Something flashed across Matthias’ gaze and swiftly disappeared. He answered, “I’ll stall for some time
and come visit her daily. Mrs. Southall can sign the contract when she recovers.”
Henrick nodded. “That’s the only way. Thanks, Matthias. I’ll give you a bonus at the end of the year.
Please take care of her business. Let me know when she gets better. I don’t have time to visit her every
day.”
“Thank you, Mr. Southall. I’m just doing my job. Let me talk to Mrs. Southall and see if she can calm
down,” Matthias offered.
Without thinking much, Henrick waved his hand. “Sure, you can stay. I need to leave now. By the way,
don’t reveal her condition to anyone lest it affects our company.”
Matthias nodded profusely. “Got it.”
Henrick then turned to leave with Arielle in tow.
Arielle took one look at Matthias before she followed Henrick out obediently.
When they both disappeared from sight, Matthias shut the door and hurried to Cindy. Taking her hand,
he asked, “Cin, how are you?”
Though Cindy was brimming with hostility, she calmed down after Arielle left. Meeting Matthias’ gaze,
she demanded, “I’m not crazy. I didn’t go mad. Arielle did this to me! Trust me!” Her eyes were
bloodshot.
Matthias nodded vehemently. “Others might choose not to trust you, including Henrick himself, but I trust
you. Of course I know you’re not crazy.”
Cindy felt her heart soften as tears rolled down her cheeks indignantly.
Matthias waited patiently until she vented all her frustrations. “What happened? I heard Shannie…
Something happened to Shannie, and I never heard from you ever since. It took me some time to
discover you were admitted to this hospital. I had to find an excuse to visit you with Henrick, as I was
afraid it was a trap. Tell me, what happened?”
He could only figure out a solution once he found out what was going on.
Cindy bit her lip grimly. She had accepted the fact that her daughter was dead, though it tortured her
every night and broke her heart.
Nothing could change the fact that Shandie was dead. She hadn’t gone mad and had to accept the fact
sooner or later.
She stopped biting her lip, but the bite mark remained. Grinding her teeth, she declared, “Arielle must’ve
killed Shannie! I was too upset over her death and acted recklessly. Back in my room, I suddenly
hallucinated and thought Arielle was Shannie. I even told her how I killed Maureen.” She grabbed
Matthias’ arm in fear. “Arielle must’ve returned to take her revenge! She must’ve come to avenge her
mother! Matthias, what should I do?”
Cindy had never been this flustered.
She did not know she’d leave the monastery to get locked up in a psychiatric hospital.
Matthias caught the keywords and inquired, “You said you started hallucinating?”
Cindy nodded. “I’m not sure whether Arielle did that to me, or if I was too devastated by the news.”
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