Chapter 5 - Whispers of Healing
The next day, Thiago could hardly focus. He spent the entire morning watching the live feed.
At 2:15 PM, the routine began again. Clara brought out a small basin of warm water infused with natural herbs. She soaked Alice’s feet, gently singing a song Thiago had never heard before.
"Little seed in the ground, close your eyes, don't make a sound.
The rain will fall, the sun will shine,
And you will stand tall, in your own sweet time..."
As she sang, she began to tap gently on the soles of Alice’s feet with a small, soft-bristled brush. Thiago recognized this technique—it was sensory stimulation therapy, a highly specialized pediatric treatment he had read about in expensive medical journals, the kind of treatment top-tier clinics charged thousands of dollars for.
How did a girl from the countryside, who claimed to have only worked cleaning houses, know these medical techniques?
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Thiago decided to dig into Clara’s background. He hired a private investigator, demanding a full background check by the end of the day. He needed to know if Clara was an undercover journalist, a fraud, or someone sent by his corporate rivals to stage some bizarre stunt.
By 5:00 PM, the investigator’s PDF report arrived in his inbox. Thiago opened it with trembling fingers.
