CHAPTER 2
ELEANOR'S POV
What could he have possibly meant? It's impossible to just say that out of nowhere... Does he know something I don't?... Could it possibly be someone from here? I fell asleep drowning in my thoughts only to wake up next day,to continue thinking.
My thoughts were to get interrupted as the door flung open revealing the man that I assumed to be the private investigator yet felt the need to question.
Me:"you must be the private investigator isn't that right?"
Him:"it's Charles Edwards and yes I am"
He stops for a while then continues "I have been briefed about yours and husband's life but I would like to know personally, did your husband have any problems with anyone? perhaps the house staff?"
Why didn't I think of that? Although they dont seem capable of murder maybe not the old woman but alenia definitely is. victoria was like his mother but he never gave alenia any attention but I can't just accuse her and that too to the detective.
It took me a while of silence till I answered:"no, everyone loved tom he was nice I cant imagine who could do this to him"I said on the verge of tears.
Charles:" I understand, I will head out to question the old woman and the girl.
Take care"
I breathed as I saw him exit maybe he could find out something from them, perhaps I should follow him.I didn't put much thoughts before following him without thinking the consequences.
I could hear him ask them normal questions that I knew until my ears heard that one question that left me wondering about things.
"was he good to you both always?"
I could hear two different answers. was he bad? Iheard alenia's voice rising over Victoria's. maybe an arguement?
"Mother we dont have to lie anymore he is dead" lie? what was possibly happening? Victoria clearly seemed to stop her from talking. What does she not want to be told?
Victoria:"He would sometimes come angry that's just it nothing else"
alenia:"Nothing else?!!"her scream was loud that I didn't need to lean to be able to hear her.
"he would come home and beat me and you are saying nothing else?? "
was she serious? I never saw tom beat her maybe when Iwasn't here? It still doesn't seem to be believable? I could hear charles asking them to tell him the truth which hopefully isn't a lie.
Victoria:"tom was a nice kid until I brought alenia I would always give her my attention and play with her, take care of her maybe due to his lack of parential attention he would consider me as his mother but with alenia I guess he just got jealous" I could hear victoria take a loud breath continuing her words.Tom used to do that?
"It was small things first he would push her or take her toys that I would bring her as a gift but as growing he would get more aggressive.The first time I saw him beat her he was 21 and she was 11 I don't remember what the arguement was about but i came home and found him beating her I tried to stop him but then he pushed me, I couldn't quit my job here so I told her to bear it for a while and tried talking to him a couple of times he would say that he is very sorry but still continue doing it."
"I was going to leave with alenia next year and go to my hometown. I can't leave her suffering" I couldn't see her expressions as I was hiding behind the door but if I were to guess she was about to cry.
Was this true? I never saw an aggressive side of tom.I knew him for only three years but this people lived with him.I wanted to believe them but there are still chances they are lying or maybe alenia killed him?But if she did kill him,why would she tell charles about the beating?
Charles:"miss alenia you do realize you are giving us a motive that could help us charge you with the murder? are you sure of your words?"the same question wondered in my head.
Alenia:"he was a monster. but I didn't kill him. I am grateful for the person who did."
She has a point. If she was to be the person who killed him she would never give us a reason to doubt her.Could it be someone from the party?Some outsider?.Someone hired?
Although it was not my job to find out i felt the need to no matter if he was a monster he is still my husband...atleast was.
It hurts to think that he is no more.
We had fights but there were still our good times where he was a good person.
My thoughts were to get interrupted as charles finally seems to leave them I quickly approach him.
me:"What did they tell you? Is there anything important?Is there any suspect?" I questioned him repeatedly before he has a chance to answer.
Charles:"All I can say is that this case is more complicated than I thought it would be" he walked away before I could process what he meant.
Why are they like this? Why cant they just say something understandable and obvious without the mystery? First the officer and now him.
Should I try to help? Maybe I shouldn't, getting involved might make things worse I should just wait for him to finish either ways it's only gonna be four days till he leaves.