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…”

Anyway, after your brother is born, no one has

Half of what she said really catches my attention. I wonder what she will say next. But looking at her like this, I should have no chance to listen.

“When I come home, I will tell daddy you bully me.”

Anny Louis takes her bag and runs out. Frances Louis chuckles, as if he was not ashamed of bullying the child.

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

“Sorry.”

He says

“What?” I

Andrew Malan to come back. If Anny hadn't shown up, the consequences would have been much

Frances Louis caring

I deny my thought. The relationship between Frances Louis and me is to get what we need. If mixed with

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

I say lightly

longer, I am afraid that I could

Louis follows upstairs.

I think he will go to his room, so I don’t say anything. But

of the

a gift for

He says, pointing into the room.

What

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

see Susan Felton and Andrew Malan

back to back, their mouths gagged

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

Sensing the change of light, Andrew Malan moves his body and

eyes glow fiercely as he looks at me.

out. His staring frightens me.

and ask, “What happened? Why are they here?”

when he says someone has caught them

already said, nobody can touch my Frances Louis’s woman. They are at your disposal now.”

door, not even looking at them.

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