Her expression changed drastically. She shook her head violently, trying to deny James’ allegations. “No. I did not. I didn’t change. You killed me. I won’t ever let this matter slide. Stop with your nonsense, James Lann!”
“It’s the truth.” James snorted coldly. His voice was so loud that even Lucian and Roxanne heard him through the door.
Jones twisted his hands together, pacing back and forth. Worry kept niggling his mind, for he was afraid of anything unexpected incidents.
“Don’t forget this, Aunt Sheba. You tried to poison your sister. You wanted to hurt and cripple her so you could be with my dad forever, right?”
James made up his mind. I need to use poison to fight poison. I have no choice, even if ‘Aunt Sheba’ would resort to crazier actions. “No. I didn’t do that. It wasn’t me, James!”
“Don’t try to deny it anymore, Aunt Sheba. It was you. You even tried to stop me from telling the others. Aunt Sheba, why? Why is it wrong for me to inform my mom about what happened?”
A long-time professional in psychology, James. had never thought he would come face-to-face with consciousness one day, trying to reason with it. Consciousness was different from subconsciousness. The subconscious mind will follow the patient’s will, but the conscious mind does not.
“The one who ended up killing me is you!” “Yes. You’re right, and I blame myself for it. I had no choice, though. I had to protect my mom. Aunt Sheba, you were in the wrong from the start, not me. I’d never thought of hurting you!”
It seemed like James’ words were beginning to affect ‘Sheba. Albeit the rage and hatred still existed on her face, she no longer acted like a wild beast.
“Oh, my nephew! Why are you still alive? You should be feeling guilty, and your life should end. Don’t tell me your mom forgives your actions. How could she do that? I’m her sister!”
Agony etched deeper into James’ expression as realization finally dawned on him. He finally understood why Yennefer was mentally confused and why she chose to create a new personality.
My mom never forgives me for Aunt Sheba’s death. That’s why she is using this personality to unleash her fury.
“Aunt Sheba, there is not a single day that she feels happy after you leave. It hurts her so much after you died.” James choked on his words when he considered Yennefer’s conditions from all these years. “Aunt Sheba, you are my mom’s sister. It’s wrong that you tried to hurt her! Why are you still torturing her now when you were the one who committed the mistake? You should disappear and leave. We refused to be tortured by you anymore!”
He continued, “Mom did enough for you. She treated you better than anyone else in the world. Her biggest mistake was introducing you to my dad, causing you to fall in love with him! You are the one in the wrong! Why do you think it’s okay for you to continue pestering us?”
James threw a series of questions at ‘Sheba. At this moment, he treated the sick Yennefer like the real Sheba. Complicated emotions filled his eyes when he raised them to meet Yennefer’s.
‘Sheba’ was bereft of words, her hands trembling as reluctance slowly appeared on her face. “Is that so? Is that the truth? Am I the only one who made a mistake?” She tried to defend herself.
However, the next minute, ‘Sheba’ froze. A gentleness filled her gaze. “James! I can hear your voice. James, are you all right? Please don’t cry, James!”
