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.

“During the hypnosis, I

nodded and said,

in the Hushe Republic. After receiving the book, Olivia

start now.”

an eyebrow, concerned, “Aren’t you going to prepare anything before we start? After the hypnosis, you might not be able to handle your work normally for a while.” Olivia appeared

chair and said in

up in a small village, her head throbbing as if it

her complete lack of

rapid, heavy knock on the door from

strong accent called out, “Olivia, you lazy girl, get up and cook. Your sister

back soon.”

voice seemed to be a hand tearing through

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six, with a hardworking father, a nagging and biased mother, siblings running a business in town, and a sister studying

sister was returning for summer vacation, and

her memory returned, Olivia hurriedly

beautiful three–story house adjacent to the Taylor family’s residence,

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

are you looking

craziness

openly favoring Olivia. It didn’t matter how hard Gillian worked, how dutiful she was to her grandfather, or how diligently she studied; it always amounted

brought this upon herself by

who could truly understand

that in the same circumstances, Olivia would fare better than

how Olivia would grapple with the ensuing challenges

beautiful, college–bound younger sister, while they all ignored her, belittled her, and looked down

Olivia could maintain

were incongruent, her

had this come to pass?

scour the room in search of a pair of shoes that offered a more accommodating fit. The air grew tense as her mother, Megan, entered. Megan’s expression was marred by annoyance, and her tone was curt. “What’s taking you so long? Why haven’t you started preparing the meal? Your sister is about to return, and

“My shoes are incredibly tight,

the potential dire consequences of ill–fitting footwear. Her

is ranked first in our family. Nothing could be more important than

happened. Olivia paused, her mind awash with recollections. Vivid memories

stark reminder of the familial disparity she had