's sake!" Maria's voice was desperate, her eyes wide as she tried to convince Alessandro that she was right and Mia was wrong.

"I found it in your mother's locked room," Mia clarified, her voice steady. "When I was inspecting her room, this letter fell out from behind a painting

"Who gave you permission to go to Teresa's room?" Maria shouted, her face contorting with anger as she stormed toward Mia.

"Don't be disrespectful to my wife!" Alessandro warned stepping between Maria and Mia, his tone low and

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Chapter 172 Revelation

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Maria halted abruptly, taken aback by the sudden shift in dynamics. Her breath hitched as she processed Alessandro's fierce defense of Mia. For a moment, she stood frozen, her eyes wide with shock, as if the ground beneath her had shifted. Alessandro had never raised his voice at her before; he had always been respectful.

"I... I was only trying to remind her, son." Maria stuttered still in shock.

"This is my home, and I have every right to go anywhere and unlock any room. I don't need anyone's permission," Mia declared firmly, lifting her head with pride and holding her ground. holds this content.

My home?! Maria clenched her teeth at Mia's declaration, her eyes narrowing as a surge of jealousy burned within her.

"That doesn't prove it's Teresa's letter," Maria insisted, still refusing to believe it.

"I don't need proof to recognize my own mother's handwriting." Alessandro growled, glaring at his stepmother with bloodshot eyes.

"But why are you so angry with Mom after reading the letter? What exactly is written in it? Vittoria interjected, her voice laced with confusion as she tried to understand Alessandro's outburst.

"My mother left this letter for me," Alessandro gritted out, his eyes snapping toward Vittoria before locking back onto Maria with a stare filled with rage and contempt. "She wrote that she had to leave home because her life was in danger. and that Maria wanted to kill her."