Chapter 448
Daddy, Mommy had been in Prison
Vincent really was famous in his profession.
If one asked, he was a household name.
But Robert had never asked about who the best hypnotist was, so it was only recently that heâd caught wind of Vincentâs status, and how regular people couldnât buy his services.
Because heâd helped a lot of people, not many had the guts to provoke Vincent and kidnap him or force him to do something.
With status and connections, when Robert found out about Vincent and how he never helped others easily, heâd been a bit nervous.
But his father had said that Vincent was more reliable than others, so he decided to try.
When he sent his own people out, Robert had sternly told them to treat Vincent with respect.
If Vincent was willing to come over, that was all well and good.
If he wasnât, then Robert had to find some way to persuade him in person.
As for forcing Vincent or trying to buy him out, heâd never even thought about it.
But when Vincent saw his people, he actually agreed to go back to D City without hesitation.
Vincentâs reply had been so quick that Robert couldnât understand why.
Only now, hearing Vincent say this in opening, he understood that it was because of his father.
âMy father saved your life thrice? I though, with your status, nobody would dare move against you.â
Vincent seemed to recall something. His smile was faraway, and his tones waxing.
âIâve known your father for almost forty years. Iâm a lot older than him, but even when your father was young, he was a bigshot. At that time, I hadnât gotten famous yet, and I didnât have the reputation and status I do know. Back then, I was someone everyone could bully and step on. But also back then, I got to know your father. When I was in danger several times, he spent a lot of effort to save me.
âIâm over a decade older than him. I should have been the one to go in the dirt before him. Fate really is unpredictable.â
Vincent thought of the past for a while.
He looked at Robert, nostalgia in his gaze.
âYou look like your father. I can see his silhouette on your face. But you werenât close, and I thought Iâd never see you again. Then you came to me of your own volition. Why all of a sudden? I feel like itâs got something to do with your father, even though heâs been gone for a long time.â
âMy father left me a letter that I only read recently. He mentioned you in his letter. I have something I need your help with.â
âWhat, do both of you like doing this sort of thing? Your father was extreme, arrogant, and selfish. Back then, when I did what he wanted, I didnât agree. I have status and ability, but Iâm not willing to casually destroy someoneâs memories and help them with immoral things. But then your father had a great life with Miss Allen, and I found that Miss Allen had had a painful life before. I still donât know if I did the right thing or the wrong thing.â
âMr. Poole, has my father ever mentioned my mother to you? You knew him earlier, before he was with that Miss Allen. I think you knew my father by then.â
âYour mother? I havenât met her. She must be a pitiable woman. Back then, your father did everything his own way and I saw everything he did as well. Nobody could rein him in. I thought youâd never acknowledge your father as long as you lived. But now, looks like youâve reached an understanding with him. Have you?â
âMr. Poole, Iâve lost my old memories and I donât remember how my relationship with my father got in the end. Thatâs not what Iâm here to discuss with you, either. I want you to do what you did to Miss Allen back then to my mother. My motherâs nerves were damaged last year, and with my fatherâs death and my disappearance for a year, sheâs been through too much, and her mental stateâs been unstable all throughout. Sheâs sober at times, while sheâs in a deranged state at others.
âWhen sheâs sober, the moment she thinks of my fatherâs passing and how Iâm together with Miss Allenâs daughter, she gets very upset, and when sheâs not sober, sheâs lost in all sorts of agonizing memories. I want her to forget all of it and start her life over.â
As Robert finished, Vincenteâs gaze shifted.
âAre you sure you want me to do this to your mother? Are you sure itâs the right decision? Are you sure you arenât going to regret it?â
âIâve made my decision. I donât want to see her suffer like this for the rest of her life. Sometimes, forgetting is bliss. Itâs not good for her to hang on to those painful memories.â
âSince youâve made your decision and I owe your father for saving my life, I can promise to do this. But beforehand, I need to check what your motherâs mental state is, and see if itâs suitable to undergo this process.
âWhen our line of work was first started, it was meant to help those whoâd suffered through trauma, who are plagued by nightmares, who canât live a normal life, to forget about all of this. For example, for people traumatized by seeing a murder, and no longer capable of functioning properly, we hypnotize them to help them forget. But the moment such skills are grasped, they change in context, and the more skilled one is, the more they can do to alter peopleâs memories and go against the rules of nature. I never felt it was a good thing.
âBut good and bad arenât absolutes in this world. I can help your mother forget everything. But if sheâs a person with powerful will, I might not be able to do anything.â
âThank you for agreeing to help, Mr. Poole. If my motherâs not fit to forget it all, Iâll admit defeat. But if she can start over with a clean slate, I have to try it. Itâs late. Iâve arranged people in the hotel to protect you. Rest up. When youâve gotten enough rest, Iâll send people to pick you up and meet my mother. Other than that, thereâs something else I could use your help with.â
âWhat is it?â
Vincent asked curiously. From what Robert meant, it wasnât to alter someone elseâs memories.
What else could he need his help with?
âOther than my mother, I also have a six-year-old son with memory issues. I donât know if his nerves have been damaged or if some incident has robbed him of his memories, or if someone like you had altered the memories in his mind. I donât know if people in your line of work can check to see if which category he belongs to, either. At least when I had a body check run on him, his brain was uninjured. I wanted to ask you about this, Mr.
Poole. Please test my sonâs mental state and see if his memories are jumbled because of hypnosis.â
As Robert said that, he gave a brief description of Wesleyâs situation.
âHeâs six years old now and that woman was only with him for a year, but he treated that woman like his birth mother whoâd raised him all along, as if he didnât recall his memories from before he was five at all. I donât know why this is the case.â
âI can check for such a case and make a judgement from talking to him, but I need to see him to be sure. I donât have any other arrangements in D City, so any time you can have your son and mother meet me, Iâll make the next step in treatment and diagnosis.â
Robert stood up and thanked him.
âThank you for agreeing to help, Mr. Poole.â
After discussing all that, Robert left.
It was already eleven or so at night. When he got back home, it was past midnight.
Robert kept his motions light as he got to the bedroom to sleep, even going to the guest room to wash himself.
Daddy, Mommy had been in Prison ï¤Chapter 447 Vincent Returns The Unexpected Marriage ï¤Chapter 251 What's The Use Of You Have I Told You Lately ï¤Chapter 147 It must Feel Good to Have Him Drive Me to Work But when he went to the bedroom, his wife wasnât sleeping, but upright in bed, typing in her notebook.