In My Desperate Time

I consider submitting evidence of Whitney mistreating her child but the fact of the matter is I don’t have any evidence. Not only that, the mark on the child is now gone. Thus, I can't accuse Whitney of child abuse.

Does it mean that I will have to accept that Earl is taken away by Whitney just like that? I can’t accept that. This feeling is like a chunk of flesh being cut from my body. I don’t know why I feel so sad but inside me, I really can’t bear to leave Earl.

“Frances.” I look at him in despair and hope that he can think of something.

He can only shake his head helplessly in return. “I’m sorry, Jane, I already tried my best.”

The court ruled that Frances must return the child to Whitney within three days. Now I only want to go home quickly to spend the precious time with Earl.

talking to the lawyer as I leave to go home first. I am stopped by Whitney as I reach the entrance of the Courts. She looks at me and says sarcastically, “How? I said that I would get custody of the child and I will definitely get it. At most, I’ll just admit that the child isn’t Frances’. It isn’t a loss to me.” Whitney says complacently to me. Truthfully, I don’t understand

yet, all these words pierce straight to my heart. Outwardly I don’t want

do you tell me all these? I don’t care

don’t know that you are the one who wanted Frances to fight for the custody of the child. It appears that you really like this child! But how can I let you be with this child? Jane, let me

cause for

understand this. Frances’s divorce from her has nothing to do with me. Furthermore, she is the one who harms me all this time and not the other way

fine with the child being given to you but harm her if you dare!”

treats Whitney with more tenderness, perhaps she

how can she not be hurt by