Dr. Bob looked serious and didn't seem to be joking at all.

"Impossible!" Xie Shu denied it categorically, even doubting his professionalism. "Don't be ridiculous. Ilia committed suicide by cutting her wrists. She almost died. How could she be faking it?"

Bob frowned after hearing this, thought for a moment, and said, "I still stick to my opinion. She is not sick. I have come across many patients who committed suicide by cutting their wrists, and they are definitely not like Miss Ilia. I have also studied micro-expression studies. Although Miss Ilia refused to communicate with me, I could get her general thoughts from her eyes, expressions, and movements. Therefore, I am skeptical about this matter. Maybe she really cut her wrists, but it is not as serious as you say."

"The doctor told me so himself, and I was also in the hospital taking care of her during those days," Xie Shu insisted.

"It's possible that the doctor lied and that she could fake her condition, or that Ilia has a medical background and cut her wrists to the point where it looks serious but won't kill her, but she really isn't sick."

Xie Shu was a little impatient, "It's possible that the doctor lied? Then is it possible that you lied too?"

Bob's face changed and he stood up suddenly. "Mrs. Wilson, please don't insult my professional ethics and personal dignity. Since you don't believe my conclusion, why did you ask Caesar to invite me here in a hurry? It's a waste of time. I'm sorry I won't accompany 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 down again. "For Caesar's sake, I won't bother with you. I heard from Caesar that the previous psychiatrist's medication and talk therapy were ineffective and even had a tendency to make the condition worse. I think given your family backgrounds, the doctors you invited are not just shoddy, so why is it ineffective?"

After hearing this, Xie Shu began to feel doubtful.

She cared so much about Ilia, and the psychiatrist she hired was quite famous in Philadelphia, so how could it be that he was of no use at all?

Looking at the expressions of the two, Bob smiled and continued, "Because Ilia is not sick, she will definitely not take medicine. In order to continue the performance, she will dispose of the medicine and pretend to take it. You should be able to find the hidden pills in her room, in the place she often goes in the yard, or 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 after taking the medicine, Ilia would feel tired and want to rest, so she left.

Bob added, "You'd better verify it. It's not a bad thing, right? So you don't suspect that I'm in collusion with Caesar."

Xie Shu: “…”

At first, she did have this thought.

But seeing how confident Bob was, 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 first."

Bob was very confident about 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 is pretending, why...would she target 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 got her detained, so 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 fault, 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 Ilia'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 hurts herself again, we will know about it 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.

There is no sign of Ilia 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 was the case, it meant that Ilia's illness was most likely real and serious.

At another moment, she hoped that Ilia was 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.

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 well and couldn't sleep. She tried every way to take Ilia to treatment, relax and relieve her stress, and her already poor body was seriously overdrawn.

But now she realized that everything she had done 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 in the surveillance video that Ilia induced vomiting of the medicine she took."

As he spoke, Xie Shu felt sad and ashamed. "I'm so sorry about that this morning. I didn't expect..."

"I understand. It's normal for women to worry about their children. You didn't expect your daughter to lie to you." Dr. Bob said sympathetically, "Now that it's confirmed, I think there's nothing for me to do here. I'll leave Philadelphia tomorrow."


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