He Paid Me To Strip So I Smashed His Head Instead Chapter 17

He Paid Me To Strip So I Smashed His Head Instead Chapter 17

After I left, Xavier stayed rooted, staring at the floor.

Julian flipped through his notes and spoke calmly. “From what I observed, Ms. Sterling definitely has psychological issues.

Her emotions are unstable. There’s intense self-loathing and a distorted sense of reality.

Xavier lifted his head, his dark gaze fixed on Julian.

Julian pushed up his glasses. “To put it simply, her core problem stems from massive, sustained

trauma-the bankruptcy, her parents’ deaths, and…”

He paused, his tone weighted. “The ongoing pressure and rejection from her former social circle.

That kind of cumulative trauma can fracture a person’s core identity.

“When reality becomes too painful, the subconscious might create an ‘all-powerful’ personality to

bear it all.”

The so-called alternate personality is more of a symbol-a symbol of the true self she wants to

reclaim.

“But this is also the part I find most contradictory.”

Julian’s eyes flickered with hesitation. “Miss Sterling’s description of the ‘alternate personality’ carries a clear sense of a ‘mission’-that ‘she’ is here to save the current ‘her.””

“That doesn’t fit the typical clinical profile.”

Xavier spoke. “Are you saying the alternate personality theory doesn’t hold up?”

“But her behavior before wasn’t like this.”

“Serena after the bankruptcy was sensitive, paranoid, and would do anything for attention.”

“But now…”

“She’s more like the unstoppable young heiress of the Sterling family from ten years ago. That

natural arrogance can’t be faked.”

Julian shook his head. “The more likely explanation is that she hasn’t developed a true ‘alternate personality, ‘but rather her primary personality has undergone cognitive dissociation under

extreme stress.

She clearly knows she is Serena Sterling, yet she can’t integrate the ‘proud self from ten years ago’ with the ‘fallen self of the last decade.’

“This violent internal conflict manifests externally as the feeling of ‘two people’ in her words.”

“By identifying with and amplifying her ‘ten-years-ago’ self, she gains the strength and courage to face her current desperate situation.”

Julian was silent for a moment, then his tone shifted subtly. “This is… a desperate act of self-preservation.”

Xavier’s hand clenched abruptly.

Julian drew his conclusion. “So, regardless of whether the ‘alternate personality’ theory is valid,

her psychological state is extremely fragile and dangerous.

He looked straight at Xavier, his voice clear. “That ‘reckless’ pattern of behavior is both self-protection and, potentially… a prelude to self-destruction.”

Xavier listened in silence.