{"id":560,"date":"2026-09-28T15:41:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-536\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:41:20","slug":"in-my-desperate-time-536","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-536\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 536"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 536<br \/>\nIn My Desperate Time novel Chapter 536<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jane, it&#8217;s really you. I almost mistake you for someone else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I look at the door and see somebody that I haven&#8217;t seen for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Nicole.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know how long it has been since I saw her last time.<\/p>\n<p>After I left Steven&#8217;s company, I haven&#8217;t seen her any more.<\/p>\n<p>Now I&#8217;ve got over those past disputes.<\/p>\n<p>I smile and get up, walking towards the door.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What a coincidence. I didn&#8217;t expect to meet you here. What are you doing in the hospital? Are you sick?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She shakes her head and whispers, &#8220;I come here to have a check-up. What about you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My child is ill and now she is in hospital.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She nods and walks in, looking at Penelope through the glass. Her eyes are filled with love for my child.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She is so cute. I also want such a cute child. Pitifully, I don&#8217;t even have a boyfriend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As she speaks, I can see her disappointment from her eyes.<\/p>\n<p>She is still waiting for a man who will never appears, and after such a long time, it seems that she still hasn&#8217;t seen the man.<\/p>\n<p>I let out a sigh, and don&#8217;t know what to say.<\/p>\n<p>After a long time, I finally squeeze out a sentence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since you&#8217;re so beautiful, I think in the future, you will have a cuter child.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She smiles at me and says, &#8220;Let&#8217;s not talk about this subject.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After a long moment of silence, she suddenly remembers something and turns to me, &#8220;Oh, Jane, there&#8217;s a design competition. Do you want to participate in it?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Design?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a long time since I designed.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s such a long time that I almost forget that I can design.<\/p>\n<p>I smile bitterly and say to her, &#8220;I haven&#8217;t designed for a long time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But when the results come out, I am completely devastated.<\/p>\n<p>Thalassemia.<\/p>\n<p>Such illness was no different from a terminal illness.<\/p>\n<p>It needs a lot of money to cure the disease, and most people can&#8217;t live beyond their teenage years.<\/p>\n<p>After knowing Penelope&#8217;s illness, I am seriously ill.<\/p>\n<p>For a long time, I can&#8217;t eat anything. I&#8217;m so gaunt, as if I was about to collapse when there is a breath of wind.<\/p>\n<p>Every day, I am in deep despair.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t accept the fact that my favorite child has to suffer from this serious illness.<\/p>\n<p>But very quickly, I tell myself that I have to pull myself together.<\/p>\n<p>Penelope&#8217;s illness requires a lot of money, and I want to earn enough money in the short time.<\/p>\n<p>At this time, I suddenly remember what Nicole said before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-560","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/560","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=560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}