The Unwelcome Wife

Third-Person POV

Daphne sat curled up in the farthest corner of the hospital waiting room, hugging her knees to her chest. The world around her felt distant, muted—like she was watching everything happen through a foggy glass.

The room was silent—too silent.

Or maybe it wasn’t. Maybe there were murmurs of nurses passing by, the occasional beep of a heart monitor down the hall, the hushed voices of