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

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

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

Anny Louis takes her bag and runs out. Frances Louis chuckles, as if

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

“Sorry.”

says suddenly.

“What?” I ask confusingly.

back. If Anny hadn't shown up, the

Is Frances Louis caring about ne?

thought. The relationship between Frances Louis and me is to get what we need.

“It’s Andrew Malan’s fault. It has

lightly and go

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

Louis follows

his room, so I don’t say anything.

He opens the door of the room ahead of me.

“Here is a gift for you.”

He says, pointing into the room.

What gift?

the room,

Susan Felton and Andrew

back, their mouths gagged with tape.

not well. They look

the change of light, Andrew Malan moves his body

His eyes glow fiercely as he looks

out. His staring frightens me.

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

David Gibbs when he says someone has caught them ahead of him. Now it's true.

touch my Frances

door, not even looking at them.

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