“That’s not the sameb!/bb” /b

    Jim nearly leapt up from the hospital bed. His face was ashen, and his chest heaved violently. He was clearly furious.

    Sasha couldn’t be happier to see him angry. Best case, he would just drop dead right there in the hospital bed.

    “How is it not the same? Rachel’s fine, bisn’t /bshe? But now, Yvette is at the police station. If Rachel reopens the case and they reinvestigate what happened back then, Yvette could very well be convicted of attempted murder. bIf /byour daughter spends the rest of her life in prison, won’t you feel even a shred of guilt? All of this is Rachel’s fault, but you’re still defending her!b” /b

    Having said thatb, /bSasha carried on talking to herself.

    “But then again, you’re old now. Your brain doesn’t work properly anymore. Saying things like that is only natural.b” /b

    She signaled to the man behind her with a nce.

    “Look, I even brought a doctor for you just bto /bcheck whether that brain of byours /bhas gone faulty.b” /b

    At that, the young man behind her stepped forward and began examining Jim.

    Naturallyb, /bJim resisted. “Let go of me! Sasha, you don’t have my permission! What right do you have to examine me? Let go of me!”

    Seeing Jim still shouting at the top of his lungs, Sasha quickly turned to the man. b“/bDr. Frank, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and cover his mouth!”

    b“/bbNo /bneed. I’ll be done with this in a moment. Judging by his condition, his brain does look like it’s been

    under some kind of stress. I think he’ll need further examination. I’ll write you a referral.”

    When Sasha heard that Jim might have ba /bproblem with his brain, her eyes lit up. “Really? Does he really

    bhave /bban /bissue with his brainb?/bb” /b

    b“/bYes. bDon’t /bbworry/b, I wouldn’t make this up. bYou /bshould definitely take him in for further tests.”

    Sasha nodded eagerly. b“/bYesb, /byesb, /bof course! We’ll definitely take him for further tests.”

    The doctor finally released Jim.

    Sasha strode over and pped Jim’s face lightly with her hand.

    b*/bJim, did byou /bhear that? You’ve been diagnosed with a mental problem. bOnce /byour mind is dered unsound, everything byou’ve /bsaid before–including that will byou /bmade–has to be reconsideredb. /bAfter ball/bb, /b

    you can’t fully trust the words of a lunatic.”

    Jim was stunned. He pursed his lips as he tried to speak, but it was as if his body no longer obeyed him-

    he couldn’t get a word out. All he could do was raise a trembling finger at Sasha.

    “You…b!/bb” /b

    At that moment, Sasha felt as if she hade back to life. She let out a smug little hum of triumph.

    “What about me, Jim? This is all your own doing. bIf /byou had just listened to us back then and divided the assets as we wanted, none of this would be happening now. Would you really still be suffering like this?”

    Jim’s face flushed bright red, as though he was on the verge of losing hisst breath.

    b“/bY–You-”

    “What are you doing?!”

    A loud shout suddenly rang out at the doorway. Xavier had just been making his rounds when he saw Jim’s hospital room door open.

    Jim seemed visibly agitated.

    Sasha was startled by the voice at first, but quickly regained herposure. She turned to face Xavier

    with a calm smile.

    “Hello, doctor. I’m Jim’s wife. I came to see him, and after just a few words, you can see how agitated he

    got.”