“I’m indeed telling you the truth, but that doesn’t really matter. Anyway, there is something I want to ask you. Is a hypnotist capable of causing chest pain to their target?” Toby asked, staring at Kurtis.

Kurtis responded with a low hum. “Would you mind telling me more about it, President Fuller?”

“Sure.” Toby nodded. “I believe you can still remember how I described my fiancée to you, as well as the promises I made that I would protect and love her, right?”

“Of course!” Kurtis nodded.

 

Toby’s face darkened. “Here is what happened. In the past two days, I realized I felt intense chest pain when I didn’t do as I promised.”

“I see. Well, that was indeed a hypnotist’s doing, but I want you to know that the pain you felt wasn’t real. In fact, it was more like a psychological pain,” Kurtis looked at him and replied.

“A psychological pain…” Toby looked down in a preoccupied manner. “So, you’re saying the pain that I felt was caused by my mind and subconsciousness?”

“Exactly. Hypnotists may be good with what they do, but they are no gods, which makes it impossible for them to control anyone’s pain reception. In fact, this is one of the ways to hypnotize a person, and it’s called the ideomotor phenomenon, which only works on your mental consciousness. In your case, whoever did this to you just wants you to love your fiancée. If you don’t do as instructed, you will suffer from intense chest pain.”

sound could be heard from his finger joints. “I see.

all, I failed to even detect his hypnotist’s influence in the first place, so I don’t think I can rid you of those effects. Therefore, I can only

 

doctor’s reply, Toby had his face darkened. When Kurtis noticed that, he chuckled

man! I just made a fool out of myself. I was rubbing salt on his wound by complimenting the hypnotist who brainwashed him, wasn’t I?

“I have another question. Since you can’t remove the hypnotist’s influence from me, why

Kurtis asked instead of

love of my life.” Toby’s eyes seemed

referring to the one that you truly

“Yeah.” Toby nodded.

while and replied, “Well, maybe it’s a miracle. In fact, hypnotism has its fair share of limits, even though it may be able to do a lot of wonders. Sometimes, the power of love is far beyond one can imagine. Thanks to your love for her,

a preoccupied manner. “Alright, I understand

mention it.” Kurtis waved

Dr. Anderson out.”

arrived at the door, Tom saw a familiar silhouette standing outside the ward. “Dr. Lancaster, what

drop by and visit.” Tim calmly replied, his hands in his medical robe’s pockets

Tim’s voice, squinted and called out to his assistant. “Tom,

stepped aside and made way for the doctor. “This way please, Dr. Lancaster. I’ll have to see Dr. Anderson

Toby squinted and fixed his eyes on him. “You heard everything, didn’t

with Tina through the influence of the ideomotor phenomenon, which compels you

to tell

realized I was hypnotized and found out my true love, he was already not happy with me. Thus, I can’t help but feel disgusted to see him show me his fake sympathy now. At the thought of that, Toby told himself that he mustn’t let Tim know that someone hypnotized him because he feared

as if he could read Toby’s mind while sluggishly leaning against the wall opposite the latter’s bed. “Relax, I won’t bite. Besides, I’m not going to tell Tina about everything we talk

same as he

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