{"id":552,"date":"2026-09-28T15:38:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-528\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:38:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:38:40","slug":"in-my-desperate-time-528","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-528\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 528"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 528<br \/>\nIn My Desperate Time novel Chapter 528<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hilda? Who is Hilda?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The manager asks in confusion.<\/p>\n<p>Only then do I remember that he doesn&#8217;t know Hilda.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The one who gave me trouble in the restaurant last time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hearing that, the manager immediately understands, but he says to me, &#8220;No, it&#8217;s a man.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Man?<\/p>\n<p>I really can&#8217;t think of anyone who will come for me, so I can only ask the driver to drive faster to the restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>When I return to the restaurant, I don&#8217;t see the man the manager has mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>I walk to the manager and ask him what was going on. He tells me that the man has left. He leaves me a phone number and asks me to make this call.<\/p>\n<p>I look at the number and dial in confusion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hello.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I say embarrassedly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hello.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On the other end of the phone, there is a deep male voice.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty sure I&#8217;ve never heard that voice before.<\/p>\n<p>Then, why does this person come to me?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Who are you? Why did you come for me?&#8221; I ask vigilantly.<\/p>\n<p>There have been so many things happening lately that I have to be more defensive to deal with everyone I face.<\/p>\n<p>I was not vigilant against Hilda before, so she has done so many terrible things to me.<\/p>\n<p>And these things definitely shouldn&#8217;t happen again.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s meet and talk.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He is very straightforward.<\/p>\n<p>Actually, I don&#8217;t dare to go.<\/p>\n<p>After all, I don&#8217;t even know who he is. It&#8217;s really too dangerous to rashly come to see him.<\/p>\n<p>However, there seems to be a voice that keeps reminding me that I must go.<\/p>\n<p>So all my struggles in the mind turn into a question, &#8220;When and where?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The stationery shop behind Rhine Town. Five o&#8217;clock this afternoon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rhine Town?<\/p>\n<p>Is he talking about that neighborhood in my county?<\/p>\n<p>To confirm my conjecture, I ask. What I get is an affirmative answer.<\/p>\n<p>With that, he hangs up the phone.<\/p>\n<p>His gaze is very deep, as if he is someone who has many stories hidden.<\/p>\n<p>Even if I can&#8217;t see his face, I&#8217;m afraid of him for no reason.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You want to see me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I ask.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes.&#8221; The man nods and points to the front. &#8220;There&#8217;s a small teahouse over there. Let&#8217;s go in and talk.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Without saying anything, I really follow him inside the teahouse. We come to a private room and sit down.<\/p>\n<p>The waiter serves the tea and leaves. He walks to the door and closes it.<\/p>\n<p>Strange to say, I&#8217;m actually not afraid at all when I&#8217;m with such an unfamiliar man.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s like, I know he won&#8217;t hurt me.<\/p>\n<p>The man takes off his hat and mask and reveals his cold face.<\/p>\n<p>He isn&#8217;t bad looking. Although he isn&#8217;t as handsome as Frances, he has a strong manly aura and is very charming.<\/p>\n<p>Upon a closer look, he looks quite similar to Brad Pitt, a movie star.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, I only love Frances, and I won&#8217;t be fascinated by him.<\/p>\n<p>I stare at him and say indifferently, &#8220;Who are you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He purses his lips and replies in a deep voice, &#8220;I&#8217;m Terence.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-552","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/552","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=552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}