Bella froze. She slowly turned and met the man's dark eyes as her heart thudded heavily inside her chest.

Justin clenched his fists beside him, and Bella could feel the tension radiating off him.

"Oh... Justin."

Grant cleared his throat to explain himself, as if they were guilty of hiding something from him. "Don't overthink this. I just came across Ms. Thompson at the hospital entrance. I wasn't feeling well, and I asked her to help me upstairs."

"Dear brother, pray tell, what could I be overthinking?"

Justin's lips curled in an attempt to smile. However, it came across as a grimace. "You're my big brother, and Bella is your sister-in-law. We're family. She was only doing her sisterly duty."

As he said this, he strode over to Bella and gently took over the wheelchair handles. "Let me take care of this."

"Thank you, Justin," Grant said with a tight smile.

Justin bent down and whispered into his ear, "You're my big brother. It's the least I can do."

discussing Carrie's condition

wheelchair but desperately wished he could get up and walk over

You know you're not well. Why did you come here so late at night?" Gregory looked at his son's pallid face and

worried about Carrie, so I came to check on her. I happened to run into Justin and Ms. Thompson downstairs, so we

eyebrows.

stood nearby, her face wrought with tension, as Justin gripped her clammy

But we can't carry on like this. Carrie was already depressed. After receiving such a big shock, I'm afraid she might end up having a mental

"In the worst-case

looked at each other in confusion.

some mental illnesses by administering safe doses of electric currents to the patient. When I served in the peacekeeping forces, many soldiers suffered severe mental trauma. They developed PTSD and couldn't live normally

at the thought as

any lingering side effects?" Gregory

and nausea will be expected, but as time passes, she will lose some triggering memories. It may also lead to some memory retention difficulty in the future," Justin answered

don't recommend this method," Grant countered, frowning and shaking his head. "Is erasing memories the only way to treat her? Is killing

him in shock. She never

air suddenly grew tense. The two brothers locked eyes, as if two invisible forces

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