In My Desperate Time

"Ask her here. She hasn't recovered yet, so she can't go to the police station with you."

Frances says in a low voice.

One of the policemen recognizes Frances at a glance because he handled the matter of old Mr. Louis last time.

He immediately calls the higher-ups and they immediately agreed.

Afraid of disturbing the doctor's operation, I go back to the ward with the police.

"Ms. Noyes. Ms. Whitney reported that you tricked her out of her home and caused a car accident to try to kill her. Is this true?"

I am stunned and don't know how to answer.

If I admitted it, I would be convicted of a felony.

But if I don't admit it, this is the truth.

Frances who stands aside speaks up for me.

"It's not true. There's a child in Whitney's car. We are his parents. Jane is his mother. Do you think a mother would do this regardless of the safety of her own child?"

words leave the police

flips through the records before continuing, "But there are text messages provided by Ms. Whitney. The driver of the car also testified that Ms. Noyes' car was

truth. I don't even have a

I don't want to go to

is still in the operating room. He is still so young. I have a long life to

but to look

messages to Whitney. At that time, there was something wrong with my company, so I let Jane go over first. Later, because I called and she was

Frances speaks, he is very calm. His serious appearance

compared to Frances' sophistication,

record, the police

I go to jail?" I

you that I would protect you." Frances

to wait outside the operating

at the door of the operating room for two hours, the door finally is

and says to us, "The operation went smoothly. Your child is out of danger now. Let him be in the intensive care unit for another day today. If the condition is stable, you could transfer him to the general

eyes off the child until he

the doctor said that the child was out of danger, I couldn't be at ease for

sleep that

tells me that they have transferred the child to the

to the hospital bed. I hold Earl's small hand