The crowd froze for a moment. Those who had condemned me began to hush.
Nathan slapped me repeatedly. The sound of each slap rang in my ears and made my head spin. I could barely think straight, and I could still hear him shouting.
“You witch! You made up that lie just to cover up your affair!
“I’ll teach you a lesson for slandering me!”
The pain was so intense that I could not speak. Finally, someone could no longer watch in silence and shouted for help to get me to the delivery room..
Nathan still would not get off me.
The hospital’s security guards managed to pull him off, but they arrived much later than they should have. By then, I had already passed out.
!
When I opened my eyes, I was lying in a hospital ward. Something felt missing in my belly.
Panic surged through me as I tried to ask about my daughter.
She was supposed to be my gift to myself! She was my one and only child!
Before I could get up, Beatrice walked in with a basket of eggs and a big smile on her face.
I hated her so much that my teeth ached from gritting them, but I was too weak to do anything. I did not want to talk to her, but I needed to know about my daughter.
“Where’s my baby?” I asked.
Beatrice’s smile froze. Without a word, she picked up an egg from the basket and threw it at
- me.
The egg hit my forehead. I cried out in pain.
The egg cracked on my face, and the yolk covered my entire face. It even dripped onto the bed. I reached out to wipe it off. But as soon as I moved, the wound on my stomach began to hurt.
Beatrice gave me a sideways glance. “You must be out of your mind. The first thing you when you
wake up is about that illegitimate baby?!”
She set the egg basket on the floor. “I’m telling you, don’t push your luck.
