Chapter 566
\nIn My Desperate Time novel Chapter 566<\/p>\n
Invitation?<\/p>\n
Of what? Who would send this to a newcomer here in America?<\/p>\n
I just can’t figure it out.<\/p>\n
Puzzled, I receive it from the little girl, express my thanks, and open it.<\/p>\n
Before long, I realize the identity of the inviter.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s Hilda Farey.<\/p>\n
The banquet tonight I am invited to is to celebrate her first wedding anniversary with Frances Louis.<\/p>\n
I know it\u2019s for showing off.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what she has been doing since she got Frances.<\/p>\n
I definitely don\u2019t want to see her.<\/p>\n
But a thought of Frances changes my mind.<\/p>\n
I have been holding back my will to see him, only to avoid suspicion from Hilda.<\/p>\n
Now that I am invited by her, I will certainly seize the chance.<\/p>\n
A party as I am attending, I find I am short of fancy dress. I am here simply on a business trip, after all.<\/p>\n
After a moment of consideration, I decide to buy one for the party.<\/p>\n
It takes long before a royal blue dress appeals to me with its well-cut style and its beautiful color that fits me nicely.<\/p>\n
I wonder whether it\u2019s because the price is so high in America or I am taken advantage of.<\/p>\n
For it costs 8,000 dollars.<\/p>\n
The good thing is that I need to spend for nobody but myself, so it\u2019s actually quite affordable for me now.<\/p>\n
But after all, it\u2019s quite a sum of money!<\/p>\n
Well, it\u2019s the only way for me not to be looked down upon by Hilda.<\/p>\n
Sure enough, the price of this is far lower than that of her clothes, though.<\/p>\n
I go back to the apartment after the shopping.<\/p>\n
In contrast, Frances looks too much collected.<\/p>\n
Slowly, his eyes are fixed on me.<\/p>\n
But he shifts his focus at once.<\/p>\n
He acts as if I am a mere stranger.<\/p>\n
Looking at Hilda, displeased, he says, \u201cWhy did you invite her on this very day?\u201d<\/p>\n
She grins, and says, \u201cI happened to know she\u2019s on a business trip. Quite a coincidence. So I thought it would be good to have our old friend here on this joyful occasion.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAs long as you\u2019re pleased.\u201d<\/p>\n
He stared at her, his eyes brimming with fondness, his face showing a hint of a smile.<\/p>\n
Much as I know he is masking his emotions, I can\u2019t help feeling grieved.<\/p>\n
I avert my bleak gaze away and go inward.<\/p>\n
The moment I walk in, I am stunned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-590","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/590","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=590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}