Chapter 52

Leon continued, "Maybe Mrs. Farrell wasn't fully conscious back then. Perhaps she had no idea what she was doing. Why should we demand that a mentally ill patient behave by normal standards?" While Leon's words were meant to dissuade him, Gavin clenched his fists tightly out of sight. He knew very well whether Giselle was truly mentally unstable or not, but Leon's words fueled his determination to uncover what had happened to her in the psychiatric hospital. He coldly said, "Just tell me the truth. No matter what it is, I won't hold it against you as long as you tell me what actually happened." At that, Leon finally lowered his head and exhaled heavily. After taking a sip of coffee, he began to tell his story. "When Mrs. Farrell first arrived at the psychiatric hospital, she was in a poor emotional state. "I was her attending doctor, so I tried to talk to her to let her guard down. However, she treated me like a monster, like I was the one who locked her up. She wouldn't let me ne