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

me into hell instead

I really appreciate

can’t even find words

long as she proves that I’m

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

but I won’t tell her. I can only

in joy the moment she hangs up the phone, and the

settled down, and he wants me

in the office. Once she sees me walking into the

to me with her head down, “Jane Noyes, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to copy your design, I was trying to embarrass

came back to

talented designer that her company can’t lose her, so they

to prove my innocence. A proud person like Nicole apologizing in front of a large crowd is

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

an optimistic person, and I don’t hold on

from this event? Nicole

haven’t been to work for long before I

Later, someone storms in.