{"id":465,"date":"2026-09-28T15:09:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-441\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:09:40","slug":"in-my-desperate-time-441","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-441\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 441"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 441<br \/>\nIn My Desperate Time novel Chapter 441<\/p>\n<p>I panic and rush downstairs.<\/p>\n<p>Hilda lives in Sabina&#8217;s room downstairs. The door is held ajar, and there&#8217;s light in the room.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t want to believe that Frances went to Hilda&#8217;s room, but I still walk to her room.<\/p>\n<p>I peek through the door, and I stiffen in shock.<\/p>\n<p>Frances is lying on Hilda&#8217;s laps and sleeping soundly.<\/p>\n<p>Rage swells within me.<\/p>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t he supposed to just comfort Hilda? Why is he lying on her laps now?<\/p>\n<p>I just want to rush in the room, but I can&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>If I went in and yelled at them, it would make me look awkward.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, Frances was so sleepy that fell asleep and accidentally lay on Hilda&#8217;s laps.<\/p>\n<p>I bite my lips and go upstairs.<\/p>\n<p>But I&#8217;m not that stupid to let Frances and Hilda spend the night together.<\/p>\n<p>I pick up my phone and call Frances.<\/p>\n<p>After the phone rings for a while, Hilda picks it up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why aren&#8217;t you coming up yet? I&#8217;m so sleepy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I pretend to be sleepy and yawn widely.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s sleeping.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I could tell Hilda lowers her voice and says that complacently on the phone.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a little surprised, but not very.<\/p>\n<p>After all, I&#8217;ve seen Frances lying on her laps.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Who is it?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Then I hear Frances\u2019 voice.<\/p>\n<p>Now he&#8217;s finally awake.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Oh, it&#8217;s Jane.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hilda says plainly. She&#8217;s no longer as arrogant as before.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No, dirty boy. Just take a shower. You&#8217;ll feel more comfortable that way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Frances couldn&#8217;t persuade me, so he gets up and goes to take a bath.<\/p>\n<p>However, I feel more and more distressed.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Frances falls asleep in Hilda&#8217;s room. What about next time? Could they&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know. I don&#8217;t even dare to think about it.<\/p>\n<p>The next morning, Earl wakes up very early. I don&#8217;t want him to disturb Frances\u2019 rest, so I carry him downstairs gently and go for a walk in the garden.<\/p>\n<p>But I don&#8217;t expect that old Mr. Louis has also woken up. He looks very well these days. I wonder if it&#8217;s because Hilda is here.<\/p>\n<p>When old Mr. Louis sees me, his face darkened.<\/p>\n<p>He really doesn&#8217;t want to see me.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t want to annoy old Mr. Louis, so I turn around to walk back to the room.<\/p>\n<p>However, old Mr. Louis says in a deep voice behind me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What did you think about the thing I told you last time?&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-465","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/465","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=465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}