A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Meanwhile, Taylor sat on a sofa with a frown on her face.
In front of her was Scott. He had a frigid expression on his face, which made him seem distant. In the past few days, his
condition had been constantly improving. Besides being more emotionally stable, he had started to gain a little more weight,
which made him look a lot healthier.
As his psychologist, Taylor was glad to see him in a much better state.
“Have you had any nightmares recently?“ Taylor cautiously asked while her white, slender fingers anxiously rubbed the warm
teacup in her hand.
Scott shook his head and replied with just a single word. “No.“
“Do you remember anything you've done in the past month?“ Taylor continued to ask.
Scott felt a bit sad when he heard her, but he didn't shrug away her question. After thinking about it for a while, he shook his
head and replied, “No, I don't remember anything.“
It seemed like Taylor's treatment so far still wasn't enough to bring out his whole personality from the shadows.
Just when Taylor was about to ask another question, her phone buzzed.
She looked down and saw that it was a message from Louis.
The message said, “Where are you now? And why aren't you at the foundation?“
It was at that point that Taylor remembered that she hadn't told Louis that she was going to meet Scott to continue his
psychotherapy.
She quickly sent a message back saying, “I'm in the apartment working with Scott right now.“ After that, she hid her phone and
continued the treatment.
About ten minutes later, Taylor had a general understanding of what was going on Scott's mind. Out of the blue, the apartment's
front door suddenly opened.
Taylor was a bit startled by this and turned around. To her surprise, she saw a familiar face standing at the door. It was Louis.
With a subtle frown on his face, Louis asked in a low voice, “How's it going?“

Louis' arrival made Scott's mood a little better. While looking straight back into Louis' eyes, Scott slowly uttered, “Brother.“
Taylor was about to say something, but she realized that it might affect Scott in a negative way. Instead, she subtly winked at
Louis, telling him not to ask too much for the time being.
Louis immediately understood what she was saying. He lowered his eyes and changed the topic. “You look so much better now!
By the way, are you still having those nightmares?“
Scott nodded just like an obedient kid and replied, “Thank you. I've been able to sleep well for the past few days.“
Seeing his brother finally doing well gave Louis a sense of relief. A few seconds later, he looked at Taylor and asked, “Are you
done with the therapy session?“
Shaking her head, Taylor responded, “Not yet.“
Without wasting another second, Louis slightly raised his eyebrows and asked, “How about we start now?“
Taylor was hesitant to let Louis join them but in the end, she nodded in agreement. Continuing the treatment, Taylor turned
towards Scott and asked in a low, soothing voice, “Scott, how much do you remember about Bill?“
Just with the mention of Bill's name, Scott's black pupils dilated in shock and his skin turned pale. Luckily, his treatment so far
has made him strong enough to withstand his negative emotions. There was no sign of him relapsing and he even managed to
give her a proper response.
“I don't remember anything,“ he meekly replied.
His recovery didn't surprise Taylor whatsoever. After all, she had worked so hard to get him to this point.
Instead of asking more questions, Taylor thought of a better way to move forward.
Since Scott could finally hear Bill's name without breaking down, it meant that his mental state was in a much better place than
before. With this in mind, Taylor believed that she would be able to get more information from him if she were to hypnotize him
now.
Without further ado, Taylor started with her plan. “Scott, you should go to your bedroom for now and rest. I'll continue your
treatment in a few minutes.“

By now, Scott was used to Taylor's psychotherapy. And since Louis was there with him, there was no point in saying no. He
nodded in agreement, and then walked to his bedroom. He lay down and rested his head on a soft pillow.
Meanwhile, in the other room, Taylor and Louis looked at each other. Both of them had the exact same idea in mind.
This was the day to finally find out the truth!
The two soon made their way to Scott's bedroom. After a bit of hypnosis, Scott, who was leaning against the head of the bed,
had fallen into a dreamlike state. Although he looked like he was wide awake, his mind was completely blank.
After taking a deep breath, Taylor softly asked, “Scott, I want to ask you something.“
Scott's body was lifeless and he showed no response. The only thing that moved was his face, which turned to a frown.
Knowing that this was their chance to find out the truth, Taylor pushed on and continued, “Do you know anyone by the name of
Bill?“
“Bill...“ Scott slowly murmured this name again and again. His blank eyes suddenly started to show signs of pain and despair.
His body started to tremble, most likely from fear. Fortunately for them, he seemed stable enough for them to continue.
Taylor decided that there was no better time than now. She closed her eyes and took another deep breath. In a serious voice,
she asked, “Did Bill kill your parents?“
This time, Scott's mood changed. There was a look of hatred on his face.
His body started to tremble more violently than before. After a while, in a spiteful voice, he responded, “I hate that man! Bill... He
killed my parents... I hate him!“
Taylor couldn't bear to hear the pain and sorrow from Scott's voice. But then, she realized that Scoot had had to deal with this
suffering all throughout his childhood. And that made her feel a hundred times worse.
The fact that Scott had seen someone kill his parents and couldn't do a single thing about it must've been extremely hard to deal
with.
This time, there was no doubt in Taylor's mind. The hypnotized man in front of her was telling the truth. Even though she was
completely sure that Bill was the real murderer, one question remained.

Why had Bill done that?
Scott's family was just like any other happy family. It seemed highly unlikely for them to have provoked someone like Bill.
Although Bill was a scumbag, he still didn't seem like a person who would kill for no particular reason.
With so many possibilities and not knowing which could be the real reason, Taylor gave in and finally asked, “Scott, why did Bill
do that?“
As soon as she asked this question, Scott suddenly acted like he was in a lot of pain. He suddenly covered his forehead with
both his hands, as if he could not bear that memory of his. His whole body was shaking, worse than before. He wailed
repeatedly. “I don't know, I don't know!“
At that point, Taylor knew she wasn't going to get an answer from Scott.
With this in mind, she let out a subtle sigh, and then hypnotized him right back to sleep.
As expected, Scott obediently closed his eyes and went back to sleep, just like a quiet puppet. His trembling was replaced by
shallow breathing.
Taylor tucked him in with a blanket, and then stood up. As soon as she did, Louis grabbed her wrist.
His hands were extremely cold, as if he had just taken them out of the snow.
Taylor was stunned. But when the man who held her walked out of the room, she subconsciously followed him.
When they arrived in the living room, Louis stood silently in front of the window for a while. He was in a daze while looking
outside.
Although Taylor couldn't see the look on his face, she could sense the sorrow he was feeling at that moment.
She knew that it must have been extremely hard for him to find out the truth that way.
Letting out a subtle sigh, Taylor walked over and hugged him from behind. A few seconds later, she pressed her face against his
back and slowly asked, “Are you angry?“
After a moment's silence, Louis reached out his hand and placed it on the back of her hand. “I'm just sad. Scott and his parents
didn't do anything wrong. They didn't deserve what happened to them.“

He spoke in a calm manner, but Taylor knew he was simply suppressing the rage he felt inside his heart.
“Why did Bill kill them?“ Taylor asked with a frown on her face.
Having no answer himself, Louis could only give a bitter smile and respond, “Who knows?“