Chapter 2042

“You… Who are you… Who are you?!” Sophie’s eyes were wide with shock as she flailed her hands wildly in the air, her nails raking two deep scratches across Christopher’s fair, handsome face. “You’re not my son… My son, Christopher, would never be so cruel! He would never be this cruel!” Christopher knelt on one knee, his face composed and resolute, as he watched his mother descend into madness. He felt as if he had gone mad too—just a very quiet kind of madness. Hearing the commotion, two caregivers rushed over to restrain the trembling, struggling Sophie. “Call the police… Call the police… He’s a murderer… A murderer!” But who would believe the words of a late-stage Alzheimer’s patient? Sophie’s frantic cries finally died down as the caregivers escorted her away. “Mr. Iverson… Please don’t be upset. Madam Sophie isn’t in her right mind anymore. Don’t take her words to heart,” Taylor continued comforting him, but seeing the distressing scene was heartbreaking enough. He could n