"It's a pleasure to meet you." Declan took it upon himself to extend his hand without any arrogance of a powerful person.

Sterling had a rather good impression of Declan. He could see that Declan's eyes were filled with craftiness and that he was extremely intelligent, so it was hard for him to associate Declan with being a victim of hypnosis. Declan did not seem like one.

"I'm here today to check on Ms. McKinnon's condition. Are you doing alright, Ms. McKinnon?"

Deirdre nodded. "I haven't fe