A moment of opportunity was right in front of Jonas and his eyes flashed with determination. He slightly
pursed his lips and then raised his head to meet Emily's gaze. Then, he pleaded with her. "I won't take
up too much of your time since you seem quite busy. But please, just take this gift that I prepared for
you. I'll leave as soon as you take it."
Half an hour later, someone lightly knocked on Emily's door.
It was Taylor paying her a visit. When she was met with no response, she slowly opened the door. To
her surprise, she saw a man with his back turned, sitting on the sofa. The man could be heard gently
whispering some words while holding a pocket watch in front of Emily.
It was Jonas. As soon as he realized that the door was opened, he stopped everything that he was
doing. Taylor's confused gaze unexpectedly met Jonas's frightening one. Without hesitation, Taylor
shouted, "What are you doing here? Get out!"
Taylor knew something wasn't right. She rushed over to Emily's side and saw her lying still on the sofa
with her eyes closed. When Taylor looked around, she saw some lit incense on the tea table and the
pocket watch in the man's hand. At that moment, she knew exactly what he was doing to her.
He was hypnotizing Emily!
"Stop!" Taylor fiercely exclaimed while covering her nose to prevent herself from inhaling the fumes
from the incense. Jonas seemed unfazed, so she kicked his wrist to prevent any further damage to
Emily. The moment the watch fell on the ground, she opened her mouth and yelled, "Help! Help!
There's a pervert over here!"
Jonas knew he needed to get away that instant. He endured the pain in his wrist and rushed over to
pick up his watch. Taylor couldn't let this man have another chance at messing with Emily, so she
kicked the watch, and it slid under the sofa.
She reached out to grab Jonas's bandaged arm in hope of restraining him, but the man was able to
dodge her grasp. The look on Jonas's face at that moment was terrifying. He was completely
disgruntled and even shouted back at Taylor. "Go to hell!"
A person who had heard Taylor's plea for help rushed over and said, "Is he here?
Were you the one who called for help? The sound came from this area."
Taylor took Emily behind the sofa to protect her. When she saw the man at the door, she shouted again
with all her might. "Help! Help! This man tried to grope me!"
All of a sudden, the sound of footsteps from a large crowd was approaching the door. Upon realizing
that it was impossible to do what he had intended, Jonas ran towards the window to escape. But before
he jumped out, he threatened them. "This isn't over! Both of you will pay for this! Just wait and see!"
As soon as the man's figure disappeared from sight, Taylor heard a loud thump outside, like the sound
of something heavy falling to the ground.
In Taylor's mind, Jonas's threat was the least of her worries. The only thing she was concerned about
at that moment was Emily's condition.
The people who had rushed over to help forced the door to open. Several of them just curiously stood
outside and chatted with each other. Then, someone asked, "What happened? Are you okay?"
After carrying Emily to the sofa, Taylor went outside the office and explained what had happened.
Then, she pleaded with everyone to go out and look for Jonas. "The culprit jumped down from the
window just now. He shouldn't have made it far. Please get him. Thank you."
"Don't worry. We'll take care of it!"
"I can't believe someone would do this to these innocent women! What a scumbag!"
Everyone was utterly pissed. They all had it in their minds that Taylor had really encountered a pervert.
The group of people who had come to help all left in a hurry.
After sending them away, Taylor immediately turned around to check on Emily's condition. She was out
of Jonas's control, but her eyes were still closed. Her beautiful eyebrows were furrowed in anguish, like
she was having a horrifying nightmare.
Taylor knew that she had to wake Emily up as soon as possible, since it was the only way to know if
she was fine. Interrupting a hypnosis session was very dangerous, but the consequences would've
been far more severe if she hadn't stopped Jonas, given that he seemed to be doing it to Emily with ill
intentions.
"Emily, I need you to wake up!" Taylor shook her back and forth, but there was no response. She tried
whispering something in her ear that might wake her up.
After some time, Emily finally opened her eyes. Tears started pouring out of her eyes, and she
screamed from the pain she felt in her heart.
What Jonas had wanted, unfortunately, happened. Her negative emotions had been successfully
incited and had caused her mental state to worsen. The expression on Emily's face could only be
described as a look of helplessness.
Meanwhile, Jonas was still on the run from his pursuers.
After jumping out of the window, he quickly untied the bandages on his hand. The injuries he had
suffered some time ago were completely healed. His pitiful getup was just a way to deceive Emily.
