Chapter 1701: His declaration of war
Zoren had mentioned it to Penny once about his unpleasant experience with the hypnosis. After all, some time ago, Zoren was not pleased that he was not part of his wife’s life.
For him, that was unacceptable.
But instead of recovering his memories, what he got were fragments of his past. The past that was erased from his mind for a reason. Fragments that, for once, gave him something to fear about.
Him.
Zoren, himself.
It wasn’t what he did in those fragments of memories, but rather, it was the feeling he felt in them. The lack of empathy, the amusement of one’s downfall, and just emotions he narrowly avoided nurturing in this timeline.
It scared him enough to make him question many things. If not for Penny, he probably wouldn’t have recovered from it and gotten consumed by it.
But tonight, he had to face his biggest fear... which was Zoren Pierson — the old Zoren Pierson.
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The beat of the metronome echoed in the room as Zoren lay on the bed while Penny sat in the chair. Its tick felt like a pull in a trance, followed by Penny’s occasional voice that was telling him to relax. To keep his breathing steady and to follow her voice.
She was patient, letting him take his time. She glanced at the pulse monitor clipped on his finger just to be sure.
Tock... tock... tock...