The night air was thick with tension as Lloyd accompanied Lisa up the narrow stone path leading to her family’s compound.
A slight chill ran through him, though not from the cold, as he wasn't sure exactly how this reunion would turn out.
He could sense the unease in Lisa’s steps as they reached the doors.
She paused, resting a hand on the doorknob, her expression a mixture of anxiety and apology.
“They’re… they can be difficult,” she murmured, glancing at him with a look that warned him, yet pleaded for patience.
Lloyd gave a reassuring smile. “I can handle difficult, don’t worry.”
Lisa managed a faint smile, and knocked on the door.
Soon, the door would creak open, and a short, tan woman wearing a maid outfit would peer through.
"Who...?" she was confused, as she recognized nei