He nimbly avoided the surveillance cameras along the way. He completely knew where the blind spots
were along the road. Not long after, he jumped into a minibus that had already been waiting for him
near the exit.
Regrettably, those who rushed downstairs to chase this man were destined to return empty-handed.
After going around for quite some time, the minibus finally stopped at a residential area. Jonas, who
was wearing a peaked cap and a mask, stepped out of the car and entered a tall building. He entered
an elevator and arrived at his destination shortly after. Once he was there, he saw a man sitting on a
leather chair with his back turned.
The mysterious man was dressed in all black and a chilling atmosphere surrounded him. It was none
other than Darren!
Jonas felt anxious and spoke in a meek manner. "Sorry, I failed."
"You idiot! You're such a waste of my time!" Darren was utterly furious. As a result, he threw the ashtray
towards the entrance, and it hit Jonas right on the forehead. "You're good for nothing! How did you fail
to fulfill such an easy task? What was even the point in raising you?"
Jonas was disappointed in himself. That was why he didn't dare to dodge the ashtray even if he could
have. The blood trickled down from his forehead and dyed his eyes red. The extreme pain he felt at
that moment hindered his ability to speak. "Please give me...one more chance. I promise you...I...won't
fail the next time!"
Meanwhile, Taylor could only worry about Emily at that moment. The hypnosis had caused the latter to
be erratic and extremely hard to approach. Her emotions were in complete disarray, which made it
almost impossible for her to calm down.
"Don't touch me!" Emily yelled. She looked at Taylor as if she was a monster. Taylor could easily tell
that Emily was in deep pain just by looking at her eyes.
Seeing her like this broke Taylor's heart into pieces. The hatred she felt for Jonas grew exponentially
with every second that passed by.
She didn't know what would've happened if she hadn't come there in time.
"Emily, it's me, Taylor. Look at my face. I'm your friend, remember? You don't have to be afraid."
Since Taylor was sure that Emily had been successfully put under Jonas's spell, she had no choice but
to hypnotize her again. In her eyes, it might be the only way to bring Emily back to normal.
Taylor immediately started treating Emily. It was saddening to think that this had happened right after
Emily recovered from depression. All the hard work that they had gone through might be all for nothing.
At the thought of this, Taylor felt like a knife went straight through her heart. But she knew there was no
time to feel sad. What she needed to do now was to focus on Emily's recovery. Everything else could
be discussed later!
Half an hour passed. Taylor's treatment managed to work.
Emily gradually calmed down, while Taylor was sweating all over her forehead. However, she couldn't
take it easy since Emily's state was still too unpredictable.
Taylor needed to do everything she could to prevent any complications from happening in the future.
Upon noticing that Emily's eyes gradually returned to normal, Taylor let out a sigh of relief. There were
no more traces of anxiety or restlessness in her eyes.
"What? Dr. Tang, when did you come here?"
As expected, Emily was shocked to see Taylor there. In her mind, the last thing she remembered was
Jonas's arrival.
"Where's Jonas?"
Emily asked since she didn't see him around anymore. However, she soon remembered what Jonas
had just done to her, and her eyes darkened. This time, he had really gone too far.
Because of his hypnosis, she had nearly... At the thought of this, Emily clenched her fists in anger. She
regretted ever trusting that man.
"Fortunately for you, Emily, I came here in the nick of time. If I hadn't, the consequences would've been
unimaginable."
Upon hearing what she said, Emily held Taylor's hand and felt very grateful.
She was now fully aware of Jonas's true nature. It turned out that Jacob had been right all along. She
felt a little guilty for not having listened to her husband sooner.
"Taylor, I have to tell Jacob what just happened. He knew from the start that Jonas was a dangerous
man, but I..."
Emily stopped herself from speaking. The remorse she felt made it hard to do so. Taylor saw this and
held her hand tightly to comfort her. She then said, "I'm sure Jacob won't blame you for all of this! You
don't have to worry about anything, Emily."
"Really?" Emily replied in a hopeful tone.
Taylor quickly nodded in response. With everything that had been said, Emily still asked Taylor to come
with her. After all, she was still unsure how Jacob would react.
In a situation like this, Taylor had no choice but to agree. After all, she was the one who could explain
everything that had happened earlier clearly.
"Are you sure you're good to go now?"
Taylor was still feeling a little worried. Since Emily had been just hypnotized a few minutes ago, there
was still no confirmation if she was really fine. However, Emily dispelled Taylor's worries just with the
look in her eyes. At that point, Taylor realized there was nothing to worry about.
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