Chapter 572 Confirmation
Dr. Bob looked serious and didn't seem to be joking at all.
"Impossible!" Xie Shu flatly denied it, even doubting his professionalism. "Don't be ridiculous. Ilia committed suicide by slitting her wrists and almost died. How could she have faked it?"
Bob frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "I still stick to my opinion. She's not sick. I've come across many patients whose condition was so severe that they committed suicide by slitting their wrists, and they were definitely not like Miss Ilia. I've also studied micro-expression analysis. Although Miss Ilia refused to communicate with me, I could tell her general thoughts from her eyes, expressions, and movements. Therefore, I have my doubts about this matter. Maybe she did slit her wrists, but it wasn't as serious as you say."
"The doctor told me himself, and I was also in the hospital taking care of her those days." Xie Shu insisted.
"It's possible the doctor lied and faked her condition, or perhaps Ilia has a medical background and cut her wrists to a point where it looked serious but wouldn't kill her, but she's actually not sick."
Xie Shu was a little impatient. "It's possible that the doctor is lying? Then is it possible that you are lying too?"
Bob's face changed, and he stood up suddenly. "Mrs. Wilson, please don't insult my professional ethics and personal dignity. If you don't believe my conclusion, why did you ask Caesar to invite me here in such a hurry? I'm wasting your time. I'm sorry I won't stay with you."
"Wait a minute."
Old Wilson called out to Bob, who was about to leave. "Doctor Bob, my wife is just concerned about our daughter and doesn't mean to offend you. Please take a seat. We invited you here because we trust you."
Bob snorted coldly and sat back down. "For Caesar's sake, I won't argue with you. I heard from Caesar that the medication and talk therapy the previous psychiatrist used were completely ineffective and even made the situation worse. I figured, given your family backgrounds, the doctor you hired wouldn't be a complete slacker, so why was it ineffective?"
After hearing this, Xie Shu also began to have doubts.
She cared so much about Ilia, and the psychiatrist she hired was quite famous in Philadelphia. How could it be that he was of no use at all?
Seeing their expressions, Bob smiled and continued, "Because Ilia isn't sick, she certainly won't take the medicine. To keep up the act, she'll dispose of the medicine and pretend to take it. You should be able to find the hidden pills in her room, in the places she frequents in the yard, or even in the sewer."
"Every time she took medicine, I watched her take it."
"Then it's in the sewer. I guess she'll induce vomiting after you leave."
Xie Shu thought about it.
Every time Ilia took the medicine, she would feel tired and want to rest, so she left.
Bob added, "You'd better verify it. It's not a bad thing, is it? It will prevent you from suspecting that I'm in collusion with Caesar."
Xie Shu: “…”
At first, she did have this thought.
But seeing Bob's confident look, Xie Shu became less determined.
She said, "Doctor Bob, you must be tired after traveling for so long. Go to the guest room and rest for a while."
Bob was very confident in his test results and agreed with a smile.
After Bob left, Xie Shu discussed with Old Wilson, "What do you think? Is Ilia pretending to be sick, or is she really sick? If she's pretending, why... is she targeting Caesar?"
If you think about it carefully, ever since Ilia fell ill, she has been extremely afraid of Caesar. If she was really pretending to be sick, it must be for Caesar.
Because Caesar had her detained, she wanted revenge on him?
Xie Shu tried his best to deny it all.
She didn't believe it, nor did she want to believe that Ilia had become like this. Not only did she not know her mistakes, but she also resented Caesar.
"Don't think too much, it might be true." Old Wilson comforted her. "If you want to know the truth, it's easy. Install a camera in Elijah's room without her knowing, and everything will be clear."
"This will invade her privacy..." Xie Shu frowned.
"But we have no other choice. For her health, we have to do this. If her condition is real and she harms herself again, we will know in time. Don't worry, the surveillance video is password-protected and only you can view it."
Xie Shu thought about it and finally nodded.
Old Wilson was extremely efficient. In the afternoon, Allen delivered the latest model of miniature camera from a certain technology company and instructions for use.
Xie Shu asked Bob for help. Under the pretext of treatment, he asked Ilia to go to the tea room and took the opportunity to install a camera in a hidden place in the room.
Every time it was mealtime, a servant would deliver Ilia's meals to her room.
This time is no exception.
Half an hour after dinner, Xie Shu brought water and medicine as usual.
After taking it, Ilia yawned and said, "Mom, please go out. I want to rest."
"Okay, have a good rest, good night, see you tomorrow."
After coming out of Ilia's room, Xie Shu went straight to the study.
The computer has already turned on the surveillance screen.
Ilia was not in the picture.
She was not in the room, maybe she went to the cloakroom or the bathroom.
At this moment, Xie Shu began to struggle internally.
For a moment, she hoped that Ilia had gone to the cloakroom, changed into her pajamas and rested, but if that were the case, it meant that Ilia's illness was probably real and serious.
In another moment, she hoped that Ilia would induce vomiting in the bathroom, but this also meant that Ilia was not sick. Although she was healthy, she did not know right from wrong, could not change good from evil, was extremely selfish, and was full of evil thoughts.
Just when Xie Shu was feeling uncertain, a voice came from the surveillance video that could transmit sound: "Ugh..."
At that moment, Xie Shu's heart sank to the bottom.
A minute later, Ilia came out of the bathroom, picked up the cup on the table, drank some water, rinsed her mouth and spit it out.
Looking at this scene, Xie Shu sighed with tired eyes.
These days, because of Ilia's illness, she couldn't eat or sleep well. She tried every way to take Ilia to treatment, to relax and to relieve her stress, and her already poor body was seriously overdrawn.
But now she realized that everything she did was in vain.
Ilia's illness is fake!
Xie Shu felt very sad. She really wanted to ask Ilia, when she was pretending to be sick, had she ever thought about her parents who were always worried about her?
With a heavy heart, Xie Shu walked out of the study.
When he saw her expression, old Wilson understood everything.
He put his arm around her shoulders and patted her gently, silently comforting her.
The two went to see Dr. Bob.
"Doctor Bob, your conclusion is correct. I just saw on the surveillance video... Ilia induced vomiting of the medicine she took."
Xie Shu was sad and ashamed when he spoke. "I'm so sorry about what happened this morning. I didn't expect..."
"I understand. It's normal for women to worry about their children. You never thought your daughter would lie to you," Dr. Bob said sympathetically. "Now that it's confirmed, I think there's nothing more for me to do here. I'll be leaving Philadelphia tomorrow."
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