In My Desperate Time

Thirty- three years, what can I say?

I can only say that Frances Louis is good at math.

I am twenty-four years old this year. Thirty-three years later, I will be fifty-seven years old. Will all my youth be wasted on this man?

God knows how desperate I am to get away from this fate and live the life I want.

“No matter what, I can’t give up.”

“Four million, I will pay you off.”

I say to Frances Louis confirmedly.

His eyes fall on me and he stares at me for a while.

I don’t know what he is thinking, and I couldn't see through that look. The unreadable Frances Louis frightens me.

Frances Louis's phone rings in front of me, breaking the eerie silence.

He looks at the screen as if hesitating whether to answer it or not.

Whose call makes Frances Louis look like this?

I peep at it and see Whitney Jordan’s name.

name makes me

woman should be psychologically

long time, Frances Louis doesn’t answer the phone. I could not help saying, “Are

a frown, then he taps on the

“Hello.”

quiet,

didn’t you answer my phone

Jordan is questioning

driving.” Frances

you come

but it sounds like flirting over the phone

ask, “Did you

He looks in my direction, and then

using your black card. It is the employee at

and

to have a big cooperation with Song Group, so I gave it to Steven Song. Maybe he

Louis hangs

But I feel uneasy.

expression becomes serious and he says in a grave voice, “Did you

She happened to be at the antique store with Nicole Snow, and I was surprised to see her, too. But how did she know I was using your card?

black card is specially made by the bank. It has