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 time to take care of your study, so you'd better learn

say was swallowed down her throat. Half of what she said really catches my attention. I

“When I come home, I will tell daddy you

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

I should

“Sorry.”

He says suddenly.

“What?” I ask confusingly.

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

Louis caring about

deny my thought. The relationship between Frances Louis and me is to get what we need. If mixed with emotion, it is not good

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

I say lightly and go

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

Frances Louis follows upstairs.

anything. But I don’t expect him

opens the door of the room ahead

“Here is a gift for

He says, pointing into the

What gift?

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

and Andrew Malan at first

They are tied back to back, their mouths gagged

They are both in a daze, looking not well.

Sensing the change of light, Andrew Malan

His eyes glow fiercely as he looks at

His eyes are popping out. His staring frightens me.

Frances Louis and ask,

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

said, nobody can touch my Frances Louis’s

door, not even looking at them.

were gone. By Frances Louis’s temperament, I would estimate that Andrew Malan and his mother haven’t had something to eat for