The maid looked left, then right, and when she saw nobody she rushed down to the basement and unlocked the door with shaky hands.
"Mrs. Thersa," she whispered, kneeling beside her. Thersa was barely moving... her face bruised and her eyes were swollen with blood stain on her lips..
"I'm going to help you escape," the maid said breathlessly. "Mr. Mondragon isn’t home. And Mom Camilla is upstairs. This is your chance."
Thersa slowly looked up at her, a tear slipping down her cheek.
"You can do this," the maid urged, her voice shaking. "You can finally be free."
Thersa nodded weakly. “He’ll kill you… if he finds out.”
The maid glanced toward the door, then back at her. "Then I’ll die knowing I did the right thing.”
Thersa looked at her with teary eyes....
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At the hospital
Diego walked quickly down the hallway....
Nurses walked by, but he didn’t notice any of them.
His eyes were fixed straight ahead, his face tight with emotion...
He stop
