Chapter 660
Chapter 660 The Despicable Me
Charlie's POV
When Olive looked at me with her innocent eyes, I admit that I felt a bit despicable
If the family doctor had not mentioned the connection between her living environment and the trauma she had experienced, I could still pretend that nothing had happened and just feed Olive whatever memories I wanted her to have according to the original plan
But things didn't go the way I wanted. It just so happened that he did mention PTSD in front of her. I watched as Olive turned her head after she listened to the doctor's remark, looking a bit lost and surprised as she glanced my way
I knew she wanted to ask me something, but she hesitated like she was wrestling with herself over whether or not to speak up
Yet in fact, she was not the only one burdened with pain and struggle
I was feeling super conflicted too. Looking at Olive, who was eager for the truth, I wasn't sure if I should keep hiding stuff or spill everything she wanted to know
Yeah, it was clear that I had only two options
I could choose to chew out my family doctor and then turn around and tell Olive that everything he said was a load of crap. She didn't go through any traumas at all, and she didn't have PTSD, either
Then, we'd just keep living our lives like usual
Although she occasionally experienced headaches, as long as I soothed her right and gave her some meds, she'd bounce back pretty quick
For me, this was the only way to keep this happy family from falling apart, and it was something I had been doing all along
But I was, after all, an emotional guy. Even though I knew that I had caused a lot of harm to Olive in the past, I truly loved her and couldn't bear to see her suffer because of anyone
If I continued to hide it from her, letting her go through physical and mental torment time after time without knowing why and just relying on pills to get by, that'd be selfish of me
And then there was the second option
I could just end this charade altogether and give Olive back those lost memories exactly as they were
I was 100% sure that once I did so, everything happening now would fall back into place
Olive would understand why she was here andBelonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.
realize I wasn't actually her husband. And there was a good chance, upon hearing the truth, she would choose to hate me just as she did when I first brought her here
And as for her real husband..
I bet Aaron hadn't given up searching for her
Even though he didn't show up around me later on, his suspicions about me never faded away
If I told Olive everything, she'd definitely choose to return to her real family, and then Aaron
would definitely come looking for trouble with me
I didn't want to lose Olive, watch her act all lovey-dovey with Aaron after being my wife, or Aaron to vent his pent-up anger on me
In that case, it was clear that the first path was a little better to take for me
Honestly, even I myself was not quite sure how much Olive meant to me deep down or if it was enough for me to throw everything away just so she could be happy
But one thing was for sure: The consequences fallout from Aaron's revenge wasn't something I could deal with, and it could even ruin my son
I'd never agreed more with the saying like I did now-kids were innocent
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So, once again, I despicably planned to let Olive remain in her current state
She can't regain those memories, absolutely not!
But the next words from the family doctor twisted my stomach into knots again
"Mrs. Marilyn isn't completely without hope for recovery. I'm not sure why she's experiencing PTSD in her own home. But if she's continuously triggered like this, the lost memories might come flooding back. The process will be quite painful, though."
He looked at me and hinted very tactfully
I knew that he was telling me that, if Olive's brain was continuously triggered, she would try her best to recall everything that had happened in the past due to the unbearable pain, and the
lost memories could resurface along with all that agony too
"So you're saying as long as we're living here, my wife will experience pain due to some bad psychological triggers and develop disgust and fear towards this place?"
"Yes, until her memory comes back."
The family doctor laid it out clearly, which made my heart sink
I had just made up my mind earlier that I couldn't let Olive regain those memories and then abandon me and this family
So I shot another glance at her before locking eyes with the family doctor again. "What if we move to somewhere else? If we leave this place behind, will she stop experiencing PTSD?"