{"id":307,"date":"2026-09-28T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-283\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:17:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:17:00","slug":"in-my-desperate-time-283","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-283\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 283"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 283<br \/>\nIn My Desperate Time novel Chapter 283<\/p>\n<p>Only after Frances brings me back to the office, I finally snap out of my shock.<\/p>\n<p>He just tells everyone in the office about our marriage.<\/p>\n<p>This way, in about less than an hour, the whole city will know about it.<\/p>\n<p>I think, there&#8217;s no difference between this and giving me a death sentence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy did you tell them?\u201d I frown and ask Frances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou really don&#8217;t want others to know about our relationship that much? Or is it just one to two people between them?\u201d he narrows his eyes and smiles while asking me.<\/p>\n<p>But his smile that hides murderous intent scares me more.<\/p>\n<p>This small minded man probably thinks that I&#8217;m afraid some guy will know about it.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, he has always been such a bully and unreasonable.<\/p>\n<p>I really don&#8217;t want to talk to him anymore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just don&#8217;t like to show off my private life and let others talk about it. How I live is my own problem, and it has nothing to do with others.\u201d I just say that indifferently before sitting at my work desk.<\/p>\n<p>Then I start to click on web pages out of boredom.<\/p>\n<p>I thought that our conversation will end like that.<\/p>\n<p>Who knows, Frances suddenly says, \u201cif you don&#8217;t like it, we won&#8217;t eat at the staff canteen anymore. As for the news, I&#8217;ll let someone to seal it off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s just my misconception, but I somehow feel that he sounds a bit disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, why is Frances going with my wishes so easily?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s illogical.<\/p>\n<p>When I&#8217;m doubting everything, Frances is already in a call.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeal off the news of what happened this noon. Just fire anyone that leaks the news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He does things swiftly and decisively.<\/p>\n<p>But, isn&#8217;t it too harsh?<\/p>\n<p>We have been up for about ten minutes&#8230; At the level of women gossiping, it&#8217;s probably already leaked out anyway.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t want to let others know, but there&#8217;s nothing I can do when the news is already out there.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m still doubting how Frances knows what I&#8217;m thinking&#8230; But when I see the man&#8217;s face, the hatred in my heart flows up.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s the man who killed my child in Prague.<\/p>\n<p>Even if he&#8217;s not the main culprit, but he&#8217;s the executor so I can&#8217;t forgive him either!<\/p>\n<p>He looks very panic when he sees me too.<\/p>\n<p>He doesn&#8217;t even dare to stare straight into my eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Before I flare up, he already puts it down and rushes outside.<\/p>\n<p>But I really can&#8217;t conceal the hatred in my heart.<\/p>\n<p>Frances is doing this to uncover my scars?<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s really too much!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrances, you unexpectedly still have the nerve to let him bring something for me!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I bang the table and glare at Frances angrily while saying that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-307","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/307","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=307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}