Chapter 267
“Phoebe?”
“Phoebe…”
My consciousness slowly returned, and I could hear someone calling my name.
It was Dexter.
“Damian, what’s wrong with her? She looks… off,” Dexter asked with an anxious edge to
his voice.
“Did you give her the medication I prescribed on time?” Damian inquired.
“I made sure she took it at the exact hour every day. There’s no mistake.”
“Memory erasure and reconstruction isn’t an overnight process. She shouldn’t be experiencing amnesia right now. If she’s forgotten, be careful – it might be an act. You need to keep reinforcing the psychological suggestions, keep stimulating her environment, and don’t skip the medication. Bring her to the clinic on schedule for hypnotherapy and electroconvulsive therapy,” Damian instructed seriously.
Dexter fell silent for a moment before speaking. “Damian, is this fair to her?”
“Her mother wanted her to live an ordinary life, just like any other child. She’s ill; she needs treatment,” Damian insisted firmly.
But Dexter hesitated. “Is she really Phoebe? Do souls really cross over to other bodies?”
Damian responded coolly, “That’s something you need to ask yourself: who do you want
her to be?”
It took Dexter a long time to reply. “Phoebe. I want Phoebe to come back.”
Damian simply grunted. “Then do as I’ve told you.”
When I opened my eyes, Damian had already left.
Dexter was sitting by the bed. Seeing me awake, he was both excited and relieved. “Phoebe…”
I looked at him and said, “Dexter, I’d like some mango tapioca pudding.”
Dexter paused, then nodded. “I’ll have someone fetch it for you right away.”
Soon, the housekeeper brought the mango tapioca pudding.
“Have some?” He coaxed, trying to feed me.
“You first,” I said with a smile. “I remember how much you love mango tapioca pudding.”
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But in reality, it was Colin who adored mango tapioca pudding.
Dexter’s fingers stiffened noticeably, and he whispered, “You eat.”
I shook my head. “No, I want you to have it.”
Dexter looked at the mangoes in the bowl and took a hesitant bite.
“Why lie to me…” My voice was hoarse as I confronted him. “You’re not my lover, yet you pretend to be him, leading me to form false memories, mistrusting and tormenting me?”
Dexter was taken aback, his gaze shifting from shock to confusion as he stood up. “Phoebe, Do you remember now?”
I watched as his face broke out in hives after eating the mango.
Since Damian said I wasn’t supposed to have amnesia, I didn’t see the point in pretending
anymore.
“Why deceive me if you don’t love me, why trap me, why not tell me the truth…”
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