I’m Kenny Daniels, the nation’s top hypnotist and Valerie Nichols’ boyfriend. For five years, I’ve used my professional skills to help her navigate crisis after crisis, propelling her to the pinnacle of her career. But she’s always avoided discussing marriage. She tells me “I love you forever” one moment, then mocks me in front of her best friend Dianna Griffin the next: “Kenny’s terrifying. Who would dare marry a man like that? I even wonder if my feelings for him are just the result of his manipulation.” Finally, I grew tired of it all. Breaking my vow, I used hypnosis on her for the first time. She was horrified, knowing that if I wanted, she could willingly do anything. But I simply said calmly: “Valerie, look into my eyes and forget me.” ***** Valerie loves me deeply. But she doesn’t trust those feelings. Because I’m the nation’s top hypnotist. If I hadn’t helped her eliminate one business rival after another, her company could never have grown to its current scale. So she depends on me while remaining wary of me. I know it all. She once caressed my face tenderly, her voice soft and lingering: “Kenny, promise me you’ll never use your abilities on me. You’re the person I trust most—never lie to me.” My body trembled at her touch, and in that passionate moment, I looked into her eyes and solemnly promised: “Alright, Valerie. Unless you ask me to, I’ll never use hypnosis on you.” My voice carries a natural allure—a habit developed over more than a decade as a hypnotist. She melted in my embrace, intoxicated by my charm, unable to resist. I love her too, so I kept my promise and never used hypnosis on her. I even went back to study psychology, just so I wouldn’t need to rely on my professional abilities to understand her feelings. I held nothing back from her, hoping she would trust me completely. Until that young man appeared. She was unusually protective of the young man named Noah Harvey, refusing to let me meet him or even show his face. Dianna told me: “He’s Valerie’s new assistant, twenty-five years old. He’s always hovering around Valerie. She seems to have feelings for him.” I had promised never to hypnotize Valerie. But I never said I wouldn’t hypnotize Dianna. With a simple snap of my fingers, I put her into a deep hypnotic state. To anyone watching, she was just sitting on the couch having a normal conversation, her eyes showing no signs of being unfocused. Only I knew she was completely under my control. I stared into her eyes, my voice gentle: “Tell me, yesterday in the private room, why did you and Valerie immediately stop talking when you saw me come in? What exactly were you discussing?” I held my breath as I listened, but her words made my expression darken. She said: “Valerie said Kenny’s terrifying. Who would dare marry a man like that? Who knows if my current feelings for him are just the result of his manipulation?” This wasn’t the answer I wanted to hear. Five years ago, I first met Valerie when she was my patient. She had been framed in a business war, struck hard on the head with a thick rod. Though she survived, blood clots in her brain compressed her nerves, causing temporary memory loss. So she came to me, hoping I could help her recover those lost memories. She said: “You’re the nation’s most skilled hypnotist, charging a million dollars per hour. I hope you’re worth that price.” She had a stunning figure, an aloof temperament, and exquisite features—unforgettable at first sight. Who wouldn’t take a second look at a beautiful woman? Especially such a thorny businesswoman. Hypnotists are human too, so I was no exception. I flipped through her medical records. Valerie Nichols, twenty-seven years old, suffered severe head trauma with nerve damage, losing a year’s worth of memories. I twirled the pen in my hand, the corner of my mouth lifting: “Please, have a seat.” A flash of wariness crossed her eyes—clearly she was on guard against hypnosis. But the moment she sat down, the hypnosis had already quietly begun. Half an hour later, the session ended. When she awoke, her eyes were clear and her brow furrowed—she had obviously remembered everything. I handed her a slip of paper with my bank account number: “Half an hour, five hundred thousand dollars. Just transfer it to this account.” But she didn’t take it. She lifted her clear eyes to look at me, emotions swirling in them, unable to hide her admiration. After a moment, she placed one hand on the desk, leaning forward slightly, her red lips curving upward: “What would you charge for a monthly retainer?”
