“Mental breakdown?” Natalie was stumped as her eyes widened in bewilderment.

“Yes.” Shane recounted Dr. Zeplin’s diagnosis to Natalie.

Her jaw dropped after listening to him. “Stanley… is mentally unstable…”

He’s too good at concealing his true self. I’ve never noticed that he’s mentally deranged.

Does Joyce know about this?

Noticing that she was in a daze, Shane asked, “What are you thinking about?”

Natalie shook her head to snap out of her thoughts. She made her thoughts vocal and said, “I’m just thinking maybe Joyce is not aware of Stanley’s condition.”

“That is her problem. Have you thought about how to deal with Stanley?” Shane looked at her and asked again.

The woman bit down on her lip and appeared lost. “I don’t know… I really don’t. Mr. Shane, can we talk about this tomorrow? I’m tired.”

Shane knew Natalie was merely avoiding to deal with the problem. Despite feeling irked, he could understand how she felt.

 

valued her friendships, it would not be hard to imagine

a good rest.” Shane nodded

 

him to

leaned against the door and closed her eyes to recollect herself. After regaining her composure only did she head

softly. At the sight of her

own bedroom. The woman lay in

fallen asleep near dawn. She was roused awake by

medicine, but turned out that he wasn’t at home. I called the hospital and they said that he did not go in for work either.” Joyce sounded

herself with a blanket and leaned against the headboard. Her face turned

question, Joyce cocked

the bar

did you know how

I was drunk out of my wits since I was the one who

and shut her eyes. “Joyce, I was hypnotized by Stanley into thinking that he was Shane so that he could have his way

from the mat outside of

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