Natalie put her utensils aside right away and looked at Shane intently, curious to know
what Stanley wanted from her.
On the other end of the call, Stanley lowered his gaze and asked, “Who hypnotized
Joyce?”
Every hypnotist had a unique way of hypnotizing their patients.
Thus, in order to figure out how to reverse the hypnosis, one had to find out who the
hypnotist was and the method the hypnotist used on the patient.
Joyce could end up having amentia if someone were to try to undo the hypnosis without
the aforementioned knowledge.
Since Natalie was close to Joyce, it was safe to assume Natalie knew the identity of the
hypnotist.
Shane froze momentarily when he heard Stanley's question. After that, he frowned and
asked, “Why do you want the answer to that question? Are you planning to undo Joyce's
hypnosis?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShane figured out Stanley's intention right away.
“No! He can't reverse Joyce's hypnosis!” Natalie's expression changed dramatically when
she heard those words. If he does that, Joyce will become who she was before this and
suffer from being a fool for love! Before the hypnosis, Joyce's life was filled with darkness,
and she had to live without a glimmer of hope. If the hypnosis is reversed, she will have a
mental breakdown sooner or later and attempt to commit suicide once more! No matter
what, Stanley mustn't undo Joyce's hypnosis.
Shane saw how anxious Natalie was, so he held her hand to calm her down. He then
proceeded to ask Stanley, “Why do you want to undo Joyce's hypnosis? Are you still
looking to take revenge on her?”
Stanley pursed his lips and went silent.
“Stanley, you're as stubborn as a mule. Seeing that you've been there for so long without
causing a stir, I thought you had finally thought things through and accepted what I told
you. However, it seems like you're still as deranged as before.” Shane's expression turned
grimmer.
“Who are you to judge me?” Stanley's expression darkened instantly. I'm not reversing
Joyce's hypnosis to take revenge on her, but even if that was what I wanted to do, who
gave him the right to judge me?
“You're right. I can't judge you, but I can also choose to not give you the answer you're
looking for. You can figure that out on your own.”
With that, Shane ended the call.
Shane had long known Stanley would look for Joyce's hypnotist one day to take revenge
on her.
Therefore, he had sent the hypnotist away long ago to prevent Stanley from locating the
doctor.
Seeing that Shane had ended the call, Natalie asked anxiously, “What's going on, Darling?
Is Stanley seriously looking to reverse Joyce's hypnosis?”
Shane nodded slightly. “That's most probably what he wants to do. Otherwise, he wouldn't
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmhave called to ask about the hypnotist's identity.”
Natalie furrowed her brows. “How could he?”
“He's a man filled with hatred, so this is not a surprise.” Shane held Natalie's hand to
comfort her.
“Since he hadn't gone after Joyce and the Rivers family for a while now, I thought he had
already accepted the fact that he's into Joyce and was gradually letting go of the hatred
he had for the Rivers family. Now...” Natalie bit her lip.
Even though she didn't complete her sentence, Shane knew what was on her mind.
Narrowing his eyes, he said, “Let's pay the Rivers family a visit after the competition is
over.”
“Huh?” Natalie was stumped. “Darling, are you saying we should go to the Rivers
residence?”
“Yes.” Shane nodded. “One of the reasons why the conflict between the Rivers family and
Stanley hasn't been resolved is Stanley's inability to let go. The other reason is that no one
has ever intervened and mediated the conflict. This time around, we'll go as mediators,
and maybe we can help them resolve the conflict. The Rivers family can't run from Stanley
for the rest of their lives.”