Chapter 465

Chapter 465

I stayed in the hospital until later that evening, but Shawn didn't show up at all. I felt somewhat

disappointed… No, 'disappointed' wasn't the right word—I felt as if someone had punched me directly

in my chest, shattering my heart and causing all my negative emotions to spill out of me. I had always

trusted in love, but it was now turning its back on me and causing me agony. I couldn't believe that

someone as perfect as Shawn could hurt me so badly.

I curled up in bed and sobbed to myself. My heart ached so badly that I felt like I was about to die. All

the pain I experienced made me feel extremely helpless, and I ended up puking on the ground after I

was struck by a wave of nausea. I had been puking a lot for the past few days. I was shocked, so I

called the doctor. The doctor told me I was mentally unwell and suggested that I visit a psychiatrist. A

psychiatrist? Why would he suggest I see a psychiatrist?

I changed back into my clothes before I checked out of the hospital. I was flustered as I stood at the

exit of the hospital. After calming myself down a little, I gave Merlin a call before I got the car keys from

my bodyguard and drove away from the hospital. I had only driven for about 10 minutes when Merlin

called me. "I found a contact. I'll send it over to you," he said. "Why are you looking for a psychiatrist

anyway?" he asked.

"I have a friend who needs help," I explained.

"You're Mrs. Xenos. Can't you find a psychiatrist on your own?" he teased. I ignored his comment and

ended the call. Soon enough, I received a message from him. It was the address of the psychiatrist he

had found. I drove over to the location and found myself in front of a villa. After some hesitation, I got

out of my car and shuffled over to the front door before ringing the bell.

Someone came to the door after a while. It was an old lady. "Whom are you looking for?" she asked. "Is

Doctor Braithwhite here?" I asked. Merlin had told me the doctor's name was Edward Braithwhite. "I'm

sorry, but Doctor Braithwhite is not seeing visitors today," the lady replied.

"I'm here for a consultation," I explained. "I'm sorry. He isn't taking any patients today either," she

replied again. I was speechless after that. She sure is a firm and heartless woman, I thought. After a

while, I decided to reveal my identity. "I'm the head of the Xenos Family, Renee Felix," I stated.

The woman's expression froze for a while. "Hold on." She turned and walked back into the house.

Soon enough, a man in a white coat and gold-rimmed glasses walked out of the house. He had a

pleasant-looking face, but I felt as if he could read my mind when he fixed his thoughtful gaze on me.

He stuck his hands into his pockets as he spoke, "Have you not gotten enough rest lately?"

How did he know that?! "Yes," I replied after some hesitation.

"And you have been feeling very depressed recently, too. Am I right?"

"Yes."

"Do you want me to treat you?"

"Yes."

"Well, I'm afraid I'm fully booked for the coming weeks," he replied.

I was speechless again. I had no idea what to say for a while. "What do I have to do to get an

appointment with you?" I finally asked.

"I can introduce you to my colleague." He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. "My colleague

is a really impressive man, too."

"Who is he?" I asked. The man then handed me a name card.

"Your colleague is… Ezekiel?" I asked.

"Yeah. He's an internationally renowned psychiatrist," Edward replied. I knew that Ezekiel had studied

psychiatry, but I had no idea how famous he was…

"Are you guys really good?" I asked Edward. He fixed his glasses again as he asked, "What do you

mean by that?"

"Are you guys good at reading minds?" I asked.

He went silent for a while before he let out a laugh. "Yes, and no. We're trained to observe one's body

language. For example, I can tell you're flustered and anxious on the inside. I can also tell you're

feeling hopeless and sad."

I was certain then that Ezekiel had been observing my actions all along. For some reason, I felt as if he

had been controlling me the whole time. After that, I drove off in search of another psychiatrist. The

psychiatrist told me that my fluctuations in emotion were causing somatic symptoms, thus explaining

how nauseous I felt. He told me to take care of my health and to learn to let go of certain things. But…

how am I supposed to do that?! It's harder now that Shawn has left me and headed back to Bryxton, I

thought.

I didn't return to the hospital that day. Instead, I went back to my apartment in Eldham. Dust piled up in

the area as it had been a while since anyone had lived in that place. I pulled my phone out and was

about to call for a cleaner when I received a text from Amy. 'What sort of friend did you introduce to

me? He keeps flirting with me, and I can't handle it anymore. Where are you?'

'I'm in my apartment. Do you want to come over to help clean it up?' I asked.

'I'll come right now!' she replied. Since she was coming, I decided I wouldn't need to hire a cleaner.

Instead, I sat on the couch and tried to calm myself down. Amy finally showed up about 30 minutes

after that. When I opened the door for her, I saw Merlin standing behind her.

"What are you doing here?" I asked in puzzlement. He held up a bag that he had been carrying in his

hand. "I'm here to help clean the place up! Then, you can prepare some hotpot for me. I'm starving," he

replied.

During our New Year's celebration two years ago, Emma, James, Christopher, and Merlin had all

gathered at my place for a hotpot dinner. I can't believe that was two years ago. Time flies, I thought in

silence. "Sure," I replied as I took the bag of food from him. Amy and I ended up preparing the food in

the kitchen while Merlin started to clean the place up.

He lost his patience after just 10 minutes of cleaning up, so he gave James a call. James showed up at

the apartment just 20 minutes later, and Merlin dragged him along to clean the place up together.

I figured that I could invite Gary over since everyone else was already gathered at my place. However,

Gary didn't show up on his own. He came with Ezekiel, who was badly hurt. I was furious when I saw

Ezekiel, and I was angry at Gary for making his own decisions. However, I couldn't chase Ezekiel out

when he was already at my front door! "Come in," I uttered in a calm tone.

"I'm sorry for bothering you, Ms. Felix," Ezekiel replied. He came over even though he knew that his

presence would bother me. I pressed my lips together without saying much. Gary helped him over to

rest on the couch, and Merlin walked over to greet them. "Is this your friend?" Merlin asked me. He was

referring to Ezekiel, of course.

"He's Gary's friend," I replied. I couldn't consider myself Ezekiel's friend. "It's cool how your assistant

can bring his friend over to your place for a meal," Merlin commented.

"Forget it. You guys can eat first. I'm still feeling rather nauseous, so I'm going to take a nap. You guys

can leave whenever you want to. Goodnight." I decided to leave the hall just so that I could stay away

from Ezekiel. I knew that Shawn didn't want me to meet Ezekiel. So, I went to lie down in my room. I

could hear Merlin's voice from a distance. "Ree's tired, so she went to get some rest. Let's have a meal

now, and we can play cards for a while before we call it a night."

I lay in bed in a drowsy state. I couldn't fall into a deep sleep, no matter how hard I tried. In the end, I

pulled my phone out to scroll through the trending topics on Twitter. I found Troy's name on the list.

One of his latest movies had premiered the night before, and he had a concert in two days. He was a

role model—he was doing well in all of his jobs.

However, that wasn't the only reason his name was trending. He was trending mainly because he had

followed an account called 'ACuteLittleFairy'. This account was newly registered on Twitter, and

everyone was trying to guess whom the account belonged to and why Troy had followed it. Some even

suspected that it was another account of his own.

I checked the profile of the mysterious account to see that this person had only posted two tweets. One

of the tweets was a picture of the interior of a restaurant. Why does this restaurant look so familiar?!