In My Desperate Time

I feel that I am going to be killed by Noah Jefferson.

Why does he call when Frances Louis is here?

“Why don’t you answer the phone?”

Frances Louis smiles at me, which makes my hair stand on end.

I know that if I don’t answer it, Noah Jefferson would keep calling. He has always been stubborn.

There is nothing I could do but stand up with my cell phone and smile at Frances Louis, “I go out and answer the phone.”

He grabs my wrist and says in a low voice, “right here.”

Then, he glides on the screen and helps me answer it.

Damn you, Frances Louis!

Okay, I will answer it. I have nothing to hide!

“Hello, Noah Jefferson, what happened?” I ask.

“Why hang up the phone?” Noah Jefferson asks me.

“I clicked the wrong place.”

I am afraid that Frances Louis might think there is something between me and Noah Jefferson, so I say calmly.

“I'll pick you up at 2:00 this afternoon. Please send me your address.”

Then I remember that Noah Jefferson has an appointment with me for a movie this afternoon. If he hadn't called to remind me, I would have forgotten. I'm still at Santos, and it's impossible to get back.

say to him, “I'm sorry, but I am in another city on a business trip now, sorry

keeps being silent for several seconds,

know what to say, so

Louis’s face. But he is like this most of the time, and I couldn't

“Who is he? Boyfriend? You still have another man besides

retort, Frances Louis interrupts him in a

with the seafood, Lawrence Jordan goes straight to the kitchen, saying

some doubts, the rich boy like him, mouth open for food, really know how to cook? Isn't

and a half later, Lawrence Jordan comes

which doesn't seem as bad

Lawrence Jordan spreads out

try and it is

Louis fails to pick on

everyone can taste the work of a three-Michelin star

rolling my eyes

delicious, but could him keep a low

good time. There are only us in the

glasses, hot chestnut waves, wearing

Guest?

she walks toward us. Know someone

Frances Louis or

face becomes sullen suddenly and he whispers to Frances

so frightened that he seems afraid of this

answering him, Frances Louis raises his eyebrows and says, “what do you

I was kind enough to treat you to a big dinner,

Jordan runs

Frances Louis. I don't know why he did

minutes later, she comes out and grumbles to Frances