Billionaire’s Missing Darling by Theresa Wilde

Chapter 243

For Ernesto, the book wasn’t particularly important; it was merely a family heirloom, making it somewhat precious.

So, when Olivia expressed interest in it, he agreed without hesitation.

“Alright, you set a time, and once the hypnosis is done, I’ll give you the book,” he said, a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

Olivia responded, “Give me the book first.”

Ernesto tapped his fingers on the table and nodded. “Sure, you set the time.”

Olivia suggested, “Let’s do it after the International Medical Association conference.” Olivia walked into the study, picking up a book on psychology.

Athene, her companion, expressed concern, “Olivia, are you sure about undergoing hypnosis? Ernesto is quite skilled.”

Upon learning of Olivia’s visit to Mala, Athene had flown in from Gorshire the same day. “What if… what if he has ill intentions? What will you do?” Athene was deeply worried. Contemporary medical hypnosis was primarily used for psychological therapy, aiding in comforting

simple

patients or unlocking their emotional knots. However, Ernesto was unlikely to employ comforting

methods on Olivia.

A powerful hypnotist like Ernesto could hypnotize a person into another person. He could even make the hypnotized person commit suicide without anyone knowing through constant hints.

Athene sat beside Olivia. “Olivia, what if he has bad intentions?”

Olivia turned a page as she reassured her, “Don’t worry; I won’t go into this unprepared.”

Athene looked up, puzzled.

Olivia scratched her nose and smiled. “Silly girl, someone will protect me in the dark. If I really encounter danger, they will protect me.”

Athene nodded. “That’s good.”

The conference at the International Medical Association concluded swiftly.

Ernesto met, and Olivia made a single request, “During the hypnosis, I must

nodded and said,

the Hushe Republic. After receiving the book, Olivia briefly flipped through a few pages and then looked

start now.”

going to prepare anything before we start? After the hypnosis, you might not be

in a chair and

village, her head throbbing as if

even more bizarre was her complete lack of memory;

heavy knock on the door

strong accent called out, “Olivia, you lazy

back soon.”

a hand tearing through the fog, instantly

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with a hardworking father, a nagging and biased

summer vacation, and

her memory returned,

three–story house adjacent to the Taylor family’s residence, Gillian sat by the

sat on the couch, playing with an orange in one hand, and supporting

are you looking at?” he

lowered her gaze, concealing the craziness and resentment simmering beneath her

in Olivia’s shadow, with everyone openly favoring Olivia. It didn’t matter how hard Gillian worked, how

admitted that she had brought this upon herself by walking the path she had

who could truly understand her

same circumstances, Olivia would

would grapple with the

brother, sister–in–law, everyone adored her intelligent, beautiful, college–bound younger sister, while they all ignored her, belittled her, and looked down upon

believe that Olivia could

were incongruent,

this come to pass?

air grew tense as her mother, Megan, entered. Megan’s expression was marred by annoyance,

sporting an innocent tone, replied while maintaining a modicum of grace, “My shoes are incredibly tight,

of ill–fitting footwear. Her message was clear, the imminent arrival of Olivia’s

ranked first in our family. Nothing could be more important

then, something inexplicable happened. Olivia paused, her mind awash with recollections. Vivid memories of her mother’s unwavering partiality

the familial disparity she had always