Carla turned around so Terence couldn't take back the folder. Then, she quickly opened it and read what was inside.
However, when her eyes finally saw the contents of the folder, she was stunned.
"Terence, so all of the things that you said you remembered are written here?"
Carla asked him, shaking the folder in her hand.
What was inside were all the comic strips that she had created for the company years ago.
All the stories in there were lifted from her most precious memories with Terence.
Terence only blinked at her a few times before looking away. "No. They had just been helping me remember things a little faster," Terence quietly said. He spoke really softly that it was almost like a whisper.
Carla leaned closer to him and carefully tried to look into his eyes.
Nathan had explained to her that Terence's memory had been sealed in a special way by a foreign hypnotist.
However, the hypnotist unexpectedly passed away.
In other words, there was no way to get his memories back right now.
He could only do it on his own. However, with this method, it was certainly going to take ages.
Although she didn't know anything about hypnotherapy, Carla figured out that this was what they would be facing for the next days of their lives. It was the sad reality in front of them and she needed to accept that.
"Terence, do you remember when we had sex for the first time? Could you remember where we were at that time?"
Carla fixed her eyes on Terence. She didn't write that part of their life into the book, because she thought that it should remain private. Needless to say, she didn't want to share it with others.
Terence frowned a little and took a quick glance at Nathan in the driver's seat.
Nathan could sense what was going on so he faked a cough and he even honked his horn.
It actually meant "in the car".
What actually happened back then was that when Carla and Terence were enjoying their first time to be intimate with each other, Nathan was outside of the car waiting. Of course, he knew the answer.
Terence thought for a while before responding, "Hmmm... In the car?"
With his exceptional intellect and his bond with Nathan, Terence soon understood what Nathan meant.
Carla glanced at Nathan. She was not dumb. She knew very well that he tried to help out his boss. So, she thought for a while and blinked a few times. Then, she came up with an idea and whispered into Terence's ear.
"Well, what position?" Carla whispered so softly that Nathan wouldn't be able to hear the question.
Terence raised his eyebrows and pondered for a while. Then, he raised her chin with a huge grin on his face.
With all the confidence that he had, he said, "You were on top."
That one was actually quite easy.
Judging from her actions while making love since she got back home, Terence could tell how bossy she was. So he could only guess that she would be the same when they first had sex.
Carla looked at him suspiciously. Although he gave the right answer, she knew that he probably just guessed it.
Still, she could tell that most of his memories were from her comic strips.
"Babe, don't look at me like that. I'm still me. I haven't changed and I would never change."
Terence didn't like her suspicious eyes fixated on him as if she was trying to see if he was still the same person.
He had been looking for every single thing about her and their relationship for the past few days because he didn't want her to look at him that way. He was eager to become the man he used to be.
However, no matter how hard he tried, how many comic books he read, and how constantly Nathan and Rainer tried to remind him, there were still so many things that he couldn't remember. There were still a lot of memories that he lost.
He thought that he could keep it to himself, but she figured it out anyway.
"Terence, it's no big deal. We can start over." Carla gazed at him with so much understanding in her eyes. She knew and loved Terence for a long time now so she could tell from his sincere look that he still cared about her. He's still trying very hard to bring back the memories.
Although, Carla couldn't lie to herself. She knew that something was still missing. For one, it seemed like Terence wasn't as affectionate as he used to be. Although, he could still surprise her in other ways.
"Babe, just give me some time, please? I promise I'll get my memories back." Terence sighed and then hugged her tightly. Then, he gently kissed the top of her head.
For Terence, he suddenly realized that he had found himself again after spending just a couple of days with Carla.
It was like the broken piece of his heart was being restored. It was like that empty space was being filled in just with Carla's presence.
He was no longer the indifferent and apathetic man. Instead, he became a man who was deeply in love. After so long, he found his way back to happiness.
He didn't know how it happened but in a short amount of time, he realized that he could finally smile again.
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