RedNovelRegret 243 Chapter 243 The psychiatrist drew a circle with her pen on the paper, writing "upheaval" and "marital crisis" inside it.
"Dr. Hale, is my situation serious?" Charlotte clutched her purse, clearly uneasy. "After all, I really did have a moment when I wanted to kill someone." It's true what they say: even healers can't cure themselves. When it cto this, Charlotte was at a loss.
Dr. Hale clicked her pen closed. "Your overall psychological assessment is still within the normal range," she reassured her. "But you do have a tendency toward hostility, and there are ssigns of mild depression. Charlotte, you've been bottling things up for far too long-when people repress themselves like that, it's no wonder they end up sick at heart." Charlotte stayed silent.
"You've only had the impulse to hurt someone that one time, right?" She nodded.
"And it was directed at a specific person?" "Yes." "A targeted stress reaction," Dr. Hale mused, propping her chin on her hand. "It's a response triggered by a particular person and situation-usually brought on by external factors." Charlotte's lips pressed into a thin line.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIt was true. If Tricia hadn't deliberately provoked her that day, she never would have felt such a violent urge.
Dr. Hale scribbled a prescription. “I'll recommend scalming meds-any pharmacy or hospital can fill this. And here, letgive you my WhatsApp. If you need anything later, just message me." "Thank you," Charlotte sajd quietly.
She added Dr. Hale's contact.
After leaving the clinic, Charlotte stopped by the hospital. Noreen helped her fill the prescription, but as soon as she got back to her office, she was called out again, leaving the meds on her desk.
1/3 1251 Chapter 243 Judd cby looking for Dr. Gentry, but found only Dr. Marlene in the office.
"Looking for Gentry? He took a half day off,” Marlene guessed his reason for dropping in.
Judd nodded, about to leave, when something on Charlotte's desk caught his A bag of medicine-sherbal, sstandard pills.
For nerves, for calming, for restoring the mind.
He glanced once, didn't linger, and headed out.
eye.
Meanwhile, Charlotte had just arrived at the clinic room. As she pushed the door open, she froze at the sight of the man waiting inside. Her hands clenched instinctively as she stepped forward. "Why is it you?" The department head had told her the patient had specifically requested her. She'd assumed- Evander turned slowly to face her. "You look disappointed to see me." "I am disappointed," she replied, already turning to leave.
"Charlotte." His voice stopped her. In the split second she hesitated, he moved behind her and wrapped his arms around her. She started, trying to pull free, but his warm breath brushed her ear as he spoke in a low voice, "Charlotte, don't fall in love with anyone else." She stiffened, stunned.
What did he just say? Don't fall in love with anyone else? But-what right did he have to say that? She bit her lip, swallowing the surge of emotion. “Evander, what right do you have to tellwho I can and can't love?" "Did you ever love me?" he asked quietly.
Her heart gave a painful jolt.
What did he mean by that?
"Charlotte, I just want to know-did you ever really love me?" Evander turned her to face him, Dis dark eyes searching desperately for an answer. "Why did you marryin the first place?" 2/3 Chapter 243 She avoided his gaze. "Why I married you-you know that already, don't you?" "If it was just for the Howard name, for the status and power, you wouldn't have asked for a divorce, would you?" She said nothing.
Evander's hand brushed her cheek, his thumb pausing at the tiny beauty mark near her eye. "I'll admit, I wasn't thinking about you back then, back then Being told to marry a stranger out of the blue who could accept that? But Charlotte, I never ignored you. The first night we met, I knew I couldn't look past you. But I couldn't handle the idea that Tricia was gone, and I thought my heart still belonged to her. I was afraid that caring about you would be a betrayal." Charlotte's eyes stung, but she held back her tears. "Yes. I forced you to marry me. It was the stupidest thing I've ever done." "I don't blyou for that, Evander. The pain I went through was my own doing. I have no one to blbut myself."
"But ever since Tricia cback, you've put everything she's done on me. I've had to bear all of it, and you yourself said that since I took her place, I should just accept it, didn't you?" A heavy silence settled between them, pressing hard on his chest.
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