Noticing Erin's look of astonishment, everyone immediately held their breath.
Erin motioned for Ellie to sit down on the nearby sofa, then pried her eyes open for a closer look and carefully circled around her.
Her face was tense—though she usually carried a joking demeanor, today, she was absolutely serious.
Ellie couldn't help but ask, "Am... am I really hypnotized?"
"Yes." Erin finally spoke. "I can see traces of hypnosis on you. Just now, after learning that man betrayed you, did you feel your chest instantly unclench? All your lingering attachment and love for him—vanished in a split second?"
Ellie nodded emphatically, "Exactly, exactly!"
She had actually found it odd herself.
She used to love Darien Britt to the point of insanity; otherwise, as the eldest daughter of the Cobb family, she would never have stooped so low as to become his mistress, much less fawn over him for so many years.
