"Help me, Daisy!" Coco cried. This was the first time she was happy to see Daisy. In fact, she was overjoyed at her appearance. She didn't want to suffer the same misfortune as Jessica, and fall into the clutches of a man she didn't love. Without a doubt, Daisy's arrival was a singular moment of hope for her.
"What are YOU doing here?" Shaun had recognized Daisy. "And why are you in a uniform? Dressing up for Halloween, or what?" The moment he caught sight of her, he let go of Coco and turned, sizing her up in surprise. He thought it was a prank that she was dressed like a soldier. She struck him as an aloof stunner the other day. But right now, she hardly looked like the same person, and had a murderous look in her eyes.
"Are you all right?" Instead of giving him any response, Daisy bent down and helped Coco up. Coco was thoroughly flurried and had fallen to the ground once Shaun had let go of her. Luckily, she didn't get hurt. However, Daisy was stunned when she set her eyes on Jessica, who was staring ahead with a vacant expression on her face, paying no attention to Daisy or the chaos that had occurred right before her. Daisy hadn't expected her to be in such a serious condition, but she soon came to herself. After all, this was very much possible for someone who had suffered extreme physical and psychological violence. Only a twisted person could smile after all that had happened.
"Yes. Thank you," Coco replied. She said the words with sincerity. She knew that if it weren't for Daisy, who had come in between them just in time, the beast could have had his way with her by now and Coco would have been in a dangerous situation.
"Don't mention it. What happened to Jessica?" Daisy asked with a concerned look on her face. Although she had driven Coco away when she turned up at their house asking for an explanation for Jessica's mishap, Daisy thought it would be better to talk it through afterward. So, she asked Mr. Yi for the address of the hospital Jessica was admitted to, intending to pay her a visit. She reached there only to find Jessica and Coco once again in trouble.
"As you can see, she is completely locked up in a world of her own," Coco said, allowing herself a wry smile. When she spoke mildly, she wasn't the condescending and arrogant woman Daisy thought her to be. Right now, she seemed like an agreeable person to her.
"What did the doctor say? Is it curable?" Daisy asked, worried. She felt a sense of compassion upon hearing Coco's words. Lamenting Jessica's misfortune, she reached out and tucked Jessica's messy locks behind her ear. Daisy wondered if Jessica would have regretted doing those things, had she been in her right senses.
"Perhaps. But it won't be easy. It all depends on her own will power," Coco responded as she sighed. Somehow, she found herself obediently answering the questions Daisy had, something that had never happened before.
"Hey! How dare you two just ignore me?" Shaun was rather irritated. It seemed to him that he was being belittled by these women, while they were chatting freely without any fear of him.
"I would get out of here right away, if I were you. Or do you really want to be sent to the police station?" Daisy scoffed, fixing him with a stern look in her eyes. She thought he would be threatened and run away after seeing her in the uniform. But apparently, he was not at all aware of the threat right now. How bold of him to stay and challenge her!
"My beauty, duplicity is not a good virtue in a sweet girl like you," Shaun said to Coco, smiling roguishly at them like a total bum, with his hands in his pockets.
"So you are not leaving?" Daisy asked casually as she took out her phone. Generally speaking, she did not look down upon others so easily, but this Shaun was an exception.
"Why? Do you want to come along with me?" Shaun continued verbally harassing them. His lecherousness was thoroughly exposed. No matter what Daisy and Coco said to him, he teased them in a vulgar tone. He still reacted to Daisy casually, thinking that even if the uniform was not a prop and Daisy was truly a soldier, she was likely from a cultural troupe or some place like that. She could not pose a threat to him.
"No. But I can make sure that someone else will escort you out of here," Daisy replied, a sarcastic smile adorning her face as she dialed Mr. Yi's number.
"Hello, Colonel! Oh, no, Senior Colonel. Is there anything else I can do for you?" Mr. Yi asked enthusiastically after picking up the call. He had told her the address of the hospital not too long ago, so he wondered why she called him again. What could have happened? Could she have lost her way? That was impossible. The Municipal Hospital was located in the downtown area and wasn't hard to find at all. Besides, Hero was hospitalized in the same hospital after he attempted suicide, and she had been there to see him.
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