Jeremiah found it rather odd. Since the weather was getting colder, he went to grab a blanket so Mable would not catch a cold. As soon as he turned around to walk away, he heard Mable mumbling something incoherent in her sleep and seemed to be in pain. “Mable?” Mable snapped awake and stared into Jeremiah’s eyes. She suddenly remembered something and immediately swatted his arm away, a vigilant look surfacing in her eyes. Jeremiah was too stunned to react. He hardly knew how to respond to the look in Mable’s eyes just now. “Mable, what's wrong? Were you having a nightmare?” Mable stared at Jeremiah blankly. A look gleamed in her eyes when she realized what she had just done. She scratched at her head and smiled stiffly. “Yeah… I’m sorry, it was just a very bad nightmare. I haven’t snapped out of it yet.” Jeremiah observed the pale expression on her face and sighed inwardly. He then gently ruffled her hair and asked, “Did you dream about Blair?” “I…” Mable wanted
Hearing Blair call out her name alone was enough to pull at Mable’s heartstrings. She suddenly felt an indescribable urge to cry. Blair spoke again, “I called you twice just now, but you never answered. Were you busy?” Mable pursed his lips and told him, “I took a nap and had my phone on silent, so I didn’t hear it ring.” Blair became silent. Then, his tone suddenly shifted, “Mable, did something happen?” He could tell from Mable’s tone that there was something off about her. Her voice was dull. Mable clenched the phone tightly and found herself asking, “Blair, can we video call?” “One second.” Blair hung up and then initiated a video call. Mable accepted the video call. At the tap of a button, Blair's handsome profile showed up on the display. He was inside his car and was donned in a tailored suit. It seemed that he was about to go to the office. As soon as he saw Mable show him up on his display, he asked, “Mable, what happened?” Mable smiled f
“No, it's nothing major anyway. I can handle it myself.” Mable realized that Blair was suggesting out of concern for her safety and assured him with a smile, “Don’t worry, I’ll make sure to take care of myself.” Blair nodded and suddenly asked, “Has Jeremiah done anything to trouble you these last two days since you got back?” “No.” Blair nodded. They briefly chatted for a while and hung up when Blair arrived at the office building. ... In Richworth. After Blair ended the video call with Mable, he immediately ordered Amos to get him a flight ticket to Italee the same night. Amos was taken aback since it was very sudden. “Master Blair, you want to go to Italee?” Blair nodded expressionlessly. Even though he knew Mable would be home as soon as the day after tomorrow, he could not wait any longer to see her. Especially after she told him that she missed him, he would depart right this moment if he could. Amos checked Blair's schedule and stated hesit
Solomon met Rory as soon as he stepped out of the airport. Rory had a pair of sunglasses on and was sitting inside his car. He had a coy smile on his face as he curiously observed the people streaming in and out of the airport. He did not seem surprised to meet Solomon and even made a show of removing his sunglasses and greeting Solomon with a smile. “Has Kyle and Zoe left?” Solomon frowned. What did Rory want? If he had come to stop Zoe from leaving, he would not just sit by idly and spectate. Furthermore, he would have brought a larger crew instead of just his driver and an assistant. Meanwhile, Rory toyed with the sunglasses in his palms while remarking with a sneer, “Does Kyle think he’s won just because he managed to take Zoe away? Haha, how naive can he be? We’re only just getting started.” Solomon walked to his car and shot Rory a severe look. “What do you mean by that?” Rory cocked a look at Solomon and flashed an indecipherable smirk. “You’ll know when the
From what he could see in the surveillance footage, Mable did not appear particularly shocked by the contents of the notebook. Her unusual calmness made Rory suspect she might have known he had deceived her for a while now. Rory suddenly grew irritable at the thought. What else did Mable know? Adam was concerned about the same thing. He immediately turned to Rory. “Rorr, what should we do now?” Rory thought for a moment and asked, “Mable didn't go back to Richworth with Kyle and the others, did she?” “No, she didn’t. She should still be at the Muller’s.” Rory frowned. He remembered Mable claiming that she returned to Italee for Zoe. If that was the case, what other reason did she have to stick around now that Zoe and Kyle were on their way back to Richworth? The only explanation was that she had another reason for coming to Italee. Rory immediately grabbed his phone and dialed Jeremiah's number. As soon as the call connected, he asked, without bothering to
After Mable had breakfast at home, she departed for Oliville. Since it was a roughly four-hour drive from the house, she planned her schedule for the day. It would be around noon when she arrived, the perfect time to get lunch with her father and spend the rest of the day with him. After getting dinner with him, she would head home. Kevin, the driver assigned by Jeremiah, was tasked with bringing Mable to Oliville. On the way there, she read documents about hypnosis on her phone. Last night, she started extensively searching for all kinds of information that had to do with hypnosis, amnesia, and the idea of mental barriers.She had previously been ignorant of these subjects. However, now that she was more informed, she was baffled by how terrifying they were. Hypnosis could not only be used to treat insomnia and mental illnesses but also to corrupt a person’s memory or even forcefully inject alternate memories. The truly advanced hypnotists could even drive a person to
Mable considered briefly before bringing up nonchalantly, “Does he have a habit of researching psychology during his free time?” “Psychology?” “Yeah. I would see books on psychology and hypnosis inside his study and office back then. So I was wondering if that’s the kind of thing he’s interested in during his free time.” Kevin’s reaction was very mild. “Oh, I don't know about that.” This was enough for Mable to tell that Kevin must not know anything about Jeremiah’s practices in hypnotism. Kevin noticed the heavy bags under Mable’s eyes and suggested kindly, “Miss, you don’t look like you managed to get much sleep last night. It’ll be another two hours before we arrive at our destination. Feel free to take a nap if you’re tired. I’ll wake you up when we arrive.” “Alright,” Mable obliged with a nod. She reached for her headphones and put them on to get ready to get some shuteye. She had stayed up last night reading everything she could find about hypnosis. It was nea
As Mable was unsure how to respond, Connor took her hand and sighed softly."Never mind, you're not a child anymore. Dad won't pry into these matters. I trust you know the boundaries and have the ability to handle them. Let's go inside and have lunch."Mable breathed a sigh of relief and quickly got up to usher him inside.Connor preferred peace, especially with his mobility issues, so he had handed over the company to his only son, Jeremiah. Since then, he had been quietly recuperating in Oliville.With a small population and a simple lifestyle, the environment was serene, nestled away from the hustle and bustle of the city. It was surrounded by mountains and water, making it a tranquil retreat in nature.After having lunch with her father, Mable pushed him for a stroll around the small town.Looking at Mable, Connor said, "You seem to have something on your mind."Mable shook her head. "Nothing, just thinking about Little Lemon. I've been away for a few days and don't know if