Chapter 116 Our Nightmare
Martha hesitated, her body firmly blocking the doorway to Lily’s room. Her eyes narrowed as she looked at Zayn’s bloodstained clothes.
“I won’t let you hurt her again,” she said, voice quiet but firm. “Not after everything she’s been through.”
“Martha,” Talia placed a gentle hand on the older woman’s shoulder. “Let him through.”
“You trust him? After everything that happened?” Her voice cracked with emotion.
Zayn flinched. The maid was justified in her concerns. But he wasn’t about to back down.
“Please, I need to see her. Now. We can’t let her spiral any longer. She will lose herself. We will lose her.”
Martha still shook her head, refusing to move.
“Do you have any idea what he’d done? How he–”
“I know,” Talia looked straight into Martha’s eyes as she spoke. She meant every word. She tightly squeezed the older woman’s arm, “I know. But I also know Zayn. I believe in him.”
Still, the maid refused to budge. Talia bit her lip. She grabbed Martha’s arm and pulled her out of the doorway and down the corridor. This allowed Zayn to enter the room and close the door behind him.
Martha, realizing what had happened, quickly wriggled her arm out of Talia’s grasp.
“How could you?!” She yelled in anger. She tried to go back to the room, but Talia stopped her. She pulled her away from the door.