Hypnotherapy?
Startled, Sharon stared at Ariah.
Quickly, Ariah added, "Don't worry, it's not that scary. Also, I won't use that method unless I have no other choice. If the treatment that I said earlier has made you feel better, you won't need to go through hypnotherapy."
Although Sharon knew that Ariah was comforting her, she smiled and said, "Ariah, it's not that I'm afraid. I was just a little shocked that my condition seems to be a little serious."
"It's not serious..."
"Ariah, I know you well. If it's not serious, you wouldn't have this reaction. It's okay. You don't have to say these words to comfort me. You are a doctor, and I am a patient, so I will actively cooperate with your treatment."
In the end, Sharon was the one who consoled Ariah, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself about it. My condition didn't affect my life. It was just a bit annoying to think about it whenever I'm free. It doesn't matter if you can't cure it..."
"Don't worry, I'll definitely cure you!"
Before Sharon could finish, Ariah interrupted her, "You should have a good rest at home for the next two days. Let's see if the situation will get better. Whereas for me, I need to prepare for it as well."
Immediately, Sharon responded, "I will definitely do as you said."
After that, Sharon continued to stay in Ariah's place until noon. When she was about to return in the afternoon, Stanley called, and as soon as she answered, a clear voice came from the other end of the line, "Come downstairs."
Why did he ask her to go downstairs?
To where?
Suddenly, Sharon thought of something, and her eyes widened. "Don't tell me that you're right outside Ariah's building?"
"Why can't I?"
For a moment, Sharon fell silent.
Oh, of course he could!
After Sharon bid farewell to Ariah, she went downstairs to take a look. Sure enough, Stanley's car was parked by the road. At that moment, he stood by the car, with a lit cigarette in his hand, and he was smoking it with his head down.
The two children would occasionally ride in his car, so to keep the air fresh inside the car, Stanley had never smoked in the car, and he rarely smoked at home.
When he saw that Sharon was coming over, Stanley stubbed out his cigarette.
With a serious expression, Sharon walked over. "What did you promise me?"
"Hmm?" Meanwhile, Stanley leaned against the car, with his ending tone slightly rising.
The low voice of Stanely was numbing to Sharon's ears. The moment she recalled his impetuous act last night, she couldn't help but lick her lips. "You... you promised me you wouldn't smoke again. Why are you smoking again?"
For quite a while, Stanley narrowed his eyes and fixated his gaze on her. In the end, he withdrew his gaze and promised, "I won't do it again."
With that perfunctory attitude, he did not sound promising at all. Immediately, Sharon glared at him with puffed cheeks and pouted, "That was what you said last time too!"
Suddenly, Stanely, who was leaning against the car, walked towards her. For a moment, Sharon was stunned by the gaze from his pair of dark eyes. "What... what's wrong?"
"When time did you get up?"
"Ah... around 10 o'clock."
"What did you do after you got up?"
Subconsciously, Sharon tried to avoid that topic. "Nothing much. I just came to Ariah's place to talk with her."
"Is that so?" The corners of Stanley's mouth curled up, but there was no hint of a smile in his eyes. At that moment, Sharon had her head lowered, and she did not see his expression. In her heart, she felt guilty and did not know why he would suddenly ask such a question.
"Well, Ariah is in a bad mood, so I came to keep her company."
In fact, Sharon didn't want to tell Stanley about Shawn because he was taboo to Stanley, and he would be furious the moment Sharon mentioned Shawn's name.
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