In My Desperate Time

I pick up the phone at last.

If I don’t answer it, then I’ll seem like the one with a guilty conscience, considering what happened just now.

Whitney says nothing but apology first.

“I’m really sorry, Ms. Noyes. I was acting impassively last time. I forgot that Mr. Song and Frances were close friends. You and Mr. Song are so in love, it’s impossible that you have a secret relationship with Frances. Since we’re all women, I believe you understand why I did that.”

“Of course.”

This calm response doesn’t show my mixed emotions.

It’s me that should be apologizing.

I feel sorry for her that she still doesn’t know the truth.

“Mr. Song asked me to make this call. Later I’ll go to DS and the Mangalore center to prove that design belongs to you.”

I’m at the brink of tears after hearing her out.

I can’t believe she’s doing this for me.

unaware of my relationship

instead of pulling me

I really appreciate you can

so excited that I can’t even

long as she proves

I still can hope for the

want you to put an eye on him. I suspect that he has moved out from the original place for that’s an empty house

course I know where he lives, but I won’t tell her. I can only

the moment she hangs up the phone, and the dopamine stays

morning, Steven calls me by saying everything is settled down, and he wants me

the office. Once she sees me walking into the room, her facial expressions

all her courage and walks to me. She says to me with her head down, “Jane Noyes, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean

came

came. She’s such a talented designer that her company can’t

my innocence. A proud person like Nicole apologizing in front of a large crowd is not

disappointment, neither DS nor Mangalore wants my work after the whole scandal. My five million

person, and I don’t hold on to the impossible money. Two days later,

this event?

haven’t been to work for long before

Later, someone storms in.