Sure enough, when Julien saw that Lyra came back, he waved at her and said, "Lyra, come here. This is Dr. Imanov, the internationally renowned professor in psychiatry."
Lyra forced her smile and walked over stiffly.
Dr. Imanov looked at her and stretched out his hand. He then said, "Hi, Ms. Madden. Dr. Finn told me about you. Don’t worry, I'll take good care of you and not let you down."
After that, he winked at her.
Lyra suddenly understood.
Finn managed to bribe this old man and he was now on her side.
He clearly said that he would not let her down.
This meant that even if her acting was bad, he would still go along with her and give her a diagnosis.
When she thought about that, all her worry and anxiety from before disappeared. She suddenly became more relaxed and reached out to shake Dr.
Imanov’s hand. "Okay. I'll thank you in advance."
"You're welcome. Please sit, Ms. Madden." Dr. Imanov withdrew his hand and gestured for her to take a seat.
Julien pulled Lyra's chair out for her.
Lyra smiled at him and sat down.
Dr. Imanov was sitting opposite them both. "President Flint, Ms. Madden, are you both ready? I'll start my consultation now.”
"Lyra?” Julien looked at her.
Lyra nodded. "I'm ready. Dr. Imanov. Let's get started..”
"Alright." Dr. Imanov pushed on his glasses and took out a pocket watch from his lab coat. "Ms. Madden, I’ll hypnotize you and try to wake your alternate personality up. Don't be afraid. Just follow my instructions."
"Okay." Lyra nodded and tightened her hand on Julien’s sleeve, as though she was really afraid.
"Julien, will you keep being here with me?"
She gave him a pleading look.
Since Dr. Imanov was on her side, she was not afraid of Julien being around anymore. Dr. Imanov would not tell him that she had no mental illness whatsoever.
Julien saw the fear in Lyra’s eyes and gave in. He squeezed her hand and said, "I'll be here. I won't go anywhere."
Lyra smiled.
Then, Dr. Imanov started hypnotizing Lyra.
Lyra slowly closed her eyes and leaned against the couch, as though she had fallen asleep.
Julien saw Dr. Imanov kept his pocket watch and studied Lyra intently. Julien was suddenly worried." Dr. Imanov, will hypnosis cause any side effects?"
"Don't worry, President Flint. There won't be any side effects. She'll be awake soon. When she wakes up again, she'll be someone else," Dr. Imanov said.
Julien narrowed his eyes.
Of course, Julien knew that he meant Lyra's alternate personality when he mentioned someone else.
Even till now, he had not met her.
"Ms. Madden, you can wake up now." Dr. Imanov put his hands next to Lyra's ears and clapped abruptly.
Right away after the clap, Lyra suddenly opened her eyes and sat up.
Julien looked at her, unsure if she was Lyra, or her alternate personality.
After some thought, Julien tried calling her, "Lyra?"
"Mr. Flint, I’m Tina. I gave myself this name." An evil smile appeared on Lyra's face, and her voice was also seductive.
Julien looked at the person in front of him, which was the complete opposite of Lyra. He remained silent.
Lyra stood up and walked to him. "Mr. Flint, we finally met."
Julien frowned and stepped back without saying
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