{"id":450,"date":"2026-09-28T15:04:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-426\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:04:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:04:40","slug":"in-my-desperate-time-426","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-426\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 426"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 426<br \/>\nIn My Desperate Time novel Chapter 426<\/p>\n<p>As old Mr. Louis insists on Hilda\u2019s staying, Frances stands by and looks at me all the time. I don\u2019t know what\u2019s in his mind now, but his look worries me. For the sake of old Mr. Louis\u2019s recovery, finally Frances agrees, \u201cYou\u2019d better live here. Let\u2019s see what to do when his condition stabilizes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I really want to say no and ask Hilda to get out immediately. However, I am not brave to say that. I must bear that Hilda smiles at me complacently.<\/p>\n<p>Hilda moves in with her child in the afternoon. It\u2019s completely a nightmare for me. She coaxes old Mr. Louis very happily. Even her cooking skills are better than me, the dishes she cooked are comparable to those of a five-star hotel. Moreover, she is beautiful, gentle and considerate. Her strengths are really countless. For me, letting such a woman stay here is a time bomb.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting on the sofa, I can hear old Mr. Louis\u2019s hearty laughter from far away. Frances sits by me with a poker face. I really can\u2019t bear any more. \u201cFrances, do you really consider my feelings? What\u2019s your meaning by letting Hilda stay here?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have said that before. It\u2019s for the sake of father\u2019s illness. Father likes her, I can do nothing.\u201d Frances sighs and looks at me helplessly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShall you also agree even if father asks you to divorce me and marry her?\u201d I can\u2019t restrain my emotions, and shout at him.<\/p>\n<p>He reaches out and touches my face gently, saying, \u201cFool, why do you think so? How could father let us get divorced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She is pitiful?! Why don\u2019t I think so? Frances must be lulled into feeling sorry for such a woman. As a saying says, usually a pathetic man may also have some disgusting personality traits. I guess Frances won\u2019t understand this in his whole life. How can he admit that he loves me but choose to plead for other woman? I am too angry so that I go upstairs instead. Burying my body under the quilt, I feel more and more aggrieved and can\u2019t help crying in the end.<\/p>\n<p>I cry more and more sadly. Suddenly I hear someone knocks at the door. I remember I didn&#8217;t close the door. I think it must be Frances. My head exposes and I find it\u2019s Hilda in fact. I don\u2019t want her to see my embarrassing look so I quickly wipe away my tears and say sharply, &#8220;What are you doing here? This is my wedding room. I don\u2019t welcome you!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hilda laughs and seems not to care about my word. She shake the thing in her hand and says softly, \u201cI come over to send you the lawyer&#8217;s letter.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-450","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/450","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=450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}