{"id":539,"date":"2026-09-28T15:34:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-515\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:34:20","slug":"in-my-desperate-time-515","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-515\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 515"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 515<br \/>\nIn My Desperate Time novel Chapter 515<\/p>\n<p>NICU is open twice a week. I am not sure when I will have to go back to prison.<\/p>\n<p>In prison, it would be very difficult to see my daughter.<\/p>\n<p>And I don&#8217;t want her to know that her mother is a criminal who has been put in jail for trying to shoot her father.<\/p>\n<p>How could she face such a life in the future?<\/p>\n<p>I reach out, eager to touch her face. But she must stay in the incubator.<\/p>\n<p>I can only feel her little face through the glass.<\/p>\n<p>When the visiting hours are over, I reluctantly leave.<\/p>\n<p>After returning to the ward, I stare at Mindy who is sitting opposite and flirting with David for a while and finally make up my mind to make a request.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mindy, please be the mother of my child.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It is much harder than I have imagined to say that personally.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am the godmother of this kid. She&#8217;s my daughter too, isn&#8217;t she?&#8221; Mindy was puzzled.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that she still doesn&#8217;t understand what I mean.<\/p>\n<p>I shake my head and explain to her, &#8220;What I&#8217;m saying is, you and David should be her parents. Don&#8217;t let her know that her mother is in prison. She&#8217;s so young. She shouldn&#8217;t live such a miserable life. If you can raise her up, she will have a bright future. At that time, I&#8217;ll stay by her side as her godmother.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What are you talking about? This is your child. Of course, you must take care of her yourself! Don&#8217;t talk to me as if you were saying the last words. I can&#8217;t take it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tears roll down Mindy&#8217;s face.<\/p>\n<p>She walks over, holds my hand tightly, and whispers, &#8220;Jane, I can&#8217;t bear the pain of losing you anymore. I&#8217;ve been in fear once. I can&#8217;t take it again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For some reason, her words make me feel like crying.<\/p>\n<p>I sniff and say to her in a deep voice, &#8220;I&#8217;m almost recovered. I guess I&#8217;ll have to be back in prison in two days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I have to pay the price.<\/p>\n<p>Even if I am reluctant to part with my daughter, I have no other choice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Who said you still need to go back to prison? David, haven&#8217;t you got this done?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mindy turns around and glares at David.<\/p>\n<p>He hopes that I would spend the rest of my life in jail, doesn&#8217;t he? He will certainly do something to me.<\/p>\n<p>But right now, I don&#8217;t care.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I see. Thank you, David.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I smile at him and say softly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you want to go away, I&#8217;m your man.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>David says.<\/p>\n<p>However, he is looking at Mindy.<\/p>\n<p>I know, he does so for the sake of Mindy rather than me.<\/p>\n<p>I used to think about running away, but once I leave, I might not be able to see Earl anymore.<\/p>\n<p>If I don&#8217;t leave, at least I have the chance to look at him from afar.<\/p>\n<p>So, I shake my head and say firmly, &#8220;I&#8217;m not leaving. I want to stay here.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-539","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/539","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=539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}