{"id":318,"date":"2026-09-28T14:20:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-294\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:20:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:20:40","slug":"in-my-desperate-time-294","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-294\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 294"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 294<br \/>\nIn My Desperate Time novel Chapter 294<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s going on?<\/p>\n<p>Has someone stolen her child, or does Whitney want to abandon the baby?<\/p>\n<p>This happens just as I ask Frances to take over custody of the baby. It seems strange, but I don&#8217;t have any time to think about it carefully.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t leave this child alone anyway.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s go!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I stand up and drag Mindy downstairs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hey, wait a minute. I have to take my baby.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mindy pushes the stroller and follows behind me.<\/p>\n<p>It suddenly occurs to me that Whitney left her child in the earthquake and escaped by herself last time.<\/p>\n<p>She is not like a mother.<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe Whitney and Frances are just alike. They don&#8217;t care about the baby at all.<\/p>\n<p>Thinking of this, I can&#8217;t help but feel sorry for the baby.<\/p>\n<p>I run downstairs, and when I get there, the baby is still crying so hard by the trash can.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What a ruthless person! How can she just abandon this baby here? How can the parents do this to such a cute baby?!&#8221; Mindy is so angry that she trembles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is Whitney&#8217;s child,&#8221; I say indifferently as I gently pick up the baby.<\/p>\n<p>The baby&#8217;s crying just touches my heart.<\/p>\n<p>As I look at him, I think of my lost baby and my heart softens.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;d be so good if this was my child. I will cherish him with my love and I will definitely not be as irresponsible as Whitney.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whitney&#8217;s baby? Then why is he here?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The baby falls asleep then.<\/p>\n<p>I take the baby from Mindy carefully with smile, as if I am holding the most precious treasure in the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Look at you. I think you&#8217;re more like his mom,&#8221; Mindy makes fun of me.<\/p>\n<p>I make a grimace at her and turn to look at the baby.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jane, should we send this child to the police station? If the baby has been stolen by a bad person, Whitney would be worried, right?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know if Whitney will be anxious, but out of selfishness, I don&#8217;t want to send the baby back.<\/p>\n<p>However, I haven&#8217;t got any information from Frances yet. So before he gets the custody, I have to send the baby to the police station because of the law. Otherwise, I might be accused of child abduction.<\/p>\n<p>Although I am reluctant to part with the baby, I bring him to the police station anyway and tell the police what has happened. I also tell them that the baby&#8217;s mother is Whitney.<\/p>\n<p>Then I call Frances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-318","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/318","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=318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}