Culprit and Bad News

The entire vibe about her seemed to change and I thought that she fit very well into the casual and homey atmosphere of the house.

“Thanks for inviting us…” I replied before smiling her way.

“Do you want to look around the garden first?” she suggested with a smile.

I was tempted to say yes to her random invitation but one look at Ace told me to hold my tongue. Despite the bright and cheerful atmosphere that Elizabeth wanted to present, the situation probably didn’t leave us with much time to pay attention to her well-tended garden.

“Let’s go inside where we can talk,” Ace replied in my place.

“You’re just killing the mood, Ace…” Elizabeth said jokingly.

Despite her initial enthusiasm, Elizabeth did not push the matter any further as she turned and led the way into the house. Unlike the modest exterior of the house, the inside of the house was decorated quite luxuriously. I assumed that her grandparents used to live here and there was no reason why the place wouldn’t be decorated