When everyone had left, the hypnotist looked at Meredith and frowned.
"What's wrong?"
"She's too obsessed. If she is forced to be erased her memory, I'm afraid it might cause a strong negative reaction."
"Then... What should we do?"
Parker didn't expect it to be so complicated and snuffed out the cigarette in his hand.
If the hypnosis encountered a strong negative reaction, the chance of failure would increase dramatically.
What if something happened... He wouldn't forgive himself even if he died.
"What is she obsessed with now?"
Parker frowned. What could it be... The first thought popped into his mind was her child, but there was a deeper guess that he didn't even want to say.
Had Meredith... really let go of Derek now?
There was no love or hatred for no reason in this world. As to whether her hatred had deepened because of the damage caused by Derek or of her love for him, Parker found it hard to tell.
But it was true that he wanted to erase Derek from Meredith's mind thoroughly.
"If we could think of a way to have her drop her guard for a while, she would be more likely to be hypnotized."
Dennis said, waiting quietly for Parker's answer.
"I see. Please get ready first. I'll take care of everything else."
Dennis nodded, but couldn't help asking, "But, once her memory is erased, would she still be that person you like? Have you ever thought about it?"
As he spoke, a glimmer of gloominess flashed in the man's blue eyes.
Back then, it was just because he had wanted to get some woman he loved that he had learned this kind of crazy hypnosis. After he had hypnotized that woman, indeed, she had fallen in love with him just like the way he had built her.
However, this kind of love was obtained through deception and manipulation. Even if he had owned it, it hadn't felt real. In this kind of panic, Dennis had gradually lost the ability to see deeply into his own heart.
In the end, he had chosen to leave that woman, but the woman who had been implanted his ideas into could not accept the fact, and she had died in a car accident while looking for him.
From then on, Dennis had changed his name and wandered around. He had not dared to live a normal life without worries. Guilt had made him lose his breath.
Dennis had come across Parker in an unexpected way. He had had an accident on his wanderings. He had thought that his miserable life was about to end, but he had been saved.
The one who had saved him was exactly Parker, who had still been a punk fighting with his own hands. However, seeing Parker struggling in pain, Dennis had come up with the idea of helping and repaying him, and that was how Dennis had been following him until now.
However, it didn't occur to Dennis that the man who had used to be cold to everything should fall in love with such a woman, a woman who looked very ordinary.
"Actually... I owe her, and I have to pay back..."
Parker sighed and told Dennis everything about Meredith. Dennis was a subordinate he trusted, so he had nothing to hide.
"I don't want her to fall in love with me because of hypnosis, or anything, but... I don't want her to be here suffering for someone who's not worth it. I hope she will be happier in the future."
"This is kind of the amends that I make to her."
Parker said flatly. Dennis looked down and understood what he was thinking.
"In that case, perhaps you could let her see her child and then, we could hypnotize her when she feels most satisfied. It's quite possible that she could be hypnotized at that time."
"Is that so?"
Parker nodded. "I see. I'll do my best."
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