Chapter 4

My cheek burned. For a split second, I wanted nothing more than to hit her back.

But I didn't.

I swallowed it.

That slap could count as repayment for giving birth to me. From this moment on, I was done indulging her.

David tried to calm her down. "Please go home first. This is a hospital. There are patients resting."

She refused to leave. She still wanted money.

This time, she stormed into the hallway and started wailing at the top of her lungs. "Everyone, come look! Come judge this for me! I'm sixty-three years old. I finally made it…