In My Desperate Time

Steven doesn’t try to avert suspicion, following me into my room. Mom and Dad stand at the door and give me an encouraging wink, beckoning me to seduce Steven.

What are they thinking about? How can I seduce Steven as a pregnant woman? Moreover, there is no chemistry between us.

Steven sits down on the bed, fixing his eyes on me. It seems that he has something to say.

“Speak out.” I say indifferently.

“Frances is driving me crazy.” Steven sighs and then continues, “You know what? He has been stalking me almost every day for the past few months. I guess he does this to find you. It took me a lot of effort today to finally get rid of him. If he continues like this, he will find you sooner or later.”

“I have already paid off my debt. Why is he so persistent?” I say helplessly, smiling bitterly.

The first time Steven came, he told me that when he gave the card to Frances, Frances turned grim with a cloudy face. When he walked out of Frances’ office, he could hear Frances smashing things from afar.

he cares about you?” Steven stares at me and

“Impossible. Stop spouting nonsense. How could he care about

has to be the one who dumps instead of being dumped. How could he accept that I left without telling him? It’s humiliating to

been trying to divorce Whitney,

I nod with indifference.

business if he divorces Whitney or not. I’ve got rid of them in my life, and I’m not involved with

accept the fact even though it

Go to sleep.” Steven gets to

I stop him with a whisper. “Now that you are being stalked, don’t come to me anymore. I can handle the pregnancy check-up

to deal with

I fall silent.

change his