Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Chapter 371: Is Timothy Dead?

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Samantha’s words left Milton in a daze.

His mind went blank for a few seconds before laughing, “Only the main personality can occupy the body and consciousness for a prolonged period. The other personalities will only appear on occasion.”

“The situation you mentioned is highly unlikely.”

In that case, did she guess wrongly about Timothy’s condition?

Was it always Timothy all along without the presence of any second personality?

Samantha felt a little frustrated and could not help but scratch her head.

There was a sudden notification on her phone and Samantha glanced at the screen to see that she had a new email..

The sender was none other than Vincent.

Samantha calmed herself down, tapped the screen, then opened her mailbox to click on the new email.

It turned out to be the examination report for when Alan brought Matthew to Vincent’s side for a comprehensive physical examination. The results were out and Vincent had sent her the report as well as his analysis.

She could not understand the professional medical terms and data in front of her, so she scrolled down the report and gave it a glance.

As she scrolled further and further, Milton—who was drinking some coffee—said suddenly, “Ms. Larsson! Wait a minute!”

Samantha stopped subconsciously and looked at him in surprise. “What is it, Dr. Dancy?”

Milton stared at her phone screen and asked, “Do you mind letting me read that report?”

Could Milton have noticed something grave? He understood all those medical terms since he was a doctor, after all.

Samantha had always been anxious about Matthew’s health, so she nodded immediately and pushed the phone to Milton. “Please do. Does the report mention anything serious?”

Milton took the phone and looked at the screen. He scrolled through the report slowly and began reading it carefully.

The doctor’s face sank, and Samantha felt ill at ease when she saw that, so much so that she even held her breath.

She was afraid to disturb him and could therefore only wait patiently for him to finish reading.

He seemed to take an eternity, yet at the same time, Samantha felt as though everything happened in the blink of an eye. Milton finally looked up with a rather solemn expression.

Samantha’s heart immediately sank and her voice sounded a little empty when she asked, “Dr. Dancy, is...there… Is there really a problem?”

His expression made her feel flustered.

Milton sighed softly, “Ms. Larsson, may I ask whose report this is?”

“My son’s,” Samantha hurriedly replied. “Please be honest with me if there are any problems.”

“Your son?” Milton was a little surprised. He did not expect Samantha to have children, but then again it should not be surprising given that she had even resurrected from the dead.

Milton had every reason to be upfront with her since it involved her son.

He raised his hand and adjusted the spectacles on his nose bridge as he spoke in a serious tone, “Ms. Larsson, I just read the report and found that your son has a relatively special set of genes.”

“A special set of genes?”

“Yes, multiple personalities are easily triggered in those who are born with these sets of genes.” Milton’s fingertips tapped the tabletop. “These genes are usually hereditary.”

Samantha’s black pupils contracted all of a sudden.

The various incidents, mysteries, and clues that she could never explain before had finally clicked in her mind.

It was no surprise then that Matthew had been autistic since birth and never spoke despite her best efforts to coax him. She even brought him to consult various doctors but it was all to no avail.

It was only when he was rescued from the kidnapping that he suddenly became cheerful, talkative, happy-go-lucky, and confident during social interactions.

At the time, she told Alan that Matthew seemed to have changed into a whole other person.

In hindsight, it was apparent that he might have morphed into a different person.

To be precise, the kidnapping might have been the spark that triggered his other personality to appear.

Samantha’s face changed slightly and Milton was getting worried when saw that. “Are you alright, Ms. Larsson? You don’t need to worry too much. Although these genes can easily cause multiple personality disorder, the condition isn’t that easy to trigger. It might be easier for the disorder to flare up in a child because his mind is as yet immature, but if you take good care of him, it’s almost impossible to trigger it again in adulthood. This is because his mind has matured and his will is firm. The only possibility that it might be triggered in an adult is due to certain strong external factors.”

It was easier for it to be triggered in kids, but strong external factors were required to trigger it during adulthood.

Samantha clenched her hand suddenly.

She finally figured it out!

Timothy was Matthew’s father, so Matthew must have inherited Timothy’s special genes! Therefore, Timothy was in the same situation as Matthew!

Samantha’s guess was correct!?Timothy did suffer from multiple personalities.

However, his multiple personalities were not triggered by himself, but by a powerful external factor in Harmony’s hypnosis!

Harmony was the one who awakened Timothy’s second personality!

Samantha felt like a bombshell had dropped on her as soon as that thought appeared in her mind. Had it not been for the coincidence that day whereby Milton saw Matthew’s report, she would never have thought of that possibility even if she racked her brain!

She pursed her lips and asked again, “Dr. Dancy, if an adult’s second personality was awakened through hypnosis, could it be possible for the second personality to constantly occupy the body and consciousness?”

Milton was stumped yet again.

She was always capable of posing all sorts of strange questions to him.

Even so, those questions were very interesting as well.

He thought for a while and replied, “It’s possible, but such a situation will be very detrimental to the main personality.”

Samantha’s heart skipped a beat. “Detrimental how?”

“Even if their second personality is forcibly awakened, it would not always exist unless they are under hypnosis all the time. In other words, the main effect of hypnosis is actually to suppress the main personality.”

Milton drank another sip of coffee before continuing, “If it goes on like this for a long time, the main personality might no longer appear, if that happens...it might disappear completely, and the second personality would become the main personality from then onward.”

“In another sense, one could say that the patient has recovered, but said recovery entails a change of personality, turning into a new personality and mindset.”

Samantha’s hands trembled uncontrollably when she listened to everything he said.

At that moment, she understood what the mystery man said to her.

He told her before that Timothy was in danger and might disappear if she did not come to the rescue.

That was probably what the person meant...

It came as no surprise that Harmony was always so confident in saying that nothing Samantha did could win Timothy back. The reason was that Timothy’s main personality was gradually being killed by his second personality.

Perhaps the main personality had completely disappeared from Timothy’s body.

Could Timothy really....be dead?