{"id":270,"date":"2026-09-28T14:04:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-246\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:04:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:04:40","slug":"in-my-desperate-time-246","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-246\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 246"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 246<br \/>\nIn My Desperate Time novel Chapter 246<\/p>\n<p>Frances is intently chatting with the people beside him, and he doesn\u2019t see me for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>However, he is coming my way. If I don\u2019t do anything, he will definitely find me.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t bear to part with him, and I wish I could take a few more looks at him. However, I know that if I delay for only a second, things might go wrong.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t stake my baby on it, for I can\u2019t afford to lose!<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, I saw a tall man in a windbreaker walking by.<\/p>\n<p>Getting a brainwave, I throw caution to the winds and slip into his windbreaker, hugging him.<\/p>\n<p>The man freezes, saying in poor Chinese, \u201cMiss, what are you doing? It\u2019s not decent of you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t care if it\u2019s decent or not. I can do anything to hide away from Frances!<\/p>\n<p>I lower my voice and say to the man, \u201cCould you please help me and turn around? A pervert has been stalking me for a long time. I have to get rid of him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The man pauses for a moment and says, \u201cOkay,\u201d and turned his back to Frances.<\/p>\n<p>I tilt my head a little and steal glances at Frances. He looks across at the man, but he quickly looks away, and he doesn\u2019t spot me.<\/p>\n<p>I let out a sigh of relief, but I feel an overwhelming sense of loss.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe I have been brainwashed by TV dramas into thinking that no matter where the female lead is, the male lead can always feel her presence.<\/p>\n<p>I am disappointed with Frances\u2019 quick glance.<\/p>\n<p>However, life is not a campy TV drama. Besides, I\u2019m not his heroine at all.<\/p>\n<p>He doesn\u2019t even love me. How can he see me?<\/p>\n<p>After Frances walks all the way out of the airport, I let go of the man and apologize to him, \u201cI\u2019m sorry. Thank you very much for saving me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He drives me to a private house, where I get on a helicopter.<\/p>\n<p>My final destination is Prague, a fairyland. I hope I can start a new life there.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve changed my phone, ID card, and bank card. Steven even makes up a complete story of my life.<\/p>\n<p>Now, my name is Nancy. I moved to the Czech Republic with my parents when I was small. My father is an engineer and my mother is a teacher. I live a simple and ordinary life.<\/p>\n<p>The life I used to dream of, but was too far away.<\/p>\n<p>I thought Steven was only paying lip service, but when I move into the house which he has arranged and see a middle-aged couple inside, I realize how cautious he is.<\/p>\n<p>He does all this to create a new identity for me, so that Frances will not be able to find me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNancy, from now on, we will be your parents.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-270","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/270","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=270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}