The Love Trap of the Ruler.
chapter 111
Everyone in the room immediately fell silent with a face of disbelief. Only Graciella looked at them with a puzzled face and asked. Stevan, Laura and Daren throw one another a glance.
“Xavier! You know Xavier?” stevan asked directly. This time it was Laura who raised her eyes. He didn't want to talk about the man who until now didn't even show his nose. The last time she saw the man was during the announcement of her marriage to Devina. After that Laura never and never again wanted to know the news. That cowardly man, no better than Adrean. Even now Laura felt Adrean was better, at least the man jumped off the bridge to save Graciella. And maybe also because of her help, Graciella could be here right now. They were both stuck in the tree.
“Xavier?” graciella asked and she shook her head. The sign he doesn't remember anything about the owner of that name. But Graciella doesn't remember. Not Xavier, not Moira. “They are who?” ask the plain Graciella.
Again, they throw one another a glance. How Graciella knows the three of them but is unfamiliar with Xavier and Moira. What's the matter?
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“I think Miss Graciella has Dissociative Amnesia,” said the doctor who has been handling Graciella, working together with Laura. He concluded the diagnosis while examining Greciella. Now the four of them are outside Graciella's room. They don't want Greciella to be worried.
“Dissociative Amnesia?” asked Laura in surprise.
“Hei? We both don't know what is dissociative amnesia?” said Stevan protesting, from the face shown by Laura. It seems that condition is not good.
“Dissociative amnesia is a deeper amnesia than usual amnesia. In ordinary circumstances amnesia can occur due to injury to the brain, side effects of drugs, or disease. But in dissociative amnesia, the, this is caused by a traumatic event that greatly shakes him up to the body of the traumatized person to do defense by blocking certain memories until the person feels blank and can not remember the circumstances that make it traumatized,” explained Laura to Stevan and Daren as simply as possible.
“So you mean Graciella's body made a defense by not opening access to remember about Xavier or Moira?” ask Stevan.
“Yes, this type of amnesia is indeed different from the usual Amnesia. Here they can remember and also have a memory of everything except everything related to his psychological trauma. Arguably, Graciella's brain buried deeply in all things about Xavier and Moira. He can't remember them,” Laura said.
“True, that's why Miss Graciella can find out about you-you, but can't remember about Mr. Xavier and Moira, and of course Miss Graciella will have additional memory because she omitted the role of Mr. Xavier, she said,” said the Doctor.
Stevan scrunched his forehead. She knew Graciella because Xavier called her at the mall. Then how can he remember with Stevan, what does he remember with their first meeting?
The curious Stevan immediately entered Graciella's room. He went straight to Graciella and stood in front of her. Graciella was shocked to see Stevan's arrival.
“Nona Graciella, do you remember the first time we met?” just ask Stevan.
Graciella frowned, “If it's not wrong, we met in a shopping mall right? There was a kidnapper there, I was eating and I was trying to help the boy. You came after the shopping mall security had him detained, didn't you?” asked Graciella who tried to remember her.
“Then do you remember who you went with to there?” stevan asked who looked a little insistent talking to Graciella. Daren has to pat Stevan on the shoulder so he doesn't seem too emotional.
“Ehm, I don't remember, I think I just went alone,” Graciella said.
“Yes, you just go alone,” Laura said immediately chimed in. Fearful Stevan will ask strange things again and make Graciella have to remember Xavier. Laura doesn't want Graciella to remember the man. Though cruel enough to let Graciella not remember her son. But isn't this better?
Stevan only glanced at Laura who also seemed to affirm his gaze towards Stevan. Stevan just felt this was so weird. How can there be such a disease?
“Yes, sure, he's my ex-husband. Didn't you help me get a divorce with her?”
“Graciella, you must be tired, sleep, you need a lot of rest. You two! Follow me!" said Laura firmly looking towards Daren and also Stevan.
Graciella just frowned looking at Laura who pulled the two men away from there.
Laura closed the door Graciella slowly. After that it instantly turned its body and stared at Stevan and Daren very sharply. Stevan and Daren are confused to see Graciella's behavior.
"You! What do you mean ask such things!" Laura said. Laura suspects that Stevan wants to remind Greciella of Xavier. "I knew Xavier was your friend! But you see! What has he done to Graciella and to date, has she ever shown him the stem of her nose? Even asking about Graciella's condition she never had! If you try to remind Graciella about Xavier. Then I'll forbid you from seeing Graciella again!" Laura said.
"I just want to know if it's true or not!" Stevan defended himself.
"Will this situation be forever? Or is there a chance Graciella will remember everything back?" Ask Daren.
Laura just played her jaw. "I don't know, amnesia isn't something that can be guessed or ascertained. But for now, let him be like this, I don't want him to come back down with the death of his son. Let her live her new life" said Laura Lowly.
Stevan took a deep breath. He understood Laura's wish. However, she also knew how badly Greciella had fallen before.
"Well, I'm not gonna do that again, I'm sorry." Stevan is sorry.
"Yes" said Laura again.
"I'll take care of Graciella now. Not that you guys had a job. After lunch you can replace me, don't worry that she'll be safe here" Daren said. Laura and Stevan have a job.
"Yes, well, thank you Daren" Laura said. He wants to be here, but right now it's his watch. Even he's too late. He also cannot escape his duties.
"I'll be here tonight" said Stevan. He also has to do some work.
"Alright, be careful on the road" Daren said.
Laura and Stevan nodded. They immediately started the steps to get from there. Daren just escorted them with a smile and a wave of hands.
Daren immediately went back into Greciella's room. He's still traumatized to see Graciella who took the shortcut before. That's why he can't leave Graciella alone.
Daren immediately commented on her smile as she looked at Greciella who was sitting on the edge of her bed.
"Daren, can you tell me where I am?" Greciella.