With my assistance, Valerie’s company leaped from second-tier to top three nationwide within five years. Those five years also brought us closer, gradually nurturing romantic feelings between us. Two years ago, I began eagerly hinting to Valerie that I hoped she would marry me. But she always had reasons to deflect, from the initial “the company is still in its growth phase” to increasingly dismissive “let’s wait a bit longer.” I had always kept my promise, never attempting to use hypnosis to peek into her true thoughts. Even though I knew she remained wary of me, I never considered using this to lure her into dropping her guard. She loved me, but she was also guarded against me—these two things weren’t contradictory. Those in positions of power always eliminate all potential threats, even if that person is someone they plan to spend their life with. When I first fell in love with Valerie, I had anticipated such consequences, so everything was within my expectations. Valerie needed me greatly, and I once thought I had her in the palm of my hand. However, that boy who suddenly appeared by her side became the biggest variable. I had to know what kind of person he was, whether he would be easy to deal with. What surprised me was that Noah was neither a rich kid nor particularly exceptional in any way. He was just an ordinary boy. He was so ordinary that when I first laid eyes on him, I even fell into self-doubt. I actually lost to him? My prized hypnosis skills, the five years of fighting alongside Valerie—all of it couldn’t compete with an ordinary boy who had appeared less than two months ago? Noah and I stared at each other for a long time. That day I had made a sudden visit to the company, and he hadn’t had time to avoid me before I called out to him. The moment he saw me, he seemed flustered, but quickly composed himself, his eyes even showing a hint of defiance. He was also sizing me up—after all, everyone in the company knew I was Valerie’s future husband. After quite a while, Valerie finally appeared. Seeing me, she froze slightly, then calmly positioned herself in front of Noah, blocking our line of sight, looking at me with obvious wariness. “What brings you here?” she asked. Without waiting for my answer, she said quietly to Noah behind her, “You can go now.” Noah was very obedient, turning to leave almost immediately, like a dog following orders. Valerie’s and my gazes met in the air. She pressed her lips together, her expression far from pleasant. The atmosphere grew tense, neither of us speaking. After a moment, I suddenly smiled, raising the lunch box in my hand, my tone as casual as always: “I made lunch, including that fish you love. Thought I’d bring it over.” In that instant, she visibly relaxed, and despite her efforts to hide it, I caught it. “Thank you, Kenny.” She smiled and took my hand. “Come on, let’s eat together.” We walked into her office. After sitting down, I looked at her and thoughtfully brought up: “Who was that boy just now?” Valerie’s hand paused as she was opening the lunch box, then she smiled. “A new assistant.” She arranged the food and handed me a fork, her tone still gentle: “You made so much delicious food—aren’t you tired? You could just have Camila do this kind of thing.” I said, “Not tired. Now that the company’s stable, I don’t have much to do. I’m so idle every day that I can only spend my time making good food to keep you hooked.” I joked, “Otherwise, what if you decide I’m useless someday, fall for someone else, and break up with me?” Valerie’s expression stiffened slightly, then she reached across the desk to hold my hand. Her gaze was firm and serious as she looked at me: “Kenny, I will never leave you.” I looked back at her, smiling as I asked, “Then when will you marry me?” She slowly frowned: “Now isn’t the right time. I told you, I want to make Nichols Group the biggest, so they won’t dare look down on me. Kenny, you understand me, right? Even without marriage, we’re together every day now anyway. It’s no different from being married.” Her expression was earnest. If I hadn’t hypnotized Dianna and learned her true thoughts, I probably would have been fooled by these words. I calmly withdrew my hand, my smile polite and flawless: “Of course I understand you. It’s fine, I’ll wait for you.” Valerie finally relaxed and smiled too. She picked up a piece of fish, carefully removed the bones, and brought it to my lips. She said, “Kenny, this is why I like you—you always understand me.” Looking at her beautiful features, for that instant, I was indeed tempted to ask her what her true feelings for me were. But I held back. Now wasn’t the time. Her thoughts about me weren’t important—what mattered was her attitude toward Noah. I ate the fish she fed me, chewing slowly. I would wait, wait until the timing was right. Everything Valerie possessed, I had given her. If she dared betray me, then I would make her lose it all.
