Chapter 122 - Daddy's promise to his little angel

Ayu was pacing in the room outside. The thin man observed her panicking. She was worried because Lina had been inside the room with Dr. Hayama for more than an hour. She had initially told her that the session was supposed to be limited to the hour. 

So why wasn't she out yet? What if she was having an anxiety attack like she had before, when Ayu was looking after her at the Moshi mansion during Shen's confrontation with his uncle Sojin?

If that was the case, she should be there with Lina, comforting her! 

She stomped up to the grave looking man at the front desk. 

"Hey mister, isn't the doctor finished with Madam's session? When will she come out?" 

Ayu's tone was authoritative, as usual. The man looked up at her, his eyes dead and unchanging. He didn't seem to give a damn about Ayu's worries. 

"He will be done when he will be done. Please be seated and wait for the session to end." 

But Ayu wasn't having it. She slammed both hands down on the table and glared at him threateningly.

Lina was her responsibility. Not only would her boss have her head if something happened to Lina, but worse, her heart would be torn to shreds if she failed to protect her precious woman. 

"If you don't bring me to check on the Madam, I will break that door open. You decide." 

But the man continued to remain unfazed by her threats. 

"I don't who you think you are, Miss, but this is a civilised facility with a world renown expert who was hired by your Madam's husband to work with her. Please mind your behaviour or I won't have a choice but to remove you from here." 

The man was doing all he could to contain his temper. He hated this woman's guts. He could choke the life out of her with the lift of a finger if he so chose. 

Ayu swallowed her anger and sat back down, her foot tapping furiously on the ground in anxiety.

She couldn't act rash right now. They had to maintain a low profile - that was the bottom line. 

Inside, Lina was lying on the couch in the middle of a very real dream. 

She was talking as she lay there, while Dr. Hayama observed her and took notes. He recorded everything she said so that he could interpret it later.

Lina, in her dream, was back in the same memory she had that night. 

Her parents were with her. They were leaving her. And her little six year old heart was breaking. 

"Don't forget your present from mommy and daddy, little angel." the father whispered softly to her, still holding her.

Her little voice spoke up.

"What present is it daddy?" 

"Mommy hid it in a place only our little angel can find" he whispered in ear, rocking her and comforting her and little tear droplets fell out of her big, baby eyes. 

"Where did mommy hide it?" she sobbed. 

"You have to get bigger and braver, my little angel. Then I promise, you will find it." 

"Your really promise daddy?"

"Daddy never breaks his promises, Lili." 

Lina's eyes opened. She was shivering. It was so cold. She wrapped Ayu's shawl tighter around herself as she sat up.

Her head was throbbing. It took her a second to remember where she was. 

The room full of books, and the big desk, the chai in which an older, attractive man sat with a stoic, unchanging expression on his face with a notepad and fountain pen in his hand.

"You're awake." he said, softly. 

"What happened to me? Why do I always pass out?! This isn't normal!" Lina felt sensitive and troubled. 

She had to keep her guard up, that was the only thing she was sure of since she came out of  her coma. But why did she always lose consciousness when she was alone with this man!? 

"We discussed this, Lina. You need to let your guard down to be able to realise yourself." 

Why was his voice so annoyingly monotone?! 

She had indeed agreed to be vulnerable. But what had he done to her to evoke the memory at will? 

She definitely had not ingested anything this time. She hadn't accepted water from him this time.

"Is there no way for you to help me without me having to lose control like that?!" she asked, her voice high pitched as she became more agitated. 

"The control you are forcing upon yourself is what is preventing you from remembering parts of your life as a defense mechanism. You need to give up control and be okay with it. You have to learn, to push yourself." 

"Is our session at it's end?" Lina asked irritably, standing up, ready to leave.

Dr. Hayama calmly looked at his watch. 

"Indeed it is." 

He got up too and headed towards the door, holding it open for Lina. 

Lina huffed loudly and strutted out.

But as she was about to exit the room, she felt Dr. Hayama's strong hold on her arm. He wasn't holding her tightly or forcefully, but she could feeling the heat from his palm on her elbow. 

She turned to him, an angry expression on her face at being stopped. She was so mentally exhausted, and just wanted to go home. 

"Lina, I want you to know...you're making progress. It's a good thing." 

In saying so, he let go of her. 

She realised he had stopped calling her 'Madam Moshi', and started calling her informally by her name. 

Was this some psychological tactic? 

Lina couldn't be bothered to think about that now. Before she knew it, Ayu came rushing up to her.

"Madam! Are you alright?" she shot Dr. Hayama an angry glare. 

Lina smiled tiredly at Ayu.

"I'm fine. Let's go home quick." 

Ayu nodded and escorted her out.

As they two women left, the thin man walked up to Dr. Hayama. 

"How tiring" he commented. 

"On the contrary" Dr. Hayama responded, a smile playing on his lips, "she's given me more than she would have ever intended."