Chapter 2237


    “You want to know why she failed to hypnotize me, don’t you?” Mike asked first.


    Alexander nodded. Austin was curious about it as well.


    ‘If Mike only intentionally helped Rhea, why was she so confident that her hypnosis had worked?’


    “I guess you could call it a coincidence. I’m predisposed to insomnia to begin with. Years ago, I slept


    lightly and woke up easily due to busy schedules and irregr routines. It was always the same, even


    when I took sleeping pills.”


    After a pause, he said steadily, “Iter visited many doctors and even a hypnotist. At first, hypnosis did


    work, but I grew immune to it over time. Maybe my subconscious mind was resisting it. Anyway, I found


    it harder to fall asleep.”


    “When Nick was around, my insomnia got better. However, recently…”


    Alexander and Austin could have guessed what happened. Since a highly dangerous organization had


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    captured Mike’s son, it would be hard for an ordinary person like Mike to fall asleep, let alone someone


    with his condition.


    That was why Mike looked so haggard recently with his bloodshot eyes. Now everything made sense.


    Alexander nodded. “Due to your special condition, Rhea’s hypnosis didn’t work on you. However, she


    thought it worked because you yed along?”


    “That’s right.” Mike nodded. “At first, she wasn’t sure and told me to perform simple tasks, like fetching


    stuff for her. When I did as she said, she started to believe her hypnosis had worked, and I’d do


    whatever she asked.”


    “I see!” Austin eximed as he realized Mike had always left clues. Still, Austin had failed to connect


    the dots back then.


    “But why would you only tell us?” Austin looked at him. “You said you worried she would discover


    something was off, but she would have believed you after all that fuss, right? Why didn’t you tell us


    then? We even started to…”


    Austin felt ashamed for suspecting him. However, their suspicion was not incorrect. It was just not what


    they had imagined.


    “I had no choice because Rhea is highly vignt. I wouldn’t tell anyone unless necessary.” Mike looked


    helpless.


    “So it’s necessary now?” Austin asked.


    “Weren’t you two already suspecting me?” After a pause, Mike said, “If I don’te clean, who knows,


    you guys might subdue me? My effort would go to waste then, wouldn’t it?”


    He spoke calmly, but Austin and Alexander were embarrassed.


    “I’m sorry.” Alexander looked at him. “I shouldn’t have doubted you.”


    “No, I understand.” Mike shook his head and said, “Your suspicion was reasonable. I know I’ve been


    reckless, but that didn’t help either. Besides, Rhea would’ve hypnotized me if it wasn’t for my condition.


    It would’ve been disastrous if her hypnosis worked and you two failed to discover it."