Wilson silently looked at Clara. She's right, he still had feelings for her, and he couldn't control that.

And that's why she could manipulate him anytime she wanted.

"My actions must have caused some misunderstandings. Listen to me. I saved you not out of any lingering feelings for you, but because I made a promise to my former self," he stated coldly.

"A promise?" she paused, "What do you mean?"

"Before undergoing hypnosis, I wrote a letter to myself. I did it because I was worried the hypnosis might impact my memory or alter certain thoughts. In the letter, I told my future self that, even if I no longer love you, I must save your life no matter what," Wilson calmly explained.

What he didn't mention was that he probably wrote the letter because he genuinely feared for her safety during childbirth. That was why he had insisted on saving her life. He told his future self that, if he didn't do that, and if one day the hypnosis was somehow lifted, he would be tormented by a pain wo