Unbeknownst to her, she was currently being projected on the LED screen in the banquet hall. Suddenly, the sound system was abruptly increased in volume, overpowering the noisy chatter in the hall.
“Can you really help him?”
“Of course, as long as you tell me who he is and describe his symptoms to me. You know, schizophrenia caused by genetic mutation is the hardest disease to treat in the world right now, and I’ve put a lot of time and effort in studying it.”
On the screen, the young man who was standing in the garden by the lake spoke in a clear voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, Frederick’s expression changed drastically, and the cup in his hand fell to the table with a clang.
“Mr. Hayes, are you alright?” Xandra cried out and moved to check on him.
However, Frederick shoved her aside and bolted up from his seat, roaring angrily at the screen, “Who’s doing this? Turn it off! Turn it off now!”
He was so furious that the veins on his neck were bulging.
The banquet hall instantly spiraled into mayhem. Everyone looked at a hysterical Frederick with confusion sprawled across their faces, wondering what in the world was happening.
Matilda was as puzzled as everyone else.
Sebastian arrived right then. After alighting the car, he rushed to the banquet hall just in time to see this chaotic scene, and the video displayed on the LED screen.
“His symptoms… His symptoms are terrifying. When they act up, he’ll become very violent, as if he wants to destroy everything. He’ll also create a different personality for himself—a very rare manifestation—and he will use that personality to do whatever he wants, like…”
On the screen, Sasha finally trusted the man and was slowly disclosing the secret she had buried in her heart for over ten years.
As if someone had hit the pause button, the banquet hall abruptly fell into a pin-drop silence. Even the air particles seemed to have frozen in place.
In an instant, all the blood drained from Sebastian’s face. His eyes had gone wide as this scene unexpectedly jogged a memory which was filled with blood and violence.
His expression turned monstrous.
Sasha Wand!
“N-No. That’s not right. I remember now. I’ve never… never told Dr. Kaye about this. W-Who are you exactly?”
Just as the woman on the screen was going to tell the man everything, she stopped suddenly, looking like someone who was jolted awake and trapped in an internal struggle.
She’s refusing to continue speaking and is starting to question who I am?
The man was taken aback, probably stunned that she became clear-headed. Hence, he immediately stepped forward before she could react, making sure to capture her eyes with his own.
“Ms. Wand, perhaps you have too much on your mind and your memory is failing you. You said so yourself that back then, you asked Dr. Kaye about this matter, right?”
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