Chapter 494

Chapter 494 A Mother’s Love

Tobias instinctively took a step back. The reason he hadn’t returned home for so long was because he

was afraid to face Marie.

When he was younger, he wanted to make Marie happy, so he brought back good grades. But at that

time, she was already sick and emotionally unstable.

He thought Marie would hit him. He would have preferred that.

But she was like an empty shell of a doll, staring out and asking him, “Why didn’t you keep an eye on

her?

Did you have to eat ice cream at that time?”

Then Marie would start crying, and there were even instances of self–harm.

The doctors said it was depression and advised them to avoid anything that could trigger her. Anything

or anyone that could cause her to have an episode should be kept away. Later, her condition

worsened. She started losing her hair and became very thin.

Tobias and Elliot followed the doctor’s advice and tried to avoid being around Marie as much as

possible.

Then Shane brought Naomi back home. Initially, Marie reacted badly.

Tobias vividly remembered her lying in bed, refusing her medication, and looking at him with pleading

eyes. But after some time, her condition improved. She seemed to have forgotten about Wynter.

Every time Tobias brought it up, the doctor would tell them it was a coping mechanism. Since she had

forgotten, they shouldn’t remind her. Tobias was just a teenager at the time, so he didn’t know what to

do,

When he saw Marie again, she had indeed improved a lot. She never mentioned anything about

Wynter

again.

Just when Tobias thought she was completely healed, one night, he saw Marie wandering around

looking

for Wynter.

She saw him and softly called out, “Toby, I haven’t seen you in a long time. I missed you so much.”

Tobias‘ feelings for Marie were complex because he couldn’t distinguish which one was his impression

of

his mother.

He remembered when Wynter was first kidnapped, he ran around with scraped knees and a fever while

sobbing.

Marie had firmly told him, “Tobias, remember, this is not your fault. I’ll find her.”

At that time, she was like a superhero. Even if there was the slightest news about Wynter, she would

ask and search for her. She even said he was a little man.

But then everything changed. Even until now, Tobias didn’t understand why.

He stood there and poured out all these thoughts before smiling wryly. “I don’t know how to face her.”

Wynter pondered Tobias‘ words, her eyes deepening. “Tobias, Mom was really sick at the time, but it

Chapter 494 A Mothers Love

wasn’t just ordinary depression. It was a disorientation disorder because a part of her soul was

missing.”

“Her soul was missing?” Tobias frowned, realizing things were more complicated than he thought.

“What do you mean?”

Wynter told him about the incident at the hotel. “Someone used my abduction to bait Mom. Since her

soul was unstable back then, they used the Earthbound Formation to trap her soul. That’s why she

seemed different when she saw you again.

“She really did call out to you for help, but it might not have been about the medicine. She might have

realized some other danger.”

After hearing this. Tobias clenched his fists. “So are you saying that everything Mom said wasn’t of her

own will? Someone caused her mental instability?”

“She’s very resilient. She’s been fighting against them to avoid forgetting about me.” Wynter looked into

Tobias‘ eyes. “Tobias, you should have some idea of what I do now.

“It’s difficult for ordinary people to resist the Earthbound Formation, especially with a powerful medium

behind it like this formation.”