Sasha’s friend?
Sebastian did not mind her bringing the cakes along whatever her reasons were. He just casually asked, “Which friend is that? Have you met this friend before?”
“Yes, of course!” Frieda nodded vigorously. “We met at the hospital, but Sasha said we can’t tell Sebby. So, be quiet about it, okay? You can’t tell Sebby about it either.”
She turned to Sebastian and solemnly put her finger to her lips.
Sebastian was speechless.
Doubt flashed across his eyes.
His mother suffered from a mental illness and her mind was often cloudy and unclear.
However, her mental illness has also caused her to be more child-like and straightforward in her words and actions.
Sebastian didn’t let the matter drop.
He had intended to take his mother straight to the psychiatric department once they reached the hospital. However, Frieda had other ideas. She quickly took off with the little basket in her arms as soon as they stepped into the hospital.
“Where are you going? Don’t run off!”
Frieda ignored his cries and hurried down to the corridor where she had seen Sasha last.
When she reached her destination, she did not find the person who had been with Sasha the other day.
“Huh? Where is he? Where did he go?” Frieda looked around the empty corridor helplessly. Her already cloudy mind became even more of a mess.
Sebastian had chased her down and he could not help but feel a little annoyed as he asked, “What are you doing? Who are you looking for?”
Frieda blinked her eyes and looked at him, full of innocence. “Sasha’s friend! He was here the other day! He didn’t have anything to eat. So. he held onto her and wouldn’t let her go!”
Frieda pointed down the corridor.
He held onto her?
Sebastian finally paid her words some attention. His face turned dark in an instant.
After that, they walked to the psychiatric department on the third floor of the hospital.
When Frieda’s doctor saw that it was Sebastian himself who had brought his mother for her appointment, he was surprised. “Mr. Hayes! I’m surprised to see you here. Where’s your wife?”
“She’s busy!” Sebastian replied in a rather rude tone. His thoughts were still preoccupied with Frieda’s words earlier.
When the doctor heard his tone, he did not dare to ask any further and immediately started attending to Frieda.
After he was done running tests on Frieda, the two of them walked out of the examination room to find Sebastian waiting outside. His expression was even grimmer than before. Seeing this, the doctor started feeling even more flustered and nervous.
“Mr. Hayes, so… the hypnosis treatment that we had carried out on your mother previously seems to be working well. May I also enquire regarding the matter that I had spoken to you about before? How is that going on?”
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