{"id":657,"date":"2026-09-28T16:13:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T16:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-633\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T16:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T16:13:40","slug":"in-my-desperate-time-633","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/in-my-desperate-time-633\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 633"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 633<br \/>\nIn My Desperate Time novel Chapter 633<\/p>\n<p>At the party, surrounded by a group of annoying women, I feel uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p>When I come back to the present moment, Jane is already dancing with Lawrence.<\/p>\n<p>Although I know Lawrence loves someone else, I get upset at the sight of such intimacy.<\/p>\n<p>After the party ends, I give her a good punishment and finally feel a little better.<\/p>\n<p>After returning from Santos, I receive an invitation to a show in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not a fan of such an occasion.<\/p>\n<p>Whitney is a famous designer. She attends galas like this with me every time.<\/p>\n<p>Every minute with her is torture for me.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve proposed a divorce several times, but Whitney never compromises. Every time it ends up with her threatening to kill herself.<\/p>\n<p>I suddenly regret marrying Whitney back then.<\/p>\n<p>If I hadn&#8217;t done it with an indifferent attitude, I wouldn&#8217;t have been stuck when Jane appeared.<\/p>\n<p>If it weren&#8217;t for Whitney, I would have married Jane and given her everything I have.<\/p>\n<p>I tell Jane that I am going on a business trip for a week, and she says that so is she.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t ask any further and go straight to the airport.<\/p>\n<p>In the VIP lounge, I see Whitney wearing sunglasses with a satisfied expression.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing me enter, she takes off them and walks towards me.<\/p>\n<p>The GUCCI haute couture outfit looks stunning on her. The surrounding men all look at her with affections.<\/p>\n<p>I have to say that she is so lovey a creature, to the extent that any man will fall for her.<\/p>\n<p>Even Lawrence, her brother in name, is no exception.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, I&#8217;m not among them.<\/p>\n<p>I only have Jane in my heart. She used to be, is now, and will be my only love.<\/p>\n<p>Whitney walks over and intimately holds my arm. Those men around instantly dim their eyes.<\/p>\n<p>I frown and go to my seat. Looking at her smiling on the other side, I ask indifferently, &#8220;Whitney, what exactly do I need to do to get a divorce?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The smile on her face freezes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Frances, why do you want to divorce me? What&#8217;s wrong with me? You don&#8217;t want to live with me and I let you move out. You don&#8217;t want to sleep with me and I have never forced you to do so! We&#8217;ve been married for years, but how many times have we appeared together? I&#8217;ve done so much. Why are you so obsessed with that?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She says to me emotionally, completely ignoring the crowd around her.<\/p>\n<p>She&#8217;s mentally ill, and I&#8217;ve always known that.<\/p>\n<p>It is precisely because I know I&#8217;m part of the reason that I can&#8217;t harden my heart to force her.<\/p>\n<p>But now, I want to make Jane my wife, so I don&#8217;t want to go on with the charade anymore.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whitney, I don&#8217;t love you. You know it. A marriage without love can&#8217;t last long.&#8221; I say flatly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You didn&#8217;t love me before! Why are you bringing up a divorce now? Are you in love with another woman? Is that Cindy Leigh?&#8221; Whitney gives a grimace of rage as she sneers, &#8220;Cindy was already disfigured by me. Are you still thinking about her? Let me tell you, Frances, I&#8217;ll ruin any woman you get close to! I wonder who else is so bold to approach you!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I know about Cindy.<\/p>\n<p>To be exact, I&#8217;m responsible for Cindy&#8217;s suffering.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, Whitney kept a close eye on me. I was afraid that she would find out about Jane, so I used Cindy as a shield.<\/p>\n<p>Cindy is really innocent, so I give her a large sum and ask her to go abroad.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Go with your gut. I have no explanation for you. The divorce will go into effect automatically after two years&#8217; separation. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you want to waste your time with me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I say coldly, get up and walk towards the gate.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t care who you love. In any case, I&#8217;m the only one who can be with you openly, right?&#8221; Whitney says proudly as she chases after me and grabs onto my arm again.<\/p>\n<p>I frown and get on the plane without answering her.<\/p>\n<p>Because the plane is late, and Whitney changes into formal clothes after getting off the plane, we are running out of time. We hurry straight for the show.<\/p>\n<p>When we get there, I see a familiar figure from afar.<\/p>\n<p>It is Jane. I don&#8217;t know why she is here.<\/p>\n<p>However, later I realize that this event is sponsored by the Songs. Given how much Jane means to Steven, it isn&#8217;t surprising that she shows up.<\/p>\n<p>But the problem is that Whitney is also here!<\/p>\n<p>I never tell Jane that I&#8217;m married. If she knows, how will I explain it?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never been in such a panic before.<\/p>\n<p>Whitney doesn&#8217;t notice the change in my expression and whispers to me, &#8220;Go, let&#8217;s go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There are only two empty seats at the main table, right beside Jane and Steven.<\/p>\n<p>I walk over with heavy steps.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting beside Jane, I take every breath mixed with her fragrance.<\/p>\n<p>I get flustered so much.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t talk to her and only watch the show on the stage as if I don&#8217;t know her.<\/p>\n<p>Beside me, she and Steven have been discussing something, and I hear every word.<\/p>\n<p>However, why are they getting closer and closer?<\/p>\n<p>I want to remind her, but I baulk at the idea of saying it directly. I can only rub my leg against her.<\/p>\n<p>Her expression changes while she sits motionless, watching the show.<\/p>\n<p>Whitney&#8217;s coquettish voice suddenly comes from the side.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Darling, do you think that dress suits me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>My entire body stiffens at once.<\/p>\n<p>Whitney has never called me darling. Does she lose her mind today? When Jane is present, Whitney actually calls me that!<\/p>\n<p>Not turning to look at Jane, I hear Steven asking, &#8220;Jane, are you alright?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m fine. I&#8217;m going to the bathroom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She gets up and stumbles towards the bathroom.<\/p>\n<p>I glance over at her and see her bump into someone.<\/p>\n<p>When she goes into the bathroom, my phone vibrates in my bag.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t worry. I won&#8217;t let your wife know our relationship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I have mixed feelings about Jane&#8217;s words.<\/p>\n<p>Does she think of herself as a shameful mistress?<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t tell her that I&#8217;m married because I&#8217;m afraid she can&#8217;t take it.<\/p>\n<p>The worse scenario is that Whitney will go at her. Jane is so unsophisticated that she might mistake an enemy for angel.<\/p>\n<p>She comes back from the bathroom very quickly, her entire face pale.<\/p>\n<p>I know that she must find it hard to accept the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Then I&#8217;m not in the mood for the rest of the show.<\/p>\n<p>When it ends, Jane takes the lead to get up and go outside.<\/p>\n<p>Whitney and I have always shared a room in order to deceive the public.<\/p>\n<p>But I&#8217;ve never slept with her. The sofa makes my bed.<\/p>\n<p>Whitney and her besties here will play cards all night, so she will not come back.<\/p>\n<p>Before she leaves, she goes crazy again, talking about committing suicide.<\/p>\n<p>When I snatch the knife from her hand, I get hurt.<\/p>\n<p>It leaves a wound on my wrist.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not deep, but it hurts.<\/p>\n<p>After that, Whitney leaves.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t bandage the cut. Instead, I send a text message to Jane to ask her to come over. Perhaps, this can earn me some sympathy.<\/p>\n<p>Unexpectedly, she replies, &#8220;No.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-657","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/657","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=657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}