Let me go, Mr. Hill [by Shallow South] Chapter 1038 âMy condition is fine now, but lately⦠I suddenly realized that although Iâve forgotten a lot of things from the past, what Iâve forgotten most is the memories with my ex-wife.
âI always thought I didnât love her in the past. All I remember are the bad things about her. I hate her a lot, but recently, subsequent evidence has appeared, proving I mightâve cared about her in the past.
However, I donât know why I canât remember that I cared about her and some other things relating to her.â
Shaun muttered, âI used to hate going to places like KFC, but a while back, I heard from my friend that I accompanied Catherine there before. I even offended many people to get revenge for her. I also spent a huge amount of money on buying her a very expensive and meaningful diamond necklace.â
Professor Lincolnâs eyebrows knitted into a frown. He was deep in thought. âYou just donât remember things regarding her?â
âNot really. I canât remember some other things too. That was why I didnât take this seriously back then.
However, Iâve noticed lately that the things Iâve forgotten seem⦠mostly related to her. I even⦠Itâs very strange. If I really cared about her before, why would I hate her so much after that?
Furthermore, my memories of hate toward her are still complete. It was only until recently that I suddenly realized that a lot of my memories with her are missing.â
Shaun was confused. He really could not get his head around it.
âIâm sorry, Professor Lincoln. The way I put it might be difficult for you to understand. To be honest, I donât really know how to describe that feeling myself either.â
Professor Lincoln nodded. Then, he took out a pen and drew a line on a piece of paper. âThis line represents your current state. The spaces in between are the memories youâve forgotten.â
âThatâs right.â Shaun nodded.
Professor Lincoln frowned. âBefore this, have you ever felt there was something wrong with your memories? Or did you just realize it recently?â
Shaun was taken aback. He shook his head. âThe doctor in the past said I had a mental illness in this area. Back then, I was⦠The doctor said I was similar to those older age patients with brain atrophy. If I didnât get it treated as soon as possible, I might have degenerated to a retard or a child.â
Professor Lincoln was deep in thought. âLast question, did your feelings experience any change?â
âThree years ago⦠the one I loved was another childhood sweetheart of mine. I thought I would love her forever. â Shaun frowned. âBut strangely, after my ex-wife returned, I was easily attracted to my ex-
wife again. Iâm not a playboy. Recently, I realized maybe I did care about my ex-wife in the past, but because I forgotâ¦â
âYou forgot?â Professor Lincoln processed Shaunâs words. âThree years ago, did you notice that your memories of your ex-wife were incomplete? If you didnât love her, why did you marry her? How did you both interact in your daily life?â
âI can remember.â Shaun nodded. âI remember why we got married. She married me just because she mistook me as the uncle of her ex-boyfriend. When she knew my real identity, she thought of every possible way to seduce me, but I didnât like her at all. I felt revolted when I was with her. The one I love was another woman.â
âIn this case, your memories of your ex-wife used to be a perfectly straight line, but you only just realized that itâs now a dashed line.â Professor Lincoln looked at him calmly. âMany people, when they forget someone they closely interact with in their lives, theyâll slowly realize many weird points. But why did you only realize it after three years? It wasnât even you who found it out yourself. It was your friend who told you about it.â
Shaun was shocked.
That was true. He had forgotten so many things. However, in his brain, the memories he had with Catherine in the past were still a perfect line, as if he had never forgotten anything.
His tall figure started to tremble. âProfessor Lincoln, I⦠How did I become like this? Is it because of my illness?â
âThis kind of situation wonât arise from your illness. â Professor Lincoln shook his head and took a sip of coffee. âPerhaps the straight line of the memory you thought isnât actually complete. In other words, someone drew the straight line for you. Do you know about robots? With them, you can delete programs and key in the instructions you want, like who you should obey and who you should like.â
Shaun was mind blown.