Who Killed Her?

Grace fiddled with her fingers as she stole a glance towards Alex who was sitting like a rock into the room.

Leo was standing on the other side of the room with a grave face as his eyes did not leave the body of his mother even for a second as if he was afraid that if he would blink, he will lose her forever.

If they both would not leave, how was she going to prove that it was a natural death.

"My lord, your father must be very upset. He had gone to his room and locked himself there. I am afraid he might do something." she whispered softly as if she was afraid that Charles would hurt himself, hoping that they would be worried about their father losing their mother overnight but none of them blinked or moved. As if they did not hear her at all.

"How much time would it take?" asked Alex to the physician who flinched hearing his cold voice,