Lady Stephens was momentarily unsure how to explain and cautiously said, "Last night, around four o'clock, Edward was still outside. He called me asking if you had come to my place..."
Daisy Ginger didn't react much, only responding faintly, "Mm-hmm."
Even from her tone, Lady Stephens could tell she was in low spirits, uninterested in her attempts to defend Edward Stephens.
On the other end of the line, Lady Stephens was at her wit's end, pondering how to salvage her son's marriage.
"Daisy, you might not know this, but Emily had an accident. Last night, Edward reported it to the police and went to the hospital to check. He might have been delayed, but he really did look for you for a long time last night... I heard you blocked his phone number?"