Chapter 117

Stella watched the whole clip of herself arriving at the villa and chatting with the man in front of her. Dr. Reed had explained why she came here—it was because she couldn't take the pain anymore. He didn't go into details about what exactly hurt so much, just gave her a rough idea. "So that's why..." She stared at the video. It was clearly her in it, and she really did seem like she came here by choice. But the problem was—she didn't remember any of it. That realization made her panic, like the ground had just vanished under her. Dr. Reed, being a psychiatrist, easily picked up on how rattled she was. "There's another recording," he said gently, "you made it yourself earlier. Might help to take a listen." The second video just laid out the basics. It was clearly her speaking. From what she said, Stella learned she was a music score designer who loved playing the piano, used to work with Thomas, and he was basically her client. Turned out, Dr. Reed was someone Thomas had arranged for