Jackson folded his arms behind his head as he followed them out.

After Shane put Natalie in the passenger seat, he did not drive away. Instead, he sat by her side and watched her quietly as he waited for her to wake up.

Before long, an hour flew by, and she was awake, just as Stanley said.

Seeing him looking at herself, she thought she must be dreaming, so she rubbed her eyes a few times and found that he was still there. Only then did she realize that she was fully conscious at the moment.

“Why are you here?” she inquired, baffled.

A second later, it dawned on her that she was in his car, and she became even more puzzled.

Wasn’t I in Stanley’s office? I’m supposed to be hypnotized by him, but why am I with Shane now?

Just then, something popped into her mind. She flicked Shane a glance. “Did you bring me out of Stanley’s office?”

He pursed his lips and questioned back, “Why did you go and meet him?”

“It’s none of your business.”

is that not my business? Do you know that he would have taken advantage of

Natalie

scoff. “How so? Do you remember what

“Yes, but

difference is,” he huffed. “The only possible reason he hypnotized

asked him to do that.” She cut

was dumbstruck. “What? You

“Yes.”

formed on his face. “Why? Give me

massaged her temples. “I’ve been having headaches these few days, but it’s particularly painful today. So I came here to let Stanley check on me. He said that there was nothing wrong with my brain, so he suspected that it might have something to

see. That explains why there was a CT film

her explanation, and his voice softened. “Why didn’t you

you to care about me

lip and kept quiet,

few minutes of silence, she closed her eyes and leaned back in her seat, emotionally exhausted. “My memory hasn’t changed

door and got out of his

are you going?” Shane narrowed his eyes

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