Chapter 244

The sound of things crashing mixed with crying came from inside the Murray house. After leaving, Alexander looked like a cloud was hanging over his head. He stayed completely silent. Instead of going back to Elizabeth's villa, he headed straight home. Stephanie noticed something was off with Alexander but bit her tongue instead of prying. She grew anxious, pacing back and forth in the living room. It had been years since she'd seen Alexander looking like that. After wrestling with it for a while, she dialed Elizabeth's number. "Elizabeth, do you know what's wrong with Alexander?" Her voice was tentative, clearly worried they'd had a fight. Elizabeth had just tucked Ryan Kaiser in. She was standing outside his room, watching him sleep peacefully. Hearing the call, she froze. Wasn't Alexander just dropping off Old Mrs. Murray? Did something happen on the way? "Mrs. Prescott, don't worry. He's fine. Something happened on my end that probably affected his mood a bit," Elizabeth replied, tr