During the hypnosis session, no one other than Colby Hunt and Joshua was allowed in the room.
Naturally, Dr. Winter had to step out.
Joshua stood rooted to the spot.
Dr. Winter looked at Stella, giving her a pointed glance.
Stella lowered her eyes and said, "Go."
Joshua stared at her. "Star, I'm asking you one last time. Do you really want me to do this?"
Stella nodded. "Go."
Joshua gave her a long, hard look. "Understood."
With that, he turned and walked toward the room, step by step.
In Stella's vision, his movements slowed to an agonizing crawl.
Every step felt like he was trampling on her heart.
The door clicked shut with a heavy, muffled thud, like a scene in slow motion.
Stella's mind went entirely blank.
Perhaps, the next time she saw him, he would have forgotten everything.
He would forget their time together, the pain, the joy, and the profound way he had loved her.
Stella slowly closed her eyes.
The clock in the empty living room ticked relentlessly.
It was too quiet.
So quiet she swore she could hear her own frozen heartbeat.
Her senses were sharp, but her brain was shutting down.
She sat there in a daze, like a lifeless statue.
She had no idea how much time had passed. It wasn't until a shadow fell over her that she finally snapped out of her trance.
She looked up, her movements stiff and mechanical.
Meeting her gaze was a handsome, familiar face.
He was looking down at her, his dark eyes like a tranquil sea.
"If you didn't want me to forget, why force me into hypnosis?"
Stella violently snapped back to reality. "You... you didn't forget?"
"No," Joshua replied.

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Oh come on! This is ridiculous, why can’t you let Stella finally be happy with Joshua. I’m done with this story....
anxiously waiting for updates...
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The same rotation blaming Stella trying to get her destroyed. Isn't the writer tired of writing the same foolishness overand over again? This is exhausting....
Can’t wait to see what joshua will do...
Why would the author of this book do that to Stella? Such cruelty!...
So many chapters are incomplete. Missing pages. Hard to get continuity...
Please move on from Stella's troubles, we need more exiting news. Like Joshua discovering that Stella is the one he has been looking for,the owner of the earring....
Seriously, how long will this get stretched ?? Looks like the whole world is set to trouble Stella... It's not moving anywhere.....
Hey...please update regularly...