The Day I Stopped Waiting Was the Day He Started Begging novel Chapter 222

Logically, York should have been holding a grudge and avoiding her for days.

Why was he acting so out of character?

Alarm bells rang in Madeline's head, but her expression remained completely neutral.

"Fine."

The car quickly left the city limits. Whether it was from skipping lunch or pure exhaustion, Madeline actually dozed off.

She didn't wake up until York called her name. The moment she stepped out of the car and recognized their destination, her face immediately darkened.

She knew York wouldn't make things that simple.

"Is this where you wanted to bring me?"

Madeline stared at the sign for the psychological clinic ahead.

Memories of her hypnotherapy sessions rushed back. The suffocating, hopeless despair surged up, making it impossible to maintain her facade of composure in front of York.

She had spent so long convincing herself not to blame York.

Theirs was an arranged marriage, devoid of love.

He didn't love her, a fact she should have accepted from the start while keeping her head clear.

But only now did she realize that the hatred and resentment toward York buried deep in her heart had never truly faded.

It had only been masked by the hypnotic suggestions given by her therapist.

Only by forgetting the pain this man caused could she step out of the shadows.

She didn't want Evie to have an unstable mother, so she had forced all those emotions away.

But standing right outside the therapy clinic, she couldn't keep up the act any longer.

York didn't seem the least bit surprised by her fierce reaction.

He reached out with his uninjured hand to touch her arm.

"Maddy, I just want to know why you've been acting so out of character."

"Isn't it because..."

"What does it matter if you know?"

"You're smart. A single clue is all you need to uncover the entire truth."

Madeline gave him a heartbreaking look—a fragile mix of a tearful grimace and a hollow smile, her eyes rimmed red.

Her voice broke slightly as a sob hitched in her throat.