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…”

more tutoring classes. Anyway, after your brother is born, no one has time to take care of your

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

home, I will tell daddy

Louis takes her bag and runs out. Frances Louis chuckles,

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

“Sorry.”

He says suddenly.

“What?” I ask confusingly.

"I don’t expect Andrew Malan to come back. If Anny hadn't

Is Frances Louis caring about

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

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

say lightly and go upstairs.

afraid that I could not conceal my feelings.

Frances Louis follows upstairs.

anything. But I don’t expect him to stop at the door of my room.

of the room ahead of me.

“Here is a gift

says, pointing into

What gift?

I feel puzzled and go into the room, then turn on the

I see Susan Felton and

back to back, their mouths gagged

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

of light, Andrew Malan

fiercely as

are popping out. His staring

at Frances Louis and ask, “What happened? Why

when he says someone has caught them ahead of

said, nobody can touch my Frances

leans lazily by the door, not

I went into the hospital, Andrew Malan and his mother were gone. By Frances Louis’s temperament, I would estimate that Andrew Malan and