{"id":387,"date":"2026-09-28T14:43:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-363\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:43:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:43:40","slug":"in-my-desperate-time-363","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-363\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 363"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 363<br \/>\nIn My Desperate Time novel Chapter 363<\/p>\n<p>I know he is consoling me.<\/p>\n<p>He must be feeling sad as well.<\/p>\n<p>However, all he thinks about is consoling me. Why didn&#8217;t I find him a considerate man?<\/p>\n<p>Why do I doubt his sincerity no matter what he does? Is it because I have been suspicious of his motives?<\/p>\n<p>I feel a rush of strong guilt towards him.<\/p>\n<p>Just as I&#8217;m going to say something, he continues, &#8220;As for your parents&#8217; car accident, give me some time. I will definitely make a thorough investigation. I wish I could love you with all my life, so how would I hurt you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I believe him.<\/p>\n<p>From the moment he says he loves me, I believe everything he says.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps women are stupid, but this time, I want to be a fool for him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Alright. I trust you. I&#8217;ll wait for you to tell me the truth.&#8221; I nod at him and release him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But now I&#8217;m going to see my mother, tell her about your mother and buy her some goodies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll wait for you here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Frances says softly, loosening his grip go of his hand, relieved.<\/p>\n<p>I feel sweet when I think of Frances saying he loves me. Even Mom can feel my weird change.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why are you so happy? Are you happy that Sabina fell downstairs and got injured?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mum turns grim, getting grumpy because of her blind guess.<\/p>\n<p>I hastily shake my head and explain, &#8220;No. I&#8217;ve decided to stay with Frances. Mom, will you blame me now that we haven&#8217;t straightened things out about Dad?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I suddenly became a little nervous.<\/p>\n<p>Mom loves Dad very much. She must regard Frances as our enemy before the truth comes out. How could she approve of my decision?<\/p>\n<p>I smile and say to Mom, &#8220;You tripped over and got injured. Don&#8217;t you want your son to come and see you? If I haven&#8217;t found you, how long are you going to keep it from us?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As I speak, I wink at Mom.<\/p>\n<p>Mom takes the hint, giggling. &#8220;I was afraid that you would be worried, so I didn&#8217;t tell you. I&#8217;m fine and I just need to stay in the hospital for a couple of days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Frank doesn&#8217;t suspect anything. After making a few reproachful comments, he goes to peel an apple for Mom.<\/p>\n<p>After he finishes peeling, he hands the apple to Mom.<\/p>\n<p>I feel contented at the intimacy of the mother and son.<\/p>\n<p>As expected, my previous compromises are not wasted. No matter what happened before, at least we love each other as a family now.<\/p>\n<p>Mom reaches out for the apple, but Frank&#8217;s face suddenly changes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mom, what happened to your hand?!&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-387","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/387","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=387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}