A faint sobbing sound was suddenly heard from the room.

Without much thought, Toby immediately opened the door and found a frightened Tina. It was after a short pause that she turned to walk further into the room.

“Tina,” he called out to her.

She paused and wiped away her tears before turning to face him with a forced smile. “Toby, are you done talking to Tim?”

“Yeah.” Toby stared at her for a couple of seconds before he asked, “Did you overhear us?”

Tina nodded as her eyes turned misty again. “Toby, d-do I really have dissociative personality disorder?”

He opened his mouth to say anything, but he couldn’t form his words and merely ended up grunting.

She covered her face with her hands and cried her heart out. “I’m sorry, Toby. I didn’t know about it. I really didn’t know. Sobs…”

“That’s fine.” As Toby felt sorry for her, he yanked her into a tender hug. “It’s not your fault. There’s no need to apologize.”

“I heard Tim saying that the new identity is evil, though. It is also being hostile toward Miss Reed. Did I do something horrible to her before I lost my memory?” She held his collar and asked with reddened eyes.

Toby looked at his feet and answered somberly, “That identity of yours… She pushed Sonia off the stairs.”

Upon hearing that, Tina inhaled sharply and exclaimed, “How could that be? D-Did I plan to kill Miss Reed?”

“That wasn’t you. Remember, it was your secondary identity.” He touched her hair and corrected her.

She bit her lip and croaked, “Even so, that identity is still part of me. Now I understand why I have been mean toward her in the past few times. I knew I shouldn’t have done that, but I couldn’t control myself. It’s all because I have a mental illness!”

the head with a dejected and

her hands away. “I

my fault! Not only did I frame her for running over me, I even caused her to trip. After that,

of your nascent alternative identity when you hurt Sonia twice. That’s the reason why you shoved her off the stairs, but it was the doing of your identity. It had nothing to do with you as a person, which is why you have no memory of it. You

about my condition, though.” Tina sniffled and thought of something as she pushed him away. “By the way,

“She’s fine,” Toby answered.

to hear that she’s okay, but I

his lips. “She will file a police

Tina exclaimed before she gave a bitter smile. “That makes sense. After I pushed her off the stairs, it’s only fair that she reported me. I should serve prison time

him, but he did not notice it because he was busy

help Tina’s new identity merge with her main one, Toby couldn’t

vulnerable her personality was. By then, not only would they be unable to

narrowed his eyes and

him with her bright eyes, but the light in them had almost

her,” he muttered

phone buzzed from a call—it was from

Toby answered and asked with a serious

respectfully, “President Fuller, two research teams have arrived from abroad to authorize our alternative energy

the time being.

back to the office. Get some rest for now and don’t overthink it. I will take care of everything that

Tina nodded obediently. “Okay.”

and

the best solution? If you fake a mental illness and your lies are exposed, I’m afraid that your reputation will be in

shrugged without a care. “My reputation was already damaged at the banquet when I accused Sonia of running over me. I don’t care if my reputation is worsened. Plus, why are you so sure that

his glasses. “Nothing is without risk. I just want you

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