Because I visited Valerie’s company and met Noah, she finally became wary. So when she came home that evening, she was particularly clingy. Psychology tells us that people don’t do things without reason—there’s always a motive behind their actions. So when she initiated intimacy and wanted to go for a second round, I stopped her. I pressed against her approaching lips, looking into her flushed eyes. “Valerie, didn’t you say you’ve been exhausted lately?” She grabbed my hand, kissing me with urgent, forceful movements. “Kenny, when I’m with you, even when I’m tired, I still want this.” I smiled and rolled over, leaving Valerie kissing empty air. She tried to continue, but I turned my head away again. Because I kept dodging her advances, she finally began to frown. I stared at her, raising an eyebrow slightly. “This battle with Scott Group won’t be easy to win. Let’s sleep—you have meetings tomorrow.” The moment I mentioned work, Valerie finally stopped. She rubbed her temples, her voice weary. “Yeah, it’s been two years already. They have quite a few domestic enterprises—it’s hard to uproot them completely.” She took my hand. “Kenny, maybe now’s the time for you to step up.” I chuckled. “Who doesn’t know you have a hypnotist boyfriend? Scott Group won’t even meet with me. To get their secrets, I’d have to hypnotize their leader Joanna Scott, but we have no way of getting close to her.” Valerie’s frown deepened. After a moment of silence, she suddenly looked up and blurted out, “What if you tried approaching Joanna?” She shouldn’t have said that. Joanna, like her, was a powerful businesswoman. The intimate atmosphere vanished instantly. My expression darkened, and my voice unconsciously turned cold. “Valerie, are you asking me to seduce her?” “Just temporarily!” She grabbed my hand, explaining urgently. “As long as we can find a way to meet her outside the company and get her to lower her guard, with your abilities, you could hypnotize her. Sure, Joanna’s cunning and ruthless, but even if something goes wrong, I’ll save you when it matters!” My expression grew colder, and my heart sank bit by bit. Valerie’s words caught me completely off guard. In all these years, I’d dealt with so many people for her, yet she’d never said anything like this before. I said, “You could have Noah do it. As long as he can lure Joanna out, I can hypnotize her.” Valerie’s gaze suddenly flickered, her voice hesitant. “How could Noah be as experienced as you? He’s just a young man fresh out of college. This is dangerous—if Joanna discovers we’re behind it, Noah won’t be able to escape.” Watching her reaction, I finally became certain that her feelings for Noah had long since moved beyond mere attraction—she was probably already deeply involved. A woman liking two men at once—I’d seen it happen plenty of times. But I never thought it would happen to me. I let out a cold laugh, and with just one sentence, I made her face change color. “Valerie, even if you’re using me while guarding against me, you don’t have to make it so obvious.” I was never the type of weak man who depended on women. She knew this, of course. In these five years, though I loved her, I never lost myself. I’d do what I could, but things I couldn’t do—even if she got on her knees and begged—I wouldn’t agree to. I loved her, but I loved myself more. Therefore, she couldn’t completely control me, which naturally left her feeling insecure. She even worried constantly that I might hypnotize her. I refused Valerie’s request. I’d encountered Joanna long before I met Valerie. She’d built Scott Group into the nation’s second-largest company single-handedly. During the pandemic these past few years, even Valerie’s company saw declining productivity, but Scott Group remained standing strong. She wasn’t a simple character. She’d known for a long time that Valerie was targeting her, and might have already figured out how to deal with me. I couldn’t take that risk. Valerie was very displeased with my refusal. Perhaps because I’d been her equal all these years, unwilling to submit to her authority, she finally exploded.
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