Chapter 33
Outside the word, Eleanos absentmindedly tapped her toe on the floot, deep in thought
Sebastian noticed the unconscious litle movement and glanced at her profile. She was completely focused on samulropping. Even though the conversation inside was about her, the showed. no traction at all I was as it it had nothing to do with her
Sebastian suddenly felt the sage for a cigarette, but Eleanor instinctively grabbed his shirt before he could leave.
“Don’t go Keep listening. They’re priting to the good part.”
Inside the ward, something flickered in Brenda’s eyes” “Twas mailed to you? By who?
Maurice shook his head. “I don’t know. Back then, you didn’t need real names to send a package. I looked into it, but there was nothing to trace.”
Brenda’s eyes darted. “Oh, it must’ve been a prank But if it was just a fake document, why did you keep it all these years?”
wasn’t a prank!” Maurice’s voice was tight with tendon
“When I first received it, I went straight to Jonstone General Hospital to verify it. The hospital’s system did have Eleanor’s hospitalization records.
- d. But later, when I realized I should keep the evidence and went back, it was as if the entire hospital had collective an
“Everyone more there was no such thing, and the records vanished from their system. I even used all the connections I could to investigate
“Did you find
here was nothing at all.
It was and be alone had a memory that no one else shared.
Maurice enched his fists, gritting his jeeth. “I saw it with my own eyes. There’s no way I’m wrong! Eleanor had a child. She must’ve used her connections to erase all traces of it!
I’ve never stopped looking all these years. Doce 1 find out who the father is, I want to see how she talks her way out of this!”
Brenda silently memored every word of this conversation. However, on the surface, she remained the kind and innocent woman Maurice knew.
“staybe there’s some misunderstanding,” she said softly. “Elle doesn’t seem like the reckless type.”
Maurice’s expression twisted with disgust. “She’s nothing but a shameless whore. Stop defending her.”
Brenda supposed the smirk threatening to creep op her lips and instead placed a hand on his shoulder gently, “Alright, Mo, let’s not talk about it anymore. Get some rest Outside the ward, Eleanor exchanged a glance with Sebastian, and the two walked away together
She had only come to see Maurice make a fool of himself, but she’d unexpectedly uncowirda truth. So, that was how Maurice got his hands on the document
As they stepped outside the hospital, the night breeze made Eleanor shiver. She crossed her arms, staring at the shadow at her feet lost in thought. She was wondering at what point Maurice had lost his grip on reality.
i would be.
was, the more convincing it would be. If Mauri
Eleanor didn’t think he was lying because liars would try to make their stories as logical as possible. They believed the more coherent a lie was, the mo had made in up, his story wouldn’t be this messy
But this story had no login. It was absurd and nonsensical. And the more untasonable it seemed, the move it felt like the truth. Mae genuinely believed.
In what situation would a person be convinced they’d personally witnessed so that never actually hap
Only sure who had lost his mind.
Modically speaking, thin was called delusional disorder.
something
Brenda had spent all this time playing mind games with Maurice, but she would’ve been better off taking him to a psychiatrist.
Eleanor chacked let tongue in exasperation.
Suddenly, the felt a weight in her shoulders, and a warmth wrapped around her body.
She turned her head, seeing Sebulilan diaping Ids suit jacket over het
“Don’t serve around You dislocated your shoulder,” she reminded
