A week later, my former mother-in-law paid an unexpected visit to the bookstore, and she brought someone surprising with her—Dr. Julian Evans, Vivian Lane's former attending physician.
"Violet, there are some things you absolutely need to know," my mother-in-law said, her expression incredibly grave.
Dr. Evans adjusted his spectacles and handed me a thick binder of medical records. "Ms. Vance, Vivian Lane was indeed a patient of mine in the past. However, her clinical condition was never anywhere near as severe as what she reported to Mr. Vance."
I flipped through the pages, my heart sinking lower with each paragraph I read.
"She does suffer from a mild case of depression and anxiety—that part of her file is authentic. However, there is absolutely no record of schizophrenia, PTSD, or s
