He Hypnotized Me to Love Someone Else Chapter 09
I sat in the chair, slowly trying to steady my breathing.
Silas found the pocket watch again and began swinging it in front of me.
“Serena, look at it.”
This time, Silas succeeded.
My eyes slowly went unfocused, following the movement of the watch.
His friends held their breath nervously.
Come on. Repeat after me.”
From now on, the person you hate most isn’t Silas.”
Without blinking, I repeated,
“The person I hate most isn’t Silas.”
“The person you’ve always liked is Silas.”
Silas thought he was about to succeed.
But the next second, he heard my voice, Cold.
Almost completely emotionless.
Do you like hearing lies like that?”
Silas’s smile froze.
The pocket watch stopped moving.
I pushed it out of my line of sight.
The hypnosis was fake from the very beginning.”
“Silas, did you really believe a pocket watch could control someone?”
I tried to stand up from the chair.
The first time, my legs went weak.
On the second try, I managed to stand.
slowly made my way to the wall and turned on the light.
The moment the lights came on, everyone squeezed their eyes shut.
I took back my phone and asked loudly enough for everyone. to hear.
Silas, did you really hate me because you thought I was clinging to you?”
*Or was it just your ego?”
I walked toward the door.
This time, no one tried to stop me.
I lifted my head and looked at the moon.
This time, I had walked out on my own.
Theo arrived in a rush.
He was breathing hard, and I had never seen him this angry before.
He first grabbed my wrist and checked me over several times.
Only then did he look at Silas, who had followed me out.
The second their eyes met, Theo lost control.
He drove a fist into Silas.
Silas hit the ground.
Then he suddenly fought back.
You knew she was afraid of the dark!”
And you still locked her in a place like that?!”
Silas visibly froze.
It was as if he had only just remembered.
His face twisted with anger and panic, the expression almost ridiculous.
Serena, I… I forgot. I didn’t mean to. I just…”
I closed my eyes and let out a long breath.
“Let’s go.”
Even while furious, Theo still remembered to carry my bag,
His expression was hard, and he still looked too angry to calm down.
“Theo, I can’t hold my phone.”
Theo took it from me.
Theo, my feet hurt a little.”
Theo bent down.
“Get on.“–
I climbed onto his back.
After working at the bakery for so long. Theo carried the
mixed scent of bread, cake, and honey.
He carried me steadily.
I reached up and touched his hair.
When you messaged me, I was still working. By the time I
saw it, it was already late.”
Fine.
I forgave him.
*How did you know I was afraid of the dark?”
“That alley where we first met.”
You stayed at the entrance the whole time. You never went inside.”
“And the last time the power went out at the library, you
were the one who grabbed my hand first.”
“Don’t I usually hold your hand?”
Theo turned his head, looking a little helpless.
“You do.”
But that was the first time you held it for that long.”
I rested my chin on his shoulder.
I’m not afraid anymore.”
“I know.”
You walked out by yourself.”
You were brave.”
Theo tilted his head toward me, and his soft hair brushed against my ear.
He carried me all the way to my dorm before finally setting me down.
“Go on.”
I took a few steps, then hurried back and stopped in front of him.
Did you forget something?”
“Yeah.”
I nodded solemnly.
Then, while Theo lowered his head to look through his
things, I leaned in and kissed his cheek.
“I forgot this.”
“A reward.”
Theo seemed to freeze.
He cleared his throat, and a faint blush spread across his face.
Then he changed the subject.
“What do you want for breakfast tomorrow?”
A sausage–and–egg biscuit from the dining hall.”
This time, Theo watched until my figure disappeared around
the corner of the stairs.
Theo remembered that this wasn’t the first time he had
watched Serena walk away.
The first time had been in that alley.
No matter how hard he worked part–time to save up for
medical expenses, there were still endless problems coming after him.
That man had been the biggest one.
And that was the day Theo finally made up his mind.
He anonymously released everything he had collected and
exposed the man for what he really was.
By now, that man probably no longer had the time or energy
to harass Theo and his mother.
His mother’s surgery had gone well.
Theo had also found a more suitable part–time job..
Everything was moving in a better direction.
He couldn’t remember who had said it.
Serena had a princess attitude.
She didn’t.
Serena was a princess.
And she was Theo’s knight.
Of course,
Serena was also her own knight.
END