Chapter 34 Real Or Faked Insanity


    The president narrowed his eyes at Matt. “You watch your tone, soldier! Don’t forget who promoted you


    to general in the first ce!”


    A trace of disappointment shed in Matt’s eyes. He knew the score – he owned his military career to


    the man in front of him.


    Nheless, Matt locked eyes with the president, his gaze steady without fear as he said, “With that


    said, my achievements are my own – I put my life on the line for it, bled for it. If you’re talking about


    obligations, don’t forget who supported you in the first ce and took a bullet for you too.”


    As he spoke, Matt suddenly ripped open his uniform, revealing the hideous scars on his shoulder.


    It made the president recall the past. He looked at the young man in front of him, full of vigor and


    energy – from the day they met, they instantly became friends and stood by each other through thick


    and thin.


    “Matt, the quadrennial general election is just around the corner. Both Andrew Larson and Phillip


    Johnson may be my opponents, while that Christopher Winston is privately hedging his bet on the


    both of them. I will deal with him sooner orter - withoutpromising you in the process of course.”


    “Winona may be part of the Winston family, but she has cut ties with them. Don’t worry; I have the


    situation under control.”


    The president got up and prepared to leave. “Good. Remember your promise. You’re my best right-


    hand man; I don’t want to lose you.”


    “By the way, you’re satisfied with the gift I sent you, aren’t you?”


    “Yes, with this evidence, I can impeach Larson in Parliament. Just wait for my good news,” he


    chuckled.


    Privately, he could notprehend how the father and son could harbor such hatred for each other,


    but this oue was exactly what he wanted as it made making the next move easier.


    After that, Matt stayed in the barracks for an entire week. Without his presence at home, Winona felt


    empty, a hole filling her heart with loneliness.


    She went and located the mental health clinic ording to the address Matt had given her, bringing


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    Aileen along. The doctors were professional and the environment was great. Aileen liked it.


    Winona showed her a photo of the beautiful physician in charge. Looking at it, she pointed at the


    woman’s features, noting her sparkling eyes andely face.


    “Wow, looks like Aileen likes beautiful women.”


    “You two have the same eyes.”


    Winona scrutinized the photo closely, noting the psychologist’s name ‘Dr. Lilian Tucker’, and saw that


    the eyebrows bear some resemnce.


    “I see. So Aileen wants to see me every day. I promise I’lle and see me every weekend, okay?”


    Aileen nodded happily.


    Winona hugged her in a tight embrace and stroked her hair. “Get well soon, Aileen.”


    Afterwards, she made arrangements for Aileen. When she was about to pay, the nurse smiled.


    “General Snider already paid for the treatment for up to 5 years,” she exined.


    Winona’s heart filled with gratitude. Matt always thought about everything.


    As she walked to the door, she saw a familiar figure. Thinner in frame, the eyes sunken and lifeless,


    Sharon looked like a ghost. Her hair was disheveled and a scar ran across her face.


    She slowly raised her head and locked eyes with Winona. A trace of anger shed in those sunken


    eyes, but quickly dimmed just as fast.


    Elizabeth came into view as she walked over and assisted Sharon. “What on earth did my daughter do


    to deserve this?” she said sorrowfully.


    The people around started to murmur and point at them.


    “Eh? Isn’t she the woman from that scandal earlier? Is she a patient here?”


    “Tsk tsk tsk… If only she knew what would happen to her now, she shouldn’t have done what she did. I


    saw the video. She really did a number on those men, even crippled a few of them. How shameless.”


    Listening to the remarks, Sharon’s blood boiled with anger. However, she could only grin and bear it.


    She had toy low, feigning weakness until the appropriate time to return to the Winston family;


    otherwise, she could not hold her head high moving forward. This was all because of that little bitch


    Winona! Thinking of this, Sharon slowly clenched her fists.


    Winona walked up to Elizabeth and smirked. “So how did Sharon be insane all of a sudden? Did


    you find out?”


    Elizabeth nearly exploded in fury. “All of a sudden? You dare use her of faking it? To think I raise


    you all these years, how could you say such a thing? She’s like this because of you!”


    “Hmph! Well, there’s more toe, mark my words.”


    Winonaughed with unrestrained glee. The dress she wore was once worn and exhibited on the


    runway by supermodels, highlighting its coveted value. The fact drove Sharon crazy with jealousy. All


    the wealth and fame she tried so hard to achieve was acquired by the one woman she despised with all


    her heart. When the two passed by each other, she couldn’t help but grabbed a syringe from the nurse


    next to her and aimed for Winona’s eye.


    Winona smirked and pushed Elizabeth into the syringe’s path.


    “No!”


    The syringe’ needle embedded itself deep into Elizabeth’s forehead, causing her to scream out in


    anguish.


    Seeing her failed attempt, Sharon immediately feigned insanity and trashed about as she screamed,


    which prompted a nurse to step forward and restrain her. Another nurse helped Elizabeth to the


    medical room for treatment.


    Looking at the back of Sharon being dragged away by the nurse, Winona knew she was not crazy at


    all, but in fact feigning it. It was with a clear mind that Sharon attempted to hurt her – had she be


    injured or even died, Sharon would not bear any consequence, given thew was very tolerant of


    patients iming insanity.


    But! To plot such an attempt meant critical thinking. She must pay the price. After making up her mind,


    Winona purposefully followed the nurse and Sharon.


    She witnessed Sharon being locked up in a room, the contents of which the professed psycho


    randomly threw around as she screamed.


    Standing at the door within earshot, Winona deliberately raised her voice and said, “Nurse, I came from


    a medical background, and I have some understanding of psychotic patients. I’m positive this woman is


    not insane.”


    “How is it possible? The patient’s medical record stated very clearly.”


    “The insane usually likes to do irrational things, but with the exception of her temper being a little crass,


    everything else seems normal.”


    Sharon was shocked. It was true that her medical record was falsified - her father had ckmailed a


    doctor into issuing it. If the truth was exposed, she will be sent back to the Winston family immediately,


    where a divorce agreement awaited her. Unwilling to face reality, and pushed to the brink of


    desperation, Sharon decided to feign insanity as ast-ditch measure. She must not let Winona find out


    at all cost.


    The nurse hesitated. “Then we’ll observe her for a few days before drawing any conclusions.”


    Winona snickered as she left her phone number with the nurse. “I’m a family member of the patient.


    Please let me know if anything happens.”


    Inside the room, Sharon was almost mad with anger, but she had to continue the act, otherwise the fate


    of a divorcee awaited her.


    Winona enquired further and learnt that the psychotic ward and the psychiatric ward were separated,


    giving her peace of mind.


    Just as she exited the rehabilitation center, she received a video from the nurse earlier. Winona retched


    upon watching it.