Like Rory, Zoey didn't expect Lola to suddenly stretch her arm either, so he failed to keep her from getting injured.
Rory knew how much strength he exerted when he closed the door. From the bruises on the woman's fair skin, he could tell it must hurt a lot.
Seeing him reopen the door, Lola immediately leaned against the door frame to prevent him from closing it again. "I have something urgent to talk to you about. It’s about a murder case."
Rory had never contacted anyone he knew in Suttona since he left the city, so the moment he learned that the two strangers were from Suttona, he figured out what they were here for. Seeing the woman grab the door frame with tears in her eyes despite the pain, his attitude softened and he said with a sigh, "Come on in."
Lola was overjoyed, the tears
