Chapter 1601

Tamara’s voice sharpened instantly. “What did you say? His memories… are coming back?”

Nalani nodded, her voice troubled. “Yes, that’s exactly what Belinda said. And she’s a doctor; she wouldn’t say something like that without reason.” She hesitated, brows furrowing. “If Elwood regains his memory, he’ll remember everything about his past with Carola. Then…” Her sentence hung unfinished, heavy with implication.

On the other end of the line, Tamara’s face was solemn.

When she finally spoke again, her voice was firm. “I won’t let that happen. Not a chance. Elwood must never remember Carola.”

Nalani exhaled slowly, her agreement subdued but resolute. “I feel the same. But… what can we do?”

Tamara paused for a moment before replying, “We’ll have to involve that doctor again.”

Nalani straightened immediately. “You mean… have Elwood hypnotized by that doctor again?”

“There’s no other choice,” Tamara said. “If we don’t act now, everything we’ve built so far will collapse.”

Nalani was silent for a while, digesting the gravity of the situation. At last, she said, “You’re right. It’s our only option. I’ll leave it in your hands, Mom.”

“Okay.” With that, Tamara ended the call.

What Tamara didn’t know was that Zaria had been standing just outside her door, overhearing the entire conversation. Her face flushed with barely contained excitement.

Her pulse thundered in her ears as she slowly backed away from the slightly ajar door.

Once safely inside her room, she closed the door carefully, leaned against it, and exhaled in relief.

She made her way to the sofa, sat down, grabbed a glass of water, and took a long sip to steady her nerves.

She had only intended to speak with Tamara earlier, but when she saw the door slightly ajar and heard voices, curiosity held her in place. Because of Tamara’s hearing issues, she often used speakerphone, making it easy for Zaria to catch every word of the conversation with Nalani.

From their talk, Zaria gleaned several crucial pieces of information.

First, Elwood indeed had a past with Carola.

Second, his memory loss wasn’t caused by the car crash—it had been artificially induced through hypnosis. Tamara and Nalani were behind it. Whether Tasha had a hand in it, she didn’t know.

Third, Nalani and Tamara planned to do it again—to erase any fragments of memory that might return and keep Elwood from remembering Carola.

Zaria’s gaze darkened as she thought about this.

She couldn’t let them succeed.

For some reason, she had a very strong feeling that if Elwood were to recover his memory, Tasha would be in serious trouble…

Now, Zaria faced the critical challenge of devising a strategy to prevent that doctor from hypnotizing Elwood. Her eyes darkened, and her expression grew increasingly serious. At least, she could finally confirm that Elwood and Carola indeed had a history, which proved her suspicions correct.