The next day, Adina woke up very early. She looked out the window with a pair of soulless eyes.
She took a look at the time. The children should still be sleeping.
They would have arrived at their destination at midnight, so they would probably sleep until noon to heal
their jetlag. They would likely call her when the time came.
While she counted the hours, Earl walked in.
He sat by the bed and softly said, “In half an hour, a psychiatrist will come and talk to you. Don‘t push
him away. He just wants to relieve your mental burden.”
Adina‘s eyelashes trembled before she chuckled in resignation.“ I used to see many psychiatrists, but
they ... Anyway, they can‘t cure my mental illness. Maybe I‘m too severely ill, or maybe they‘re not good
enough.”
As they spoke, the attending physician walked in with a man in a suit.
“Mr. Winters, this is Dr. Lewis, a famous psychiatrist in Sea City.”
Dr. Lewis pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose as he walked over. “Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Winters.
I‘m a psychiatrist with professional integrity. This is the NDA for the treatment. Once we sign this
document, no matter what secrets you tell me, they won‘t follow me out the door.”
Psychiatrists were used to seeing a lot of conspiracies in big and rich families. Signing a document
before treatment allowed his patients to tell him everything that had happened in the past.
Adina looked down and signed it cooperatively.
After the attending physician gave them a few words of advice, he left the ward to them.
Right when Earl stood up to leave as well, Adina grabbed the hem of his shirt. “Don‘t leave. Keep me
company.”
Her soft tone brushed across Earl‘s heart like a cat‘s claw.
He looked at the psychiatrist. “Can I stay?”
Dr. Lewis immediately said, “You‘re the one whom the madam trusts. Of course you can stay.”
The one she trusted...
These words made Earl very happy.
Soon after, Dr. Lewis turned on a speaker that he had carried along and played some soothing music
before he started his treatment.
“Madam, what do your friends usually call you?”
Adina looked down and said, “Adina or Addy.”
“Do you mind me calling you Adina ?” After Adina nodded, Dr. Lewis resumed. “Adina, I‘m your friend
now. You usually call me Lewis, and we go out partying together on weekends with many friends. It‘s a
fun time. Can you imagine that?”
Adina cooperatively said, “You‘re my friend, Lewis, and we always attend parties together. I trust you.”
“Yes, we trust each other.” Dr. Lewis guided her patiently. “So, can you tell me what nightmare you had
last night?”
“I dreamed about my kids...” Adina‘s complexion suddenly turned pale, but she endured it and said, “Two
of my kids died right after they were born. Their bodies were full of blood. Their eyes were closed. No
matter how many times I called out to them, they didn‘t respond. My half–sister suddenly showed up and
carried my babies away. My babies...”
She suddenly buried her head in her knees and gradually lost control of her emotions.
Dr. Lewis softened his tone and comforted her. “Let‘s not talk about that. Let‘s talk about your kids. What
are their names? How old are they?”
Adina opened her eyes and suddenly became a little dazed.“ Yes, where are my kids? Where are
George and Harold? Duke, do you know where the kids are?”
She grabbed Earl‘s shirt uncontrollably as if she had gone crazy.
Dr. Lewis immediately grabbed her arm. “Adina, calm down. The kids are alright. They‘re fine.”
“Let go of me!” Adina swung the doctor away before she rushed into Earl‘s arms and fearfully said,
“Duke, take me to the kids. Are they missing? I‘m scared. I‘m so scared!”
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