Chapter 1796: Starting Over

Chapter 1796: Starting Over

"I think what the Grand Marshal's wife said makes a lot of sense. From

a psychological perspective, she is correct. The reason why Alisha

accepted Luther is because Athena told her he was her dad. This trust

was built on the foundation of Athena. It is easy to shake. That's why

we have the current dilemma. On the contrary, to rebuild trust, we need

to break the existing environment and patterns and start over,” Karl

analyzed.

Joyce knew that Karl had studied psychology, so what he said must be

reasonable.

She was just reluctant to let go of Alisha beside her. She had just met

Alisha after being separated from birth, and she had only held Alisha in

her arms for this brief moment.

Once Alisha woke up, she would definitely see her as the enemy and

hate her to the bone.

"How do we start over?" Luther asked. He looked at Joyce worriedly,

knowing she must be reluctant. After all, he had spent some time with

Alisha, but it was different for Joyce. She had just met Alisha and now

had to forcibly separate them.

"What I mean by starting over is what the Grand Marshal's wife

suggested - taking Alisha away. When she wakes up and finds herself

in a completely unfamiliar environment, her instincts will drive her to

quickly adapt. The first person she sees when she wakes up is the

Grand Marshal's wife, and the one who takes care of her is also the

Grand Marshal's wife. After a long time, it will seep into her

subconscious. She will also forget about the past. Once the Grand

Marshal's wife establishes a relationship of trust with Alisha, it will be

completely different when Alisha meets the Major and Mr. Warner

again,” Karl said.

"For example, you can first let her see news and information about you

on TV and magazines, which will shake her inner misconceptions and

let her understand what the Major and Mr. Warner are really like. On

the other hand, you can try to obtain some negative information about

Athena and let her see it inadvertently, so she knows what Athena is

really like. A child's heart is not difficult to break through, it won't take

too long. By then, Alisha will first regain her trust in Mr. Warner, and

then accept the Major."

"I remember once Alisha saw Athena whipping a servant. She was

hiding behind the door and was accidentally hit by Athena's whip. She

was very ill because of this incident. For a period of time, she was

indeed afraid of Athena. I could have taken advantage of this to shake

Athena's status in Alisha's heart, but I really couldn't wait. That's why I

had to act prematurely,” Luther still regretted. "I knew the timing was

not right, but I had no choice.”

Joyce gently held Luther's hand. "You've done your best. Don't blame

yourself. No one wanted this to happen.”

Cecelia then said, "That's right, this is what I think. If you have no

objections, I'll take Alisha back to the Capital with me now, back to the

Grand Marshal's residence.”

Joyce's heart twitched as she held Alisha tighter. She understood the

reasoning, but she really couldn't bear to let go.

Luther sighed, "You still have two children in your belly to take care of.

If Alisha wakes up and continues to make trouble, or hurts you again,

what will you do? For long term considerations, we can only do this for

now."

Joyce bit her lip and gently stroked Alisha's little face. "Let me look at

her a little longer.”

Cecelia said, "I will send you her videos every day, unless there are

special circumstances. Alisha will be safe with me. If you are worried,

Anderson can come with me too."

Anderson thought about it, then put his arm around Joyce's arm. "I

want to stay with Mommy. I can protect Mommy. You see, I did very

well this time. I didn't get caught by the bad guys, right?"

"Yes," Cecelia smiled and stroked Anderson's head. "Anderson is the

most sensible. Alright, with both children away, you won't feel good

either. Anderson can stay, I'll take Alisha.”

After a pause, Cecelia's voice was somewhat choked up, “I wasn't able

to raise you since you were little. It's my biggest regret in this life.

Seeing Alisha reminds me of you when you were little. Being able to

take care of Alisha, I have no more regrets. As soon as Alisha starts

listening, I will bring her to see you and let you get along slowly until

Alisha fully accepts you."

Joyce was moved. "Mom, I never resented you, really, you don't need

to blame yourself."

"Since everyone has decided, I'll go make arrangements,” Karl said.

"Grand Marshal, you go back first. I still have some other business to

take care of, so I'll stay one more day before going back."

Cecelia nodded.

Karl turned and left the ward.

"Anderson, go play with Uncle Darrin for a while. I have something to

discuss with your dad and mom," Cecelia said gently to Anderson with

a smile.

Anderson understood that the adults must have important things to

discuss.

He obediently nodded, "Okay. Let me take one last look at my sister.”

With that, he climbed onto the bedside, cupped Alisha's little face in his

hands, looked left and right, up and down. Finally, he kissed Alisha's

forehead.

"Hurry up and let me see my sister again. I want to play with her.”

Cecelia promised, "Don't worry, I will. I won't make you wait too long."

"Okay," Anderson bounced out of the ward happily.

Darrin outside understood and took the initiative to close the door for

them and took Anderson away for some distance.

At this time, Joyce asked, "Mom, is there something you want to tell

us?"

"Yes. It's about the poison in Luther's body," Cecelia said solemnly. She

got up and brought the large pile of materials she had brought in front

of Joyce.

"This is all the information on the families of the lab staff. And all the

video recordings of the interviews with them. I don't know which ones

will be useful to you. So I brought them all. Please go through them

carefully yourself and look for more clues."

Joyce took them over. She opened it and saw that it was full of

documents and various video discs.

She nodded. "Okay. I will."

Cecelia looked at Luther with concern, "How is your physical

condition?"

Luther smiled gently. "I don't feel anything on normal days.

Occasionally there is bleeding, but it's still under control for now. Don't

worry too much. I've hired the best microbial team in the world. They

are working day and night to help me find an antidote. I believe there

will be results soon.”

Cecelia knew Luther was just saying this to reassure her.

She took a deep breath. "I'm sorry. The secret base of the warlords

caused big trouble. I didn't have full control of it at the beginning, which

allowed the lab to fall into Otis's hands. It was my negligence. They

also died because of this."

Joyce comforted, "Mom, everything will be resolved.”

"Okay. Let's not mention the past. You both take care of yourselves,”

Cecelia nodded.