The argument between the two finally drew the attention of nurses and doctors.
After a babble of words, Edward Stephens was asked to leave.
The stitches on Daisy Ginger's hand had come undone in several places, requiring a second suturing.
By the time the wound was treated, it was nearly midnight.
The fatigue from blood loss and the pain of the wound were not the reasons Daisy Ginger was unable to sleep.
Her gaze fell on her flat abdomen.
Inside it was a child she had never thought of, and should not have existed.
Unlike last time, when she was unaware and suddenly discovered the child's existence, this time she felt no emotion towards the child at all.
In the darkness, Daisy Ginger bit her lip tightly.
She hated Edward Stephens, but most of all, she hated her own weakness and inability to resist.
*
A sleepless night.
Combined with the blood loss, Daisy Ginger suddenly fell into weakness.
She seemed to have lost a lot of weight overnight.
