Lily's voice practically petrified the two people in the midst of their affair, startling them to the point of nearly losing their souls.
Luis felt his heart stop. At this moment, Ruth was actually calmer. She abruptly got off Luis's face, steadied her breathing, and spoke in an extremely steady tone:
"You woke me up with your knocking, I was just about to fall asleep…"
Right then, Lily turned the door handle—it was locked. The two exchanged a glance and breathed a sigh of relief.
Ruth's face was full of panic, but when she spoke, it was in an impatient tone: "What is it? Waking me up in the middle of the night when I was about to fall asleep."
"Mom, it's nothing."
"Well, Harry is missing, and I was afraid you'd call him down to scold him."
Faced with the tigress's imposing manner, built up over so many years, Lily outside the door spoke with extreme caution.
