A Graduation Gift novel Chapter 124

"What is your plan?"

Rufus was confused when he heard Cassandra's words.

"Rufus, thank you! I think I finally found the key to solve this problem!"

Cassandra giggled. But then, she realized another problem that she might have.

"Rufus, do you know of any hypnotist?" she asked.

Talking about being hypnotized reminded Cassandra of her roommate at school before who majored in Psychology. She remembered her sharing that mental illnesses could be treated by hypnosis. The problem with this was that there were very few of them, not to mention excellent ones.

Rufus forced a wry smile. Hypnotist? He wished he had heard it wrong. Staying on the line, he said, "Hold on. I happen to know one hypnotist. I'll send him over to you now."

As soon as he hung up, he turned to Victor.

"Book me the earliest flight to Norway," he ordered.

About the hypnotist, memories flashed in his mind of the days when he just started training ten years ago.

"You must have a mind so tough that no one can bar it. Wars are not just fought with bullets. There is another aspect unseen by the common eye, and it's mental confrontation!"

The trainer was a man from the special forces. He had tattoos all over his body and a brilliant track record.

He stood there like an impenetrable fortress. His cold face made new recruits shiver.

"If your mind is weak, your enemy will destroy you in every way they could. They can use it against you by hypnosis. Once they succeed, they can get you to do whatever they wish,"

Rufus was all ears. His stern and determined eyes impressed the General. In the following training sessions, he stood out from his class because of his excellence.

Later, he was chosen for higher studies.

One of the skills he learned there was hypnosis.

Rufus did not know what Cassandra needed a hypnotist for, but he flew in anyway to be of help.

Besides, it had been days since he last saw her. This was a good way to visit her as well.

Cassandra was startled when she saw Rufus driving the car into the yard by himself.

"Don't tell me you're the hypnotist!"

Cassandra said in surprise. She looked around but could not see anyone else that he was with. Even Victor wasn't with him.

"Why can't I be the hypnotist?"

Rufus smirked and looked at her with gentle eyes.

"Will you suddenly hypnotize me?"

Cassandra said, instantly alarmed with what he was capable of. Had she been hypnotized by him? Was that the reason she fell for him?

"Hypnotism is not an answer to everything. It only works on someone who doesn't resist you in his consciousness,"

he replied. Cassandra seemed to think that hypnosis was easy, so he made sure to correct her first.

Cassandra seemed to realize her ignorance. She stuck out her tongue, trying to hind her embarrassment. Then she led Rufus into the castle.

Cassandra told Whitney that she would like to invite a hypnotist over to hopefully help Courtney by looking into what was going on in her subconscious. It was not a guaranteed solution, but they did not have better options. Courtney, right now, was like a drowning woman. Hypnosis was a rope that could possibly save her.

Whitney was not sure she could endure another episode of self-harm so she agreed to give it a try.

"Cassandra told me that your daughter sleepwalks. Is that correct?"

Rufus asked, confirming the pieces of information that Cassandra relayed over the phone.

"Yes. It started three years ago when she just broke up with her boyfriend. It was as if she became a totally different person since then. I was too busy taking care of my dying husband so I failed to notice the changes until he passed away. By the time I did, it was already too serious to remedy,"

Whitney narrated, recalling a past that clearly brought her pain.