{"id":613,"date":"2026-09-28T15:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-589\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:59:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:59:00","slug":"in-my-desperate-time-589","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-589\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 589"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 589<br \/>\nIn My Desperate Time novel Chapter 589<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never seen anything like that before. I feel really shaken.<\/p>\n<p>Standing where I am, I don&#8217;t dare move.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, everyone present stand there without movement.<\/p>\n<p>Besides Frances who is twisting like crazy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You&#8217;re under arrest on suspicion of drug trade. You&#8217;re surrounded by us. Hands up and don&#8217;t move.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With so many guns pointed at, who would dare to move?<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who tries to escape will be shot dead immediately.<\/p>\n<p>After my heart steadies to its regular rhythm, hopes come back to me.<\/p>\n<p>The police are here. Frances is saved!<\/p>\n<p>They march forward and take everyone under control.<\/p>\n<p>We are all handcuffed. I know I&#8217;m going to the FBI, but I don&#8217;t care at all.<\/p>\n<p>All I care about is Frances.<\/p>\n<p>He is the one and only reason why I come here.<\/p>\n<p>Leaving everything behind, I shout at the FBI, &#8220;Save him! He&#8217;s taken drugs! Save him!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In desperation, I forget to change my voice and therefore, it is a husky female voice.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, I don&#8217;t give a shit if I&#8217;m exposed<\/p>\n<p>Frances is taken away by two policemen and carried to a speedboat. The rest of us are taken to another boat.<\/p>\n<p>We are under their guns all the time.<\/p>\n<p>Mike cocks his head from side to side, then he pushes away the policeman beside him and jumps into the sea.<\/p>\n<p>The police then shoot into the sea. With the dim light, I see the water turning red.<\/p>\n<p>Hilda stares blankly at what is occurring in front of her. She will be in great trouble if she follows Mike&#8217;s lead.<\/p>\n<p>Soon, two policemen recover Mike&#8217;s body.<\/p>\n<p>The speedboat on which Frances is on arrives at the shore first, and the police quickly transfer him to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>We arrive later and are sent to the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>I take off the makeup on my face and reveal myself.<\/p>\n<p>The policewoman is slack-jawed when she sees me.<\/p>\n<p>After a short interrogation, I am released.<\/p>\n<p>I stand at the door of the FBI, not knowing what to do or where to go.<\/p>\n<p>After everything is settled, I am at a total loss.<\/p>\n<p>Frances. Frances.<\/p>\n<p>Frances is all I think about.<\/p>\n<p>I want to see him. I want to see him. I have to see him. I need to see him no matter what he looks like now, whether he is alive or dead!<\/p>\n<p>But what should I do? Where should I go?<\/p>\n<p>My heart is filled with helplessness and despair.<\/p>\n<p>It isn&#8217;t until I see Linda come out that I see hope again.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, she has access to it!<\/p>\n<p>Linda is relieved to have Hilda captured, so she doesn&#8217;t refuse my request and locates Frances a little later.<\/p>\n<p>However, I feel her expression changes somehow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How is he? Where is he now?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Linda says huskily after gazing at me for a while, &#8220;You&#8217;d better be prepared. He&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-613","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/613","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=613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}