Limitless Fortune: I Collect SSS-Rank Skills as Payment-Chapter 162: Elara Broke Down In Tears

"Then we will take my leave too. Thank you for your hospitality."

After Malcolm left, Alaric also stood up, along with Elara, intending to leave. As a count, he was quite busy with things.

"You go and do your work. I will stay and talk with Seraphine for a while."

But Elara didn't stand up and rather waved her hand, seemingly annoyed. She still didn't like him letting Liora go unguarded.

"Ahem… very well. Let them talk. It's been some time since their last meeting."

Seeing that Elara was angry, Count Alaric was embarrassed. But he couldn't say much as it was indeed his mistake, although unintentional.

Besides, their relationship wasn't that good to begin with.

So Alaric just nodded and walked outside, with no intention of persuading Elara.

"I will show you the way."

Cedric also stood up and walked out of the room with the count after finding the situation awkward.

'What about me?'

Poor Lucien, at last, only he was stuck alone. Just as he was trying to stand up and go outside, he was stopped by the sharp voice of Elara.

"See? Look at him. He doesn't care at all. He doesn't care about me, and neither does my daughter. No wonder Liora disappeared; he never cared."

As soon as Alaric disappeared from the room, Elara pointed at the door in a sad mood, her voice trembling slightly as if holding back tears.

Seeing her like this, Lucien, who was about to stand up, felt so awkward that he had to sit down again.

'Did my father know this would happen and leave hurriedly?'

He couldn't help but doubt because Cedric left quite fast, almost with Alaric. He felt like he was betrayed by his father.

"Sshh…don't say that. He must have some important work to do. Besides, didn't Father say Liora is okay? Don't worry about it."

Seeing her almost crying, Seraphine immediately came close and tried to console while patting Elara's back.

"Important? What can be more important than our daughter? Work, work, work, he doesn't know anything besides work. Even today, I had to drag him here."

It was better if Seraphine didn't say anything, but when Elara heard her words, she broke down in tears, cursing at her husband. It seemed their relationship hadn't been good for a while now.

"The truth is, he doesn't care about us, mother and daughter. Otherwise, will he allow Liora to go alone in such a dangerous place? If not for him…"

"Shss…Elara, control your emotions. You know Count Alaric isn't like that. Besides, Liora's disappearance is quite odd and rare. It isn't good to blame, you know."

Seraphine slowly caressed her back while whispering in care. From how she tried to calm her down, it seemed it wasn't the first time she did it.

Poor Lucien, he was the only one who was awkwardly looking at everything. Neither could he go and console nor could he leave.

He was stuck.

"Wah… Seraphine, you had it best. At least Cedric takes care of you and loves you. My husband doesn't love me or my daughter anymore. You don't know him yet."

Elara seemed to have too much to say, too many things buried deep within her heart.

The moment she found Seraphine's company, she broke down in tears, pouring everything out.

Her dignified and graceful appearance broke down in a second. In fact, even Lucien was quite surprised as he had never seen her like this.

Well, he hadn't seen her for a long time, but still.

"Look, what I am wearing. Did you see it?"

Elara suddenly said, pointing at the sexy slit in her dress showing up her thick thighs.

She even placed her long fingernail on the collar of her dress, dragging it down, showing ample cleavage.

"Don't I look good in this dress? Don't I look hot? Or am I too old now to even draw a reaction from men?"

She asked with tears,

"Then why doesn't he look at me anymore? I've been trying for a while, yet he never once looks at me that way."

Elara said with a sad voice, surprising both Seraphine and Lucien. Although they were more surprised by something else.

"E-Elara, what are you doing…my son is still here."

Seraphine was speechless at her friend's behaviour and hurriedly warned her friend while trying to cover her disheveled place with her hands.

But it seemed that by reminding her of Lucien's presence, Seraphine made a huge mistake instead.

"Your son? Yeah, your son is also a man, right? Then, let him look. Let's see if I am too old or that bastard has turned gay."

It seems Liora's disappearance had finally shattered her pent of grievance accumulated through countless years that Elara wasn't sane anymore.

As soon as she heard about Lucien, she immediately looked at him, stood up from her seat, and landed right beside him in an instant.

Then, before Seraphine and Lucien could react, she once again placed her long fingers on her collar once again dragging it down, showing her cleavage directly to Lucien's eyes.

'So round and full!'

This was the thought Lucien had when he saw what was beneath Elara's dress.

As unlike before, when only her cleavage had been visible, he could now see the full picture.

All that because, surprisingly, Elara wasn't wearing a bra.

"Elara…what the hell are you doing? Have you gone mad?"

Seraphine was shocked by her friend's antics and quickly came near, trying to wake her friend up.

After all, she was a count's wife anyhow. If such behavior was seen by someone, and rumour spread, her noble life would be over.

Fortunately, there were only three of them right now inside the room.

"Don't stop me, Seraphine, let him look. It is just too much. I want to know whether I am no longer beautiful."

When a woman was ignored too much and wasn't appreciated by her husband, she would break down like a glass.

This was the case of Elara, too. Years of constant neglect and ignorance of her husband had left a shadow on her mind.

She was already beginning to believe that she was no longer young and beautiful.

Otherwise, even after wearing such revealing clothes she had never worn before, why would her husband not react?

Had her husband lost his function, or what?