Sure enough, when Toby saw her return, he called her over. “Tina, come here. Let me introduce you to Dr. Steve, an internationally renowned psychology professor.”
Tina tried her best to continue smiling, then walked over with stiff steps.
Steve looked at her, then stretched out his hand and said in fluent Espanian, “Hello, Miss Gray. I heard Dr. Lancaster talking about you before. Don’t worry. I’ll treat you well and won’t let you down.”
After saying that, he winked at her.
All of a sudden, realization dawned on Tina.
Tim had bribed this man, so he was now on her side.
And he had said it very clearly-he wouldn’t let her down.
His implication was that even if her acting skills were terrible, he would give her a medical certificate stating that she was indeed sick.
At this thought, Tina immediately stopped worrying. She became more relaxed and stretched out her hand to shake his. “Okay. Then, I’ll count on you.”
“It’s no problem. Miss Gray, please sit down.” Steve withdrew his hand and motioned for her to sit down.
out a chair for
him, then took
the opposite side. “President Fuller, Miss Gray, are you ready? I’m going to start
Toby looked
ready. Dr. Steve, you can start
from the pocket of his white lab coat. “Miss
Toby’s clothes with a frightened expression on her face. “Toby, will you stay here
peered feebly
frightened look in Tina’s eyes, his heart softened as he squeezed her hand. “Okay. I won’t go anywhere. I’ll be here with you.” Tina smiled. Then, Steve began the hypnosis. Tina closed her eyes and leaned on the sofa, seemingly asleep. Toby watched as Steve put away his pocket watch, then he looked at the motionless Tina, and his brows furrowed with worry. “Dr. Steve, will the hypnosis affect Tina?” “Don’t worry, President Fuller. She won’t be affected.
can wake up now.” Steve brought his hands to Tina’s ear and clapped. Clap! As soon as the sound rang out, Tina, who had her eyes closed, suddenly opened her eyes and sat up straight. Toby studied her, a little unsure whether she was Tina or her alter. After thinking for a while, Toby pursed his thin lips and tentatively called out, “Tina?” “President Fuller, I’m
taking a step back,
her alter, and one could even say that he was rather
too evil,
in the man’s eyes, the
now, when she pretended to be hypnotized, she was thinking about how her alter should act. After contemplating it for a long time, she eventually decided
current behavior was her true colors; the way she normally acted was just a disguise. She didn’t expect that Toby would hate the
she looked at Toby once
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