Cindy broke down in tears as she cried out, “I knew it! I knew you wouldn't just leave me like this! I knew they were lying to me! You nearly scared me to death, Shannie!”
A look of surprise flashed past Arielle's eyes when she heard that, but she quickly regained her composure when she realized what was going on.
I knew it! There's no way she's immune to the drug's effects! Turns out, Shandie is the person that matters most to Cindy, not Matthias. I suppose motherly nature is a thing that every woman has in common, even one as vile and heartless as Cindy... If that's the case, then I'm sure my mom feels the same way about me. What about Henrick, then? Who is the one that matters most to him? Or does that person not exist at all?
For a split second there, Arielle felt a conflicting combination of pity and hatred toward Cindy.
“Wake up, Cindy! Shandie is gone! She's dead, and she's not coming back!” Henrick shouted coldly.
Cindy gave Henrick a weird look and pointed at Arielle as she asked, “What are you saying? Can't you see? Shandie's right there! Why would you joke about such a thing?”
Henrick instinctively looked in Arielle's direction as he thought Cindy had seen a ghost. However, the expression on his face turned grim when he saw Cindy pointing at Arielle. “Dr. Jankowitsch, why has my wife's condition worsened? She's even hallucinating now! Is... Is there even a cure for her at this point?”
Klaus cleared his throat awkwardly as he wasn't sure what Arielle's actual plan was.
Thinking Arielle was probably trying to get rid of Cindy, he said, “I tried treating her with hypnosis just now, but it doesn't seem to be working for Mrs. Southall here.”
What? Who else could possibly treat Cindy if even Dr. Jankowitsch can't? People are going to laugh at me for having a crazy wife! No, I can't let that happen! She has humiliated me a lot today, and I'm not about to suffer any further humiliation!
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