In My Desperate Time

“I won’t come back. I’ve made up my mind. As for the money for the house and other stuff, I’ll transfer it to you when I finish calculating the sum.”

“Come on. You are my friend. I just want to help you.”

Steven shakes his head and smiles at me.

“We are friends, but I don’t want to owe you too much. You’ve helped me a lot. I know that you are not short of money, but...”

“Jane, you don’t owe me anything. It’ll kill me if I don’t do something. So just take it, please.”

Steven’s tone softens, and he looks at me with a pleading gaze.

I don’t know how to refuse him, so I nod.

After bidding farewell to Steven, I go home.

Whitney is in a good mood. She is sitting on the sofa, holding her phone with a smile. I don’t know who she is talking to.

you leaving tomorrow morning?” Seeing me come back,

roll my eyes and

even if she knows where I am going, she won’t

has prepared a helicopter to take

as you are still here, I can’t

gives the plane ticket back to

to pack up my luggage. After confirming that nothing is left behind, I call

I am leaving Virginia and Frances. I’ll call you when I

sure? Have you made all the arrangements? Are you sure that Frances won’t be able to find you?” Mindy asks a lot of questions. I simply answer “yes”. But

want to leave. I don’t want to leave this city. I don’t want to leave Frances. But I have to

alright as long as you are safe. If you tell me, I may tell David. And then he’ll tell

right. When I got pregnant, David had

future son-in-law, don’t

“Don’t worry.”

for a long time, and