Chapter 494 A Mother’s Love
Tobias instinctively took a step back. The reason he hadn’t returned home for so long was because he was afraid to face Marie.
When he was younger, he wanted to make Marie happy, so he brought back good grades. But at that time, she was already sick and emotionally unstable.
He thought Marie would hit him. He would have preferred that.
But she was like an empty shell of a doll, staring out and asking him, “Why didn’t you keep an eye on her?
Did you have to eat ice cream at that time?”
Then Marie would start crying, and there were even instances of self–harm.
The doctors said it was depression and advised them to avoid anything that could trigger her. Anything or anyone that could cause her to have an episode should be kept away. Later, her condition worsened. She started losing her hair and became very thin.
Tobias and Elliot followed the doctor’s advice and tried to avoid being around Marie as much as possible.
Then Shane brought Naomi back home. Initially, Marie reacted badly.
Tobias vividly remembered her lying in bed, refusing her medication, and looking at him with pleading
eyes. But after some time, her condition improved. She seemed to have forgotten about Wynter.
Every time Tobias brought it up, the doctor would tell them it was a coping mechanism. Since she had
forgotten, they shouldn’t remind her. Tobias was just a teenager at the time, so he didn’t know what to do,
When he saw Marie again, she had indeed improved a lot. She never mentioned anything about Wynter
again.
Just when Tobias thought she was completely healed, one night, he saw Marie wandering around looking
for Wynter.
She saw him and softly called out, “Toby, I haven’t seen you in a long time. I missed you so much.”
Tobias‘ feelings for Marie were complex because he couldn’t distinguish which one was his impression of
his mother.
He remembered when Wynter was first kidnapped, he ran around with scraped knees and a fever while
sobbing.
Marie had firmly told him, “Tobias, remember, this is not your fault. I’ll find her.”
At that time, she was like a superhero. Even if there was the slightest news about Wynter, she would ask and search for her. She even said he was a little man.
But then everything changed. Even until now, Tobias didn’t understand why.
He stood there and poured out all these thoughts before smiling wryly. “I don’t know how to face her.”
Wynter pondered Tobias‘ words, her eyes deepening. “Tobias, Mom was really sick at the time, but it
Chapter 494 A Mothers Love
wasn’t just ordinary depression. It was a disorientation disorder because a part of her soul was missing.”
“Her soul was missing?” Tobias frowned, realizing things were more complicated than he thought. “What do you mean?”
Wynter told him about the incident at the hotel. “Someone used my abduction to bait Mom. Since her soul was unstable back then, they used the Earthbound Formation to trap her soul. That’s why she seemed different when she saw you again.
“She really did call out to you for help, but it might not have been about the medicine. She might have realized some other danger.”
After hearing this. Tobias clenched his fists. “So are you saying that everything Mom said wasn’t of her own will? Someone caused her mental instability?”
“She’s very resilient. She’s been fighting against them to avoid forgetting about me.” Wynter looked into Tobias‘ eyes. “Tobias, you should have some idea of what I do now.
“It’s difficult for ordinary people to resist the Earthbound Formation, especially with a powerful medium behind it like this formation.”
