{"id":597,"date":"2026-09-28T15:53:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-573\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:53:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:53:40","slug":"in-my-desperate-time-573","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-573\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 573"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 573<br \/>\nIn My Desperate Time novel Chapter 573<\/p>\n<p>After she leaves, I feel much more relaxed.<\/p>\n<p>Linda couldn&#8217;t seem to make her own judgement while Hilda was here.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, there is another reason why I want to see Linda.<\/p>\n<p>Before I came here, Mindy told me Linda and Hilda became friends because Linda worked for Terence.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, she is high up in the company.<\/p>\n<p>After Terence died, she started her own business.<\/p>\n<p>Now she is quite powerful.<\/p>\n<p>If she knows what Hilda is capable of, she might be my valuable ally in taking Hilda out.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer shouldn&#8217;t hear what I am going to say, so I smile gratefully at him and say, &#8220;Thank you for coming with me. I think Linda and I can understand each other well, so I won&#8217;t waste your precious time further.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The lawyer probably has other things to do, so he nods and leaves.<\/p>\n<p>Linda looks at me sullenly, her eyes dripping with hatred.<\/p>\n<p>I sensed she wanted to kill me when she barged in my house yesterday. Now I know for sure I am right about that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What else do you have to say? Do you really want me to shoot you there?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As she speaks, she smiles faintly and points at my chest.<\/p>\n<p>I am scared, but I take a deep breath and sit down beside her.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Do you know how things are between your friend Hilda and me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What is there between you and her? I was wondering why you knew her,&#8221; she says indifferently.<\/p>\n<p>From the looks of it, she doesn&#8217;t know a thing about the bad blood between Hilda and me.<\/p>\n<p>It seems this is worth a shot.<\/p>\n<p>Her eyes are still brimming with disbelief.<\/p>\n<p>But I can tell from her tone that she believes me now.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, she wouldn&#8217;t be clenching her fists.<\/p>\n<p>I think she hates Hilda as much as she loves Jack.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s all I have to say. You can choose not to believe me. Or you can try to this once. Killing Jack doesn&#8217;t benefit me in the slightest. You can have that drug tested. It can&#8217;t kill a human being. However, Hilda can gain a lot by killing him. I hope you can figure out why.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t make it clear, but I think she understands.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Alright, I believe you. But I doubt this is the only reason you came to me.&#8221; Linda is smart and sees me right through.<\/p>\n<p>Taking a deep breath, I tell her the other purpose.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes, you are right. I am here to ask you to help me find evidence of Hilda&#8217;s crime.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-597","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/597","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=597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}