For the next two days, Deanna followed her master and Lionel at the research institute, working on basic formula analysis and studying medicinal properties.
Lance kept his promise and brought breakfast to Deanna.
One morning, as they were having breakfast together, Lance suddenly said, "Mia has gone mad."
"Gone mad?" Deanna looked at him in surprise.
Lance apologized, "I just wanted to give her some drugs to make her disoriented and then have someone guide her to reveal how she caused your mother's death. But it turns out her mental state was very fragile. She started having nightmares and scared herself mad before anyone could guide her. Now she sees everyone as your mother. Emily has locked her in a small villa in the suburbs and is personally taking care of her."
"Given her mother's condition, she doesn't dare let anyone else take care of her. If Mia says something she shouldn't, Emily would be finished."
Deanna understood Emily's concerns.
Indeed, Emily was extremely frustrated.
She never expected her mother to scare herself mad with nightmares.
Instinctively, she knew something was off, but she had no clues.
Looking at her mother, who was tied up in front of her, Emily felt terrible. She wanted to leave her alone but knew it was impossible.
Not only was it illegal, but Mia also knew all her secrets. If Deanna found out, Emily would be done for.
With this in mind, Emily suppressed her dark thoughts and started planning what to do next.
"I need to hire someone to take care of things; otherwise, if I stay here every day, I'm afraid Raphael will be completely ensnared by that vixen. However, it has to be a person who can't hear or speak. This way, even if Mia loses her mind and starts talking about the past, that person won't be able to hear it."
Emily muttered to herself, making her arrangements.
Her efficiency was remarkable. That very afternoon, she found a deaf-mute servant and left the villa. Little did she know, the moment she drove off, Garrett emerged from the bushes around the corner.
For days, Garrett had been lurking in the area. Ever since he solved the problems of food, clothing, and shelter, he had been planning to get his property back from Mia. Unfortunately, he hadn't been able to find any trace of Mia until recently, when he tracked Emily to this location.
To his surprise, Mia had gone mad. It seemed fortune was on his side. Garrett eagerly found a low wall, climbed over it, and entered the villa complex.
He was in luck. As soon as he climbed over the wall, he spotted Mia in the garden. She was tied up, sunbathing, with a cloth stuffed in her mouth. This was another one of Emily's orders-not to remove the cloth, preventing Mia from saying anything inappropriate that passing neighbors might overhear.
Mia saw Garrett too and became extremely agitated. She whimpered non-stop, her body trembling with obvious fear.
"So, even in your madness, you can still recognize me. This will be easier," Garrett said, walking up to Mia with a cold expression on his face.
Little did he know, Mia didn't recognize him at all. She mistook him for Olivia.
Seeing 'Olivia' in front of her, reaching out to strangle her, Mia was terrified. She struggled desperately, trying to break free from the ropes and escape from this haunting figure. But no matter how hard she struggled, it was useless. Instead, she fell off the lounge chair onto the ground.
Garrett looked down at Mia's fear and terror, feeling an immense satisfaction. The haze that had weighed on his heart for so long seemed to lift.
With a triumphant expression, he stepped on Mia's face and bent down to threaten her, "I never thought you'd end up like this. It's karma. If you don't want to be beaten, you'd better answer all my questions truthfully."
After saying this, he reached out to pull the cloth out of Mia's mouth.
Unexpectedly, an accident happened at that moment. As soon as Mia's mouth was free, she immediately raised her head and bit Garrett's hand before he could pull it away. Her bite was so forceful it seemed like she wanted to bite his fingers off.
Garrett screamed in pain, his eyes blazing with fury as he glared at Mia. "You bitch, let go!"
However, Mia seemed not to hear him at all and continued to bite down hard.
Unable to bear the pain, Garrett kicked Mia in the stomach.
Mia let out a cry of pain and finally released Garrett.
Looking at his bleeding fingers, Garrett was furious. He grabbed Mia by the hair and started slapping her violently.
"You bitch, how dare you bite me? I'll beat you to death!"
As his words fell, a piercing scream was heard.
It was the deaf-mute servant who had been cleaning in the living room. She had accidentally seen the scene in the garden and rushed out with a broom. Mistaking Garrett for an intruder, she swung the broom at him.