43. FOR BETTER OR WORSE

LEILA

A rapid knock landed on the door, stealing our attention, we glared at each other quizzically, I did not know what to expect.

At this point the hotel was not safe, all I hoped to see was my mother.

I braced up, took a deep breathe and slowly pulled the door towards me, before my very eyes was my mother. She glared at me with frightened orbs, disoriented hair and her cloth was messed up.

"Mum you are safe!" I embraced her tightly, a feeling of relief settled in. The joy of seeing my mother alive and unharmed was undescribable.

I brought her into the apartment and laid her on the sofa, whoever did this to mother will pay. What sort of enemies does Stefano has? Do they even have the slightest idea who my mother is to Stefano?

I hope he did not loose his life while trying to safe my mother. What if he did? What would I do then?

"Are you hurt? I hope they did not hurt you, please tell me everything that happened" I bore into my mother's terrified eyes.

"They did not hurt me, they wan