{"id":330,"date":"2026-09-28T14:24:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-306\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:24:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:24:40","slug":"in-my-desperate-time-306","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-306\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 306"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 306<br \/>\nIn My Desperate Time novel Chapter 306<\/p>\n<p>It was a beautiful moment, but now it feels weird.<\/p>\n<p>I know I must have asked the wrong question.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, if you don&#8217;t feel like talking about it, then pretend I never asked,&#8221; I say to Frances with embarrassment.<\/p>\n<p>I am having mixed feelings.<\/p>\n<p>Sabina thinks wrongly how much I mean to Frances, and unfortunately, I&#8217;ve made the same mistake. I thought I could ask something like that because I felt I was special to him. How ridiculous!<\/p>\n<p>Just when I think Frances wouldn&#8217;t tell me, he speaks slowly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My father died ten years ago.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I look at him quietly and wait for him to continue. However, he falls silent.<\/p>\n<p>I knew his father died ten years ago. So, can he tell me more?<\/p>\n<p>But that is not going to happen. Therefore, I must fish.<\/p>\n<p>I quickly search for the right words in my head. After organizing my thoughts, I say to Frances, &#8220;Well, look, no matter how it happened, we got married. Should I go with you to pay respect to your father at his tomb?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He turns to look at me, his gaze deep and solemn.<\/p>\n<p>I try to look as sincere as I can, so that he wouldn&#8217;t tell my true intention.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My father&#8217;s death day is a few days away. I&#8217;ll take you there,&#8221; he says softly.<\/p>\n<p>I never thought Frances would agree to this.<\/p>\n<p>When Sabina brings a dish out of the kitchen, she happens to hear Frances&#8217; words. She is so excited that she almost drops it.<\/p>\n<p>I finally relax.<\/p>\n<p>I should stop here. If I continue, I might sound suspicious.<\/p>\n<p>Frances goes upstairs after dinner.<\/p>\n<p>After I feed the baby milk holding him, I go to prepare a bath for him.<\/p>\n<p>Sabina nods and says, &#8220;I believe you can do it. It&#8217;s enough for me to know where he is buried. As for the rest, if you can&#8217;t get it out of him, I guess I have to find out by myself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve noticed yours and Frances&#8217; bathrooms are connected. You are basically living together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sabina suddenly changes the subject and smiles at me suggestively.<\/p>\n<p>Thinking about how Frances used to slip into my room through the bathroom, I blush.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Normally, he wouldn&#8217;t come over.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After saying that in a fluster, I carry Earl to the bed and begin to dress him.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at the bruises on him, I feel so distressed.<\/p>\n<p>It is like they were on me. Sorrow welcomes me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why do I feel this baby looks like you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sabina says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-330","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/330","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=330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}