Marcus caught her as she collapsed into his arms, gently patting her back, "Nelly, you didn't do anything wrong, and you don't need to apologize. Forget the past and live your life, okay?"
"No, I don't want to understand. I just want you back." Cornelia cried out non-stop, her body trembling like a wounded animal.
Marcus held her close, trying to comfort her. But it was useless. She was trapped in a terrifying world, lost within her own mind.
In her haze, Cornelia was transported back to her childhood, back to the scene of the car accident. Little Cornelia lay in a pool of blood, watching helplessly as her father, also in a pool of blood, slowly closed his eyes.
"Dad." Cornelia coughed up blood, then lost consciousness.
"Cornelia." Marcus watched in horror as Cornelia fainted in his arms. His sharp gaze turned to Justin. "Why is she like this?"
Justin promptly explained, "Mr. Hartley, don't worry. All her reactions are within my expectations. I need to awaken her deepest fears, so she can bravely face reality. Only by confronting it can we completely remove the thorn in her heart."
Marcus understood, but seeing Cornelia in pain still worried him. If he could, he'd take on her pain, "Is there anything we can do to lessen her suffering?"
"Mr. Hartley, I have some sedatives here." Justin took out a bottle of pills from his bag. "Give her half a pill first, and let her sleep. If she still remembers the accident when she wakes up, the rest of the treatment should be much easier."
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Beautiful novel. Can we have a continuation of Zavier and Skyler's story? Them getting back together? Short story.......