In My Desperate Time

To be exact, she is a little girl.

She is the little girl who saved me three days ago.

Why is she here?

I don't think Frances Louis would have received her here to thank her for saving my life.

Because he doesn’t even know I am hurt.

“Aunty, you come back.” The little girl sees me and runs to me happily.

I can’t stand her enthusiasm.

“Anny, don’t hurt her.” Frances Louis warns her.

The little girl stops pouncing on me.

She turns to Frances Louis in discontent and says, “Uncle, she has been discharged from the hospital. You are too melodramatic.”

Uncle?

It turns out that she is Frances Louis' niece, so she insists on calling me aunty that day. Did she know my relationship with Frances Louis? At her age, she must know what a mistress means.

For a moment, I feel a little embarrassed.

I feel like laughing. Did she just say Frances Louis melodramatic? This is the first time I've ever heard that word used to describe him. Thinking carefully, it is true.

“You know I am injured?” I walk over and ask Frances Louis in a low voice.

He raises his eyebrows. Yes, He does.

Knowing that Frances Louis and I have a shady relationship, he would definitely not come to see me when I am in hospital. But I still feel a trace of loss.

“Aunty I tell you; my uncle is so melodramatic. These days, he wants to see you in the hospital so much, but…”

tutoring classes. Anyway, after your brother is born, no one has

catches my

come home, I will tell daddy you

her bag and runs out. Frances Louis chuckles, as if

whether I should go upstairs or say something to

“Sorry.”

He says suddenly.

I ask confusingly.

come back. If Anny hadn't shown up, the consequences would have been much worse.”

Frances Louis

is to get what we need. If mixed with emotion, it

“It’s Andrew Malan’s fault. It has nothing to do with you.”

lightly and go upstairs.

If I stay any longer, I am afraid that I could not

Frances Louis follows upstairs.

I think he will go to his room, so I don’t say anything. But I don’t expect him to stop at

door of

a gift for you.”

He says, pointing into the

What gift?

puzzled and go into the room, then

I see Susan Felton and Andrew Malan at

back, their mouths gagged

They are both in a daze, looking not well. They look as if they have

Andrew Malan moves his body and opens his eyes.

His eyes glow fiercely as he looks at me.

His eyes are popping out. His staring frightens me.

I turn to look at Frances Louis and ask, “What happened? Why are they here?”

someone

Frances Louis’s woman. They are at your disposal now.”

door, not

I would estimate that Andrew Malan and his mother haven’t had something to eat