Selina also explained why she had been deceiving us. It turned out her family had a history of schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia was a hereditary disease, with a 15% chance of occurring in direct relatives of patients. If both parents were schizophrenic, the likelihood of their children developing the condition was as high as 40%.
Selina had always been worried that one day she would become a madman like her father. She feared we would distance ourselves from her because of this, so she didn't tell us the truth.
After hearing her explanation, I patted her head gently and comforted her, "Silly girl, no matter what secrets you have, we won't distance ourselves from you!"
I knew schizophrenia could be hereditary, but it was just a probability. Even among direct descendants, not everyone would
