In My Desperate Time novel Chapter 164

Who is knocking at this hour?

If I’m a man, I might think that this is a special service. But I’m a woman and this should not apply to me.

Can it be a burglar?

After all, the security at a motel isn’t as good as a hotel.

Or perhaps it’s a psychotic murderer?

Or a rapist?

The knocking doesn’t stop. I get up to put on my clothes. As I walk from the bed to the door, my mind already plays back the scenes of horror movies.

My limbs are starting to tremble with fear.

I walk carefully to the door and open the door slightly. As I look out, I see Frances’ dark and frightening face.

How is he able to find me?

I shut the door in a hurry and lean against the door.

My heartbeat starts to race.

That’s it! Frances found me. From the looks of his face, I’m sure something bad is going to happen!

“Open up!”

Frances’ deep and furious voice thunders from outside the door, causing me to tremble in fear.

But I’ll be a fool to open the door at this moment.

“No!” I insist.

“I won’t mind if you want more onlookers.”

Frances is threatening me.

I don’t want to cause a scene and can only open the door in defeat.

I stand at the door to block Frances from entering. I am afraid that he’ll barge in.

“Just say what you want at the door. I’m going back to bed after you finish.”

I yawn and say nonchalantly. Somehow, I feel guilty inside me.

“To think that you can still sleep in this situation.”

Frances scoffs and grabs me by the waist and walks into the room. He tosses me onto the bed and starts to undo his necktie.

I retreat away and I look at him in fear and say, “What are you doing? Our relationship has been ended. If you do this, I’ll charge you for rape!”

“Our relationship has been ended?! Just because of this cheque?”

Upon saying this, he takes out a badly creased cheque from his pocket and glares at me like he is about to devour me.

How did the cheque become so creased?

Is it still valid when it is so creased?

Although I am frightened, I muster my courage and say, “Yes. This was the agreement. As long as I pay up, our arrangement ends.”

“You got this cheque from my mom, right?” Frances hit the nail on its head.

There is no point for me to deny since he is already so certain. What’s done is already done.

“Yes. This money was given to me by your mother to leave you. I accepted it because I needed the money.”

Frances grasps my neck and he says furiously, “Jane, are you so cheap to be bought with this money? Am I only worth five million yuan to you?”

His look of contempt is like countless needles pierce into my body.

Regardless of how hurt I am I maintain a smile from beginning to the end.

“Mr. Louis is a wealthy man. You are unfamiliar with my world. Five million yuan to you is a small amount but to me, it is a huge sum. Furthermore, I don’t think you are worth five million yuan. Instead, my freedom is worth this amount.”

“Freedom? I won’t give you the freedom that you want!”

Frances tears up the cheque forcefully after he finishes saying.