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…”

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 now.”

Anny Louis's face suddenly changes and everything she wants to say was swallowed down her throat. Half of what she said really catches

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

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

“Sorry.”

He says

“What?” I ask confusingly.

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

Frances Louis caring about

I deny my thought. The relationship between Frances Louis and me is to get what

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

I say lightly and

longer, I am afraid that I could

Louis follows

room, so I don’t say anything.

opens the door of the room

“Here is a gift for you.”

He says, pointing

What gift?

into the room, then turn on the light.

see Susan Felton and Andrew

back to back, their mouths gagged with

looking not well. They look as if they have suffered a lot.

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

eyes glow fiercely as he

are popping out. His staring frightens

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

Gibbs when he says someone has caught them ahead of him.

nobody can touch my Frances Louis’s woman. They are at your

He leans lazily by the door, not even

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