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…”

Louis, I think you want to enroll in more tutoring classes. Anyway, after your brother is born, no one has time to take care of your study, so you'd

she said really catches my attention. I wonder what she will say next. But looking at her like this, I should

“When I come home, I will

chuckles, as if he was not ashamed of bullying the child.

I stand there, not knowing whether I should go upstairs or say something

“Sorry.”

says suddenly.

I ask

Malan to come back. If Anny hadn't shown up,

Louis caring about

relationship between Frances Louis and me is to get what we need. If mixed with emotion, it is not good for both of us.

It has nothing to

I say lightly and go upstairs.

If I stay any longer, I am afraid that

Louis

I don’t say anything. But I don’t expect him to stop

door of the

“Here is a gift for you.”

He says, pointing into the room.

What

I feel puzzled and go into the

see Susan Felton and Andrew

They are tied back to back, their mouths gagged with

daze, looking not well. They look as if they have suffered a

Andrew Malan moves

His eyes glow fiercely as he looks at me.

popping out. His staring frightens me.

I turn to look at Frances Louis and ask,

he says someone

nobody can touch my Frances Louis’s woman. They

He leans lazily by the door, not even looking at them.

that