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…”

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 better learn more

changes and everything she wants to say was swallowed down her throat. Half of what she said really catches my attention. I wonder what she will say next. But

“When I come home, I will

bag and runs out. Frances Louis chuckles, as if he was

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

“Sorry.”

He says suddenly.

“What?” I ask

come back. If Anny hadn't shown up, the consequences would have

Is Frances Louis caring

my thought. The relationship between Frances Louis and me is to get what we need. If mixed with emotion, it is

Andrew Malan’s fault. It has nothing to do

say lightly and go upstairs.

any longer, I am afraid that I could not

Frances Louis follows upstairs.

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

of the room ahead

“Here is a

He says, pointing into the room.

What

I feel puzzled and go into the room, then turn

see Susan Felton and Andrew Malan at first sight.

They are tied back to back, their mouths gagged with tape.

both in a daze, looking not well. They

Andrew Malan moves his

as he looks

His eyes are popping out. His staring frightens me.

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

I don’t believe David Gibbs when he says someone has caught them

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

lazily by the door, not

would estimate that Andrew Malan and his mother haven’t had something to eat for three days. No wonder their eyes glow when they see