328: VEIL OF SUSPICION

ARIEL'S POV Elizabeth continued to weep, and so did the others. I sat close to her for minutes, soothing her, until I finally got up and went to meet the others. The door opened, and Andre was the first to arrive. He scanned the faces of everyone, and then his eyes were firm on me. "Ariel, I need to speak with you." I took a deep breath and followed Andre out of the mansion. The two of us stood close to each other, looking around the beautiful garden and the wonderful estate. "I heard your brother is dead," I said, not looking at Andre. I still had my eyes fixed on the surroundings and the things ahead of me. "Yeah, I know," he said under his breath. "It's such a sad thing, isn't it?" I took a deep breath, not giving him an answer. I knew where he was going. Andre turned to me. "Aren't you going to give me an answer?" "What do you want me to say?" "I want you to tell me how you feel about Mason's death." I shook my head. "Andre, please, I don't want to talk about this right n