Grace’s father did it,
why? Because Elena is his daughter from an affair he had a few years back, he never recognized Elena as his and so the girl went a bit mad with time. She had nothing, no money, no status, no dad. And so she started fantasizing on Grace, on what could her life could have been if she was her. She wanted to touch everything that was close to grace, she idolized her as a little sister would do to a big sister, she would do anything to be or to ressemble Grace in any aspect of her life. But it went to the point where she seduced/ fell in love with jonathan, she wanted to have more and more, she then became pregnant with jonathan child. Elena was more in love with the idea of what she could have been if she was Grace, deeply she wasn’t a bad person she juste was a bit mentally ill and delusional.
Jonathan lost his job from this affair, and went to ask for 500k to Grace’s father lying and saying that him and his wife were having trouble financially. Grace’s father whose nothing but a fool and could see the lie, investigated the matter and discovered that his long lost unwanted child Elena was going to destroy his reputation and family.
So in episode 1, at the auction, he went to confront Elena, and tell her to disappear, she refuses and felt very bad, that was why she was crying in the toilets on that day. That’s when Elena and Grace’s father decided he would get rid of her as soon as possible, so he killed her/ had her killed on that night.
evidence of this speculation:
- Grace was very surprised with her father being present at the auction, he wasn’t supposed to be there and he fled rapidly with a vague excuse.
- In episode 4, Grace’s father admits that he commited adultery multiple times in the past. And in his interview with Noah school director he is very menacing and seems kind being able to do evil if something came to touch him or his family (the one he feels is legitimate)
- He has always hated jonathan (certainly because he comes from a commoner family/scandalous family) and wouldn’t have any problems with him being accused, as long as he could keep his and Grace s safety.
What does not match yet:
- Elena had the opportunity to have an affair because her son had a cancer and was to be treated by Jonathan- I personally think it is just a coincidence, the only one in the story, and that’s what triggered everything. Often in storytelling we like to give this « not planned element » because it actually helps with making it believable, life-like.
I believe that indeed Noah might have bullied Elena’s son at school, after all he is a rich kid raised by a narcissist father and whose family is very important at school financially so he feels this sense of entitlement to be the boss at school especially to a commoner.
I think it is important that Grace’s realize her son is growing to be an ass and that will help her make new beginnings at the end of the season because she will feel like she musts change her rich easy lifestyle to save the humanity in his son.
not sure how everything will undo (lol) next but this seems pretty believable to me!
