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…”

classes. Anyway, after your brother is born, no one has time to take care of your study, so you'd better learn more now.”

face suddenly 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 looking at her like

will tell

Louis chuckles, as if he was

knowing whether I should go upstairs or say something

“Sorry.”

He says suddenly.

I

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

Frances Louis

is to get what we need. If mixed with emotion, it is not good for both

has nothing to

lightly and go upstairs.

I stay any longer, I am afraid that I could not conceal my

Frances Louis follows upstairs.

I don’t say anything. But I

He opens the door of

a gift for you.”

says, pointing

What

and go into the room, then turn on the light.

Susan Felton and Andrew

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

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

Malan moves his

eyes glow fiercely as he

popping out. His staring frightens me.

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

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

touch my Frances Louis’s woman. They

He leans lazily by the door, not

and his mother were gone. By Frances Louis’s temperament, I would estimate that Andrew Malan and his mother haven’t had something to eat for three days. No wonder