Chapter 588


    Noticing that Stanley was looking at Ariah, Jimmy frowned as he shifted his gaze to her as she


    yed with Sadie on the sofa.


    "What did she do this time?" Jimmy asked.


    "Nothing." Pulling out the chair, Stanley sat down with his legs crossed and looked at the wound on


    Jimmy''s shoulder. "How bad is it?"


    "It''s not that bad." Jimmy shrugged his shoulder and said, "The bullet didn''t hit the vital muscles. I


    can be discharged once the wound heals."


    After a pause, he added, "I have a favor to ask you."


    Stanley raised his eyebrows. "What favor?"


    "Yourpany has been growing extensively and has numerous businesses in Mathines. How are


    your connections there?"


    Stanley tapped his knees with his slender fingers. "Who are you looking for?"


    "A guy. He has been in Mathines for the past few years. If I want to catch him, I need to find out the


    course of his life during this period of time."


    Raising a finger, Stanley uttered, "No problem, with one condition."


    "Go ahead." "Watch Ariah''s mouth and make sure she doesn''t talk nonsense in front of Sharon in


    the future."


    "What did she do?"


    Stanley snorted coldly. "She said that Sharon is fat. Doesn''t she know that it is a woman''s pet


    peeve?"


    "Fine, I''ll talk to her. Don''t worry." Jimmy muffled hisugh.


    After finishing discussing the subject, they turned around only to see that Sharon and Ariah were


    gone.


    "Where are they?"


    Stanley frowned and asked as his gaze swept over Howard, who was sitting on the sofa.


    In response, Howard spread out his hands. "When you guys were chatting, they thought that you


    guys were boring, so they left."


    "Where did they go?"


    "Sadie and Seamus wanted to use the toilet.


    They''ll be back soon. Chill, Stanley."


    Howard shook his head and sighed. Stanley was such a henpecked husband for worrying about his


    wife after not seeing her for a while. He wondered how would Stanley be like if he didn''t see Sharon


    for a day.


    In the VIP lounge of the hospital.


    "Ariah, why did you bring me here?" Sharon asked, puzzled.


    "I have something to tell you."


    "Can''t you say it in the ward?"


    After pondering for a while, Ariah said, "Seamus, take your sister over there to y some Legos. I


    have something to say to your mom."


    "All right."


    Hearing that, Seamus jumped down from the chair and held Sadie''s hand. He found the adultsme


    for alwaysing up with such flimsy excuses to get rid of him.


    To be honest, he couldn''t be bothered with ying games.


    "Is it some sort of a big secret?" Sharon concluded Ariah did not want the children to hear their


    conversation since she sent them away.


    "What are you talking about? There''s no secret," Ariah chuckled.


    "Why so mysterious then?"


    Ariah took a small sip of the hot water and started. "It''s about you. I want to talk to you privately."


    About her?


    Pausing for a moment, Sharon asked, "What is it you want to tell me?"


    Ariah was silent for a while before saying, "Do you remember about the dream that you told me


    about?"


    Of course, she remembered. It was the problem that had been bothering her for a long time.


    "Of course." Sharon nodded.


    "I contacted an old friend of mine a few days ago and told him about your situation. I have the result


    of his analysis. Do you want to hear it?"


    Repeatedly, Sharon nodded. "Yes."


    "When I studied abroad, I used to learn about hypnosis and even joined a research group. The


    scopes we studied back then were very simr to yours."


    "And?"


    Ariah smacked her lips. "You said that things changed after you returned from Tasnil, right? Can you


    recall carefully what strangers you have seen, or what you have eaten or drunk?"


    With a frown, Sharon shook her head. "No. When I was in Tasnil, the people I''vee into contact


    with the most were Shawn and a local, someone who was a rather honest man. Why?"


    "Are you sure?"


    Sharon thought for a while then nodded.


    Furrowing her brow, Ariah resumed, "You''ve definitely been hypnotized by someone in Tasnil,


    someone you were veryfortable with. You were able to put down your guard while you were


    with him, which exined how easily he could enter your subconscious mind and affect you..."


    As soon as Ariah said that, blood drained from Sharon''s face as if something struck her mind.


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    "T-There was someone."


    Sharon''s hands were a little shaky as she spoke.


    Ariah''s eyes widened. "Who?"


    Taking a deep breath, Sharon recounted, "When I was in Tasnil, my legs were injured so badly that I


    couldn''t walk. Shawn found me a physiotherapist to treat my injury. He was the family doctor of a


    general with very professional medical skills..."


    Ariah immediately asked, "Have you ever been alone with him?"


    To perform such hypnosis for Sharon, the therapist would certainly need a quiet environment.


    Sharon gave a wry smile and replied, "Yes, I spent a lot of time alone with the doctor and his


    apprentice during therapy."


    "No. I mean, when you were alone with him, did he give you any medicine that you were not familiar


    with? And when you were alone with him, were you in a daze? It''s like there was a small nk


    memory in your head, and you didn''t know how you had suddenly fallen asleep or fainted."


    This was the seque of hypnosis.


    Every word Ariah uttered caused Sharon''s expression to darken a little.


    "What''s wrong?" Ariah locked her gaze on Sharon. "Do you remember?"


    Sharon nodded with a ghastly expression on her face. "There was once when I felt very sleepy and


    fell asleep, and when I woke up, the doctor was long gone, but I didn''t think much about it..."


    "That''s it!" Ariah thought, finally getting her answer.


    "I''m not bewitched, am I?" Sharon looked at her, frightened.


    "Puff," Ariah burst outughing.


    "No, of course not. It''s just that your subconscious was stimted a little. That must be why you had


    those nightmares."


    Sharon blinked. "Can you cure me then?"


    "Without a doubt! Leave it to me." "That''s great!"


    "But..."


    "But what?" Sharon went stiff again.


    Ariah nced at her. "There''s a price to pay for the treatment. I''m afraid that you won''t be able to


    ept it."


    "Ariah, please tell me."


    Ariah pondered for a while before slowly illustrating, "Well, I''ll give you an example. Your brain is like


    having the flu now which can only be cured by taking medicine to kill the virus. Right now, the virus


    in your brain is Shawn. In order to recoverpletely, you need to destroy him."


    Hearing the seriousness, Sharon was astounded. "D-Destroy him? How?"


    "Destroy everything about Shawn in your mind. That''s the only way you''ll recover." Ariah pursed her


    lips and said in a low voice, "In other words, you need to wipe him out of your memory."


    Sharon remained silent for a long time before blurting, "Ariah, can you give me some time to think


    about it?"


    "Of course." Ariah nodded.


    With an indistinct hum, Sharon lowered her gaze.