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Myra wanted to cling to every last hope.

Felicia returned to the room. Dexter was still lying on the bed, his limbs restrained with ropes.

It was Myra who had tied him up.

Ever since Dexter lost his mind, he would wander off and repeatedly tear at his wounds. Left with no other choice, Myra had resorted to tying his hands and feet to prevent further harm.

It was a desperate measure.

Felicia sterilized the needles and began inserting them into the acupoints on Dexter’s head. Her fingers pinched the end of each needle, gently twisting it as she inserted it.

Halfway through the process, Dexter shouted before struggling violently. His hoarse voice was like the roar of a trapped beast.

Myra’s heart skipped a beat as the sound sent shivers down her spine. She instinctively stepped forward to intervene. “He’s reacting this way because it hurts, right? Did you do something wrong? Should we stop for now or maybe try a different method?”

Felicia found it strange as well. It wasn’t that her acupuncture technique was flawed but rather that Dexter’s condition didn’t seem to stem from a mental shock as she had suspected. Instead, it felt more like he was trapped in a nightmare…

the needlework, Felicia sensed a force resisting her treatment. If that were

the needles

caught the gist of it. “So, you’re saying your dad is currently trapped

“dad”

“Doesn’t that mean he has lost

to worry about.” Felicia added, “From what I’ve observed, he’ll likely return to normal within two weeks. It could happen in a day or two if

K

“How?” Myra was perplexed.

talk to him, show him something meaningful, or bring someone he knows to see him. Anything that can evoke

hummed.

sound

tried countless times to communicate with Dexter over the past two weeks. She would even bring up their younger days. But Dexter remained

needed to, Felicia wiped her hands and said coolly, “The consultation is over. Since

He gestured

But in the end, she said nothing. She stood frozen, watching Felicia’s retreating figure

moment, the figure walking away blurred and overlapped with the black–clad figure who had saved her

It had been dark,

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