Chapter 82

Edward accompanied Clarice to the door but did not enter with her. Instead, he watched her enter, then turned and got into the car, heading to an unknown location. As soon as Clarice entered the house, she could faintly hear the sounds of people arguing on the second floor. Before she could ask Beatrice what had happened, she saw her father-in-law, Filippo, descending the stairs with an irritated expression. Without even giving her a chance to greet him, he stormed out of the house. Upstairs, a scream came from the master bedroom.

Not knowing what had happened, Clarice followed the sobs towards the master bedroom on the second floor. As soon as she reached the door, she saw Beatrice kneeling on the floor cleaning up the mess, while her mother-in-law, Gretta, sat on the bed, crying with her face covered.

Thinking about Filippo's expression when he left, Clarice was almost sure it was her in-laws who had fought, but why? Although she hadn't been in the Murray family for long, and from w