{"id":166,"date":"2026-09-28T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-142\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:30:00","slug":"in-my-desperate-time-142","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-142\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 142"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 142<br \/>\nIn My Desperate Time novel Chapter 142<\/p>\n<p>I wash up and go to the office.<\/p>\n<p>I run into Steven Song in front of the office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou&#8217;re not waiting for me in front of the office again, are you?\u201d I walk over and ask Steven Song.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you a fairy that can make my wish come true?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steven Song is always so annoying. I roll my eyes at him and go into the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard that DS headquarters has already discussed your design, and they have almost decided to sign the contract with you. They may talk with you about the contract within a week.\u201d Steven Song says behind me.<\/p>\n<p>A week?<\/p>\n<p>Happiness comes so suddenly?<\/p>\n<p>Thinking I can leave Frances Louis soon, I have mixed feelings. There is a hint of reluctance.<\/p>\n<p>Such feelings surprise me.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t believe I am reluctant to leave Frances Louis?<\/p>\n<p>Have I become emotionally involved with him during these days?<\/p>\n<p>No way, no way.<\/p>\n<p>I wouldn&#8217;t have feelings for Frances Louis like a flying moth darting into the fire. I could never afford to love him. Whether he has a wife or not, it is impossible for us to be a real couple.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTell me you plan. What do you want to do when you get the money?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeave Frances Louis, then buy myself a small house and happily enjoy my single life.\u201d I say to Steven Song.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat kind of house do you want to buy? A big villa?\u201d Steven Song says jokingly.<\/p>\n<p>I roll my eyes at him again and purse my lips, \u201cVillas are for you rich people to live in, I only remain a million dollars after I pay off Frances Louis. I can\u2019t afford a big house. A small apartment is enough for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt happens that someone in the community where I live has a house for sale, an apartment, with pretty good location and at nice floor. The owner is eager to sale it out, so the price shouldn&#8217;t be too high. If you want to buy it, I can consult for you first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s great, but are you sure it won&#8217;t be too expensive? A rich person like you must be living in an upscale community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Donny&#8217;s words chill me to the bone.<\/p>\n<p>But I didn\u2019t plagiarize at all! How could this happen?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho is the designer of the manuscript?\u201d I ask anxiously.<\/p>\n<p>I already feel my head buzzing because of this sudden shock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNicole Snow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hearing the name, I feel the blood all over my body rush to my head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know, thank you, let me find out what&#8217;s going on.\u201d I say to Donny.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I believe you. I can see your talent, and I trust Steven Song, you can&#8217;t copy anyone else&#8217;s work. I&#8217;m going to talk to the DS director first and settle this problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After I hang up the phone, I open Mangalore&#8217;s website. Seeing the exactly same design with mine, I rush into Nicole Snow&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-166","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}