When Pride Falls at Your Feet (19 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 78

“Then, will Fabio be accompanying you?”

“Yes. I volunteered, thinking that I might be the only familiar face to Miss Emilia.”

“That’s true, but….”

A sigh escaped. After all, her life consisted only of shuttling between home and the theater—when would there even be a chance for danger to arise?

She fretted, hoping Enrico’s capricious interest would soon fade away, yet fearing that if it vanished all at once, the resulting emptiness would be unbearable.

‘How did things end up like this?’

She had clearly despised his arrogance at first. Human feelings truly were unpredictable.

“Fine. Just be careful not to draw attention.”

“Yes. Also, the investigation into Giorgio’s suicide has concluded.”

Emilia, who had been about to turn toward the window, redirected her gaze back to Fabio.

“Although the police quickly closed the case as suicide, my independent inquiries confirm it was definitely murder.”

“Murder?”

“Yes. I couldn’t bring myself to mention it earlier, but it was confirmed he set fire to the room and then hanged himself. Fortunately, a servant quickly extinguished the flames, preventing the mansion from burning down completely.”

“He set the fire himself…? So it was deliberate, then?”

“Though delayed by his burns, signs of torture were found on his body. Judging by rigor mortis, he likely set the fire before he died.”

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