His Wicked Obsession (Archer and Virginia) novel Chapter 354

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A few days later, Munich.

In the height of summer, the afternoon sun carried a scorching intensity.

The International Psychology Seminar was held at a century-old luxury hotel in the city center.

Virginia wore a black silk sleeveless blouse paired with matching wide-leg trousers, cinched at the waist with a pure white silk scarf.

The flawless drape of the fabric subtly accentuated her long, elegant legs as she walked.

Her hair was pinned in a low twist with a simple hairpin, exuding an air of cool, unapproachable professionalism.

Archer walked beside her, his arm hovering protectively behind her lower back.

He wasn't in a suit today; he wore a bespoke dark linen shirt, the top buttons undone, sleeves rolled up to reveal his muscular forearms and his signature sandalwood beads.

Even in a foreign country, his commanding, aristocratic presence was impossible to ignore.

Entering the VIP lounge, Doctor White sat on a single sofa, flipping through a stack of documents.

"Doctor White," Virginia greeted, stepping forward.

Doctor White looked up, his gaze bypassing her entirely to land on Archer, a subtle frown creasing his forehead.

Archer's expression remained perfectly neutral as he stepped forward, placing a rosewood box on the coffee table.

"Doctor White," he inclined his head, adopting a visibly more respectful posture than before. "I heard you collect rare medical manuscripts. I had someone source this copy from an overseas auction house for you."

Doctor White didn't even glance at the box, simply taking a sip from his bone china teacup.

Virginia nodded.

"Toby is still so young. I can't stand by and watch a four-year-old boy get tortured like that."

Doctor White took off his glasses and pinched the bridge of his nose.

"I suspected something was off about Chloe's condition from the start."

He opened a file on the table, clearly having prepared it in advance.

"Based on her early clinical evaluations, her PTSD symptoms were obvious, but not in the most severe tier. I conducted a full course of intensive therapy with her back home. By all accounts, even if she wasn't fully cured, she should have shown significant improvement."

Virginia took the report, scanning the data with a deep frown. "But her recent behavior has grown increasingly extreme. She's even displaying severe violent tendencies..."