The more I pondered over it, the more it became clear that it didn't make any sense at all; Leon had absolutely no reason to kill Ruth. As far as I know, Leon was not a coward in any way.

"Why would my father want to kill a woman who has done nothing wrong to him?" I asked, and she moved closer to me.

"You directed him back when he visited; I think he did that out of spite," she replied, and I clenched my fist, walking closer to her.

"Don't you dare feed on my grief; I'm not that foolish. If your father did something like that, you wouldn't...