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…”

“Anny Louis, I think 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

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

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

her bag and runs out. Frances Louis chuckles,

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

“Sorry.”

He says suddenly.

“What?” I

If Anny hadn't

Is Frances Louis

what

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

lightly

afraid that I could not conceal my feelings.

Frances Louis follows upstairs.

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

of the room ahead of me.

“Here is a gift for you.”

pointing into

What gift?

and go into the

Susan Felton and Andrew Malan at first sight.

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

They are both in a daze, looking not well. They look as

light, Andrew Malan

His eyes glow fiercely as he looks at me.

eyes are popping out.

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

he says someone has caught them ahead

nobody can touch my Frances Louis’s

He leans lazily by the door, not

would estimate that Andrew Malan and his mother haven’t had something to eat