{"id":350,"date":"2026-09-28T14:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-326\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:31:20","slug":"in-my-desperate-time-326","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-326\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 326"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 326<br \/>\nIn My Desperate Time novel Chapter 326<\/p>\n<p>This makes it even harder for us to get his custody.<\/p>\n<p>I look at Frances and bite my lips, &#8220;What should we do now?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know what to do, don&#8217;t worry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Even though he says this to me, but I can see the dark expression on his face, I know that this will not be an easy case.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Are you sure?&#8221; I ask again, worried.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will do everything in my power, just wait for the good news.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Frances says, but I still don&#8217;t belief it.<\/p>\n<p>For the rest of the day, I feel very uneasy.<\/p>\n<p>After I get home, I see to my surprise, that Earl and old Mister Louis are playing happily.<\/p>\n<p>Frances walks upstairs, and I take Earl over to play with him for a while. Only after he falls asleep, I go to the kitchen to prepare some dinner.<\/p>\n<p>After doing so, I go upstairs to call for Frances.<\/p>\n<p>He is in his office, talking on the phone, I can make out that it must be about the custody issue.<\/p>\n<p>I watch him stroll back and forth in the room, this must be a hard nut to crack.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t call for him, and wait quietly until he is done with his call.<\/p>\n<p>He turns around to me and asks me in his deep voice, &#8220;When did you come up here, why didn&#8217;t you tell me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I saw that you were on the phone, and wanted to wait till you are done. Dinner is ready.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Okay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Frances nods, and walks downstairs with me.<\/p>\n<p>Even I feel sorry for him now, but Frances shows no emotions whatsoever, he looks at old Mister Louis calmly, &#8220;Stop trying to get my pity, you have stayed there for over ten years, and this year it suddenly makes you sad? Do you think I am a baby to believe that?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Old Mister Louis expression changes when he hears that, and looks a little awkward, then he giggled, &#8220;All because I am worried about you, who knew that your relationship is so messy, I need to come over and make sure you are alright.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Did I pity the wrong person?<\/p>\n<p>But then again, I don&#8217;t mind old Mister Louis staying here.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t want to speak with Frances anyways, and now that he is here, at least this house has some vitality.<\/p>\n<p>At night, when I lie in bed about to go to sleep, I suddenly feel homesick.<\/p>\n<p>Despite how mom, dad and Frank used to treat me, I really do miss them now.<\/p>\n<p>Last time when Sabina took me to that road, I didn&#8217;t go home, and when we went to visit Fernando&#8217;s grave with Frances, I didn&#8217;t go home either, I rarely go back home.<\/p>\n<p>After thinking for a while, I decide to visit home tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-350","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/350","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=350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}