Mom Could Remember One Daughter Each Month, but Always Chose My Sister Chapter 06

Mom Could Remember One Daughter Each Month, but Always Chose My Sister Chapter 06

Mom looked up.

“What does that mean?”

The doctor slid the brain scans in front of her.

“You’ve chosen the same person for twenty years. Your brain has formed a one-way dependency.”

“The memories connected to Sophie have been reinforced over and over.”

“But the other memory pathway has kept shrinking.”

The doctor pointed to a faint patch on the scan.

“This is what’s left of your emotional memory of Nora.”

“It’s already very weak.”

“If you don’t choose her this month, those memories may disappear completely.”

Mom’s face slowly drained of color.

“What does ‘completely disappear’ mean?”

The doctor looked at her.

“In the future, even if she stands in front of you holding her birth certificate, you may not believe she’s your

daughter.”

The room fell silent.

Mom unconsciously gripped the edge of the blanket.

She suddenly remembered the message I’d sent before leaving.

You don’t have to choose anymore.

At the time, she’d thought I was throwing a tantrum.

She’d assumed that once I calmed down, I would come back.

Just as I had for the past twenty years.

But now she couldn’t reach me at all.

My room had been cleared out.

My name was gone from the family care team chat.

The hospital room door opened.

Sophie walked in wearing sunglasses and carrying a document folder.

“Mom, are you okay?”

She asked the question, but she didn’t look at Mom.

She set the folder on the bed and flipped straight to the last page.

“Sign this.”

“The estate is too big for you to live in alone. It’s not safe.”

“Transfer it to me for now. I’ll arrange your long-term care later.”

Mom took the papers.

The transferee line clearly listed Sophie Bennett.

“Why should I transfer it to you?”

Sophie’s hand stopped.

“What’s yours is mine, isn’t it?”

“I’m your daughter. Would I really take advantage of you?”

Mom didn’t pick up the pen.

Sophie waited. Slowly, the smile disappeared from her face.

“Fine. I’ll tell you the truth.”

“Logan’s investment hit a snag.”

“It’s not a big deal. He just needs cash flow for a little while.”

“Selling the estate would cover the shortfall.”

Mom looked up at her.

“That house belonged to your father.”

Sophie frowned.

“He’s been gone for years. What good does keeping the house do?”

“Mom, don’t tell me you’re getting sentimental about it.”

“It’ll be mine someday anyway.”

Mom tightened her grip on the agreement.

“Nora owns half of it, too.”

Sophie looked as if she’d just heard a joke.

“Nora?”

“She’s married and gone now.”

“Besides, didn’t she say she didn’t want this family anymore?”

“She left on her own. No one forced her out.”

Mom’s fingers began to tremble.

Sophie kept going.

“Don’t get confused.”

“You’ve chosen me for twenty years. Why are you suddenly bringing her up?”

“If people found out, they’d think I wasn’t taking care of you.”

“Just keep choosing me.”

“Nora’s always been the understanding one. Missing one month won’t kill her.”

Mom’s fingers clenched around the papers.

She had said those words for twenty years.

She had always thought it was only one month without Nora.

Once this month ended, there would be another chance next month.

If she missed the next month, she could make it up later.

But one month became another.

In the end, she had failed to remember Nora for twenty whole years.

The hospital room door opened again.

The doctor came in with the confirmation form.

“Ms. Bennett, it’s time.”

“Who will be your emotional memory anchor this month?”

Sophie immediately grabbed Mom’s hand.

“Mom, do you really have to ask?”

“Obviously, it’s me.”

“You’ve chosen me for twenty years.”

Mom looked at her.

There was no concern in Sophie’s eyes.

Only impatience.

The property transfer agreement was still lying openly on the table.

Mom suddenly remembered the dozens of pages in the hospital records.

My signature was on every one of them.

I had stayed with her through every hospitalization.

I had watched over her through every episode.

Whenever she forgot me, I introduced myself again and again.

Sophie shook her hand.

“Mom, why are you spacing out?”

“Say my name.”

Mom slowly pulled her hand free.

Sophie froze.

“Mom?”

Mom didn’t look at her.

She stared at the confirmation form, her voice shaking.

“This month, I choose Nora.”

The smile on Sophie’s face vanished.

“What did you say?”

“Have you lost your mind?”

Mom closed her eyes.

Tears slid into her hair at the temples.

She was finally willing to endure the pain of forgetting Sophie for one month.

But that choice had come twenty years too late.

When the treatment was over, Mom slowly opened her eyes.

Sophie rushed to the side of the bed.

“Mom, you scared me half to death.”

Mom stared at her, suspicion spreading across her face.

She pulled her hand out of Sophie’s grasp.

“Who are you?”