Mr. Fu, please stop being abusive. Madam has already signed the divorce papers.

Yan Huai nodded and walked towards the sofa. "I happened to be back on the day of your car accident. Don't worry, the driver has been caught and the police will punish him severely. You should take good care of your injuries."

"…Thank you, brother."

Ilia looked up at Yan Huai and bit her lip awkwardly.

The room fell silent.

Ilia drank a few more mouthfuls of porridge. When she looked up, she saw that everyone was staring at her while she was eating. It was very strange. "I don't want to drink anymore."

Xie Shu glanced at the remaining food in the bowl and said, "I see you didn't eat much. Would you like to eat more?"

Ilia shook her head. "The doctor said I can't eat too much right now. I should eat small meals frequently."

The servants then took the dishes and lunch boxes to wash them, and only a family of four were left in the house.

Ilia looked at Yan Huai with an expression as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, then she withdrew her gaze, lowered her head and snapped her fingers.

Seeing this, Xie Shu asked softly, "Do you have something to say to your brother?"

"……Um."

After hesitating for a moment, Ilia nodded slightly.

Xie Shu glanced at Yan Huai.

Yan Huai stood up and walked to the bedside, his eyes moving between Ilia and Xie Shu, "What's wrong?"

"Ilia, I have something to tell you." Xie Shu said, wondering whether he should move away.

Yan Huai looked at Ilia with a calm expression, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking.

"Brother...I'm sorry."

Ilia's voice was weak and trembling, as if she had used up all her strength to say this.

Her fingers were tightly clenched on the corner of the quilt, and she lowered her head, not daring to look into Yan Huai's eyes.

Yan Huai paused slightly, not expecting Ilia to suddenly apologize.

How could Ilia apologize?

He was silent for a moment, then asked softly, "Why are you saying sorry all of a sudden?"

Ilia bit her lip and spoke in a voice so low that it was almost inaudible: "I... I was too selfish and cold-blooded in the past, and I did a lot of wrong things. I shouldn't have hurt Miss Tang. You have helped me reduce the punishment. I shouldn't blame you, and I shouldn't have pretended to be sick and framed you... Brother, I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong."

Her voice became weaker and weaker, and she almost choked up. "At the moment of the car accident, I thought I was going to die. I almost died. In the last moment before I fell into a coma, a photo of our family of four appeared in my mind. It was not until then that I realized how important you were to me."

"My brother was so good to me before, but I turned my back on him and caused him to be transferred to an overseas branch. It was all my fault. I was so wrong!"

This self-reflection was triggered by the car accident, which was natural and sounded flawless.

Xie Shu looked at old Wilson standing beside him, and couldn't help but have tears in his eyes, feeling both distressed and relieved. He gently patted Ilia's shoulder and said softly, "Ilia, you can recognize your mistakes, and mom and dad are very relieved."

Yan Huai looked at Ilia, with a complicated look in his eyes.

"Ilia, I am your brother, and it is a brother's responsibility to protect his sister."

Ilia raised her head with tears in her eyes: "Brother, are you really willing to forgive me?"

Yan Huai did not comment: "Brother has never really blamed you. As long as you sincerely repent, we will still be a family."

Ilia couldn't hold back her tears and she held Yan Huai's hand tightly: "Brother, thank you... I will definitely change in the future and won't let you and my parents down again."

Yan Huai patted the back of her hand gently, with a hint of comfort in his tone: "Take good care of your injuries, don't think too much, and recover soon."

Xie Shu's eyes also welled up with tears. She walked forward, gently hugged Ilia, and said softly: "Ilia, Mom has always believed that you are a good child. As long as you are willing to change, we will support you."

Ilia leaned in Xie Shu's arms, sobbing softly, as if she wanted to cry out all her grievances and guilt.

After this heartfelt conversation, the family became much closer.

Not long after, Ilia fell asleep again.

Xie Shu told the servants to take good care of him, and the three of them left the ward together.

Old Wilson and Yan Huai went to the company, while Xie Shu went home.

The three of them stepped into the elevator and pressed the button.

There was complete silence all around, save for the sound of the elevator going down.

No one spoke.

They seemed to be still immersed in the heart-to-heart talk just now.

But after leaving that moving atmosphere, their rationality gradually returned and they all discovered the problem.

Her apology sounded sincere and touching, but upon closer inspection, it seemed to be avoiding the main point.

Ilia said that she shouldn't hurt Miss Tang, shouldn't blame Yan Huai, and shouldn't pretend to be sick to frame Yan Huai. These were all things that happened in the past. However, she didn't mention a word about her entering the company and Noah Alice's plan to frame Yan Huai and drive him out of the family.

They were not even reminded of Noah's and his son's and Alice's plan.

Xie Shu recalled Ilia's crying face, and how she pretended to be timid and scared after she came out of the detention center, and he sighed deeply.

Ilia's acting is so good that she no longer knows which side of Ilia is real and which is fake.

Was that touching reflection and apology just now a sincere one, or was it just a show to numb them?

The atmosphere in the elevator became a little solemn. The three of them were silent, with a myriad of thoughts in their minds.

Yan Huai's gaze fell on the metal wall of the elevator, reflecting his stern face.

He didn't believe Ilia's repentance at all, especially at this juncture, her car accident, her apology, everything seemed too coincidental.

Old Wilson stood aside, his hands behind his back, looking serious.

He turned his head to glance at Yan Huai and whispered, "Caesar, what do you think?"

Yan Huai hesitated for a moment, his tone calm but with a hint of vigilance: "Dad, Ilia's apology sounds sincere, but we can't take it lightly. However, she is lying in bed now and can't do anything. We just need to keep an eye on the people around her and her contact with the outside world."

Old Wilson nodded, a glimmer of approval in his eyes.

He changed the subject, "Fu Zheng has sent the flight information. He will arrive at the international airport around 11:30 tomorrow. He will personally send Carol over. You can go pick her up."

"it is good."

Shortly after the three left, Alice came to Ilia's ward with a bouquet of flowers.

Ilia is sleeping.

Alice was not in a hurry, so she sat by the side with the servants to watch.

It took a long time for Ilia to wake up.

The servant pressed the remote control, and the bed pillow propped up Ilia's upper body.

Seeing Alice, Ilia's eyes flashed with surprise, "Alice, why are you here?"

Alice placed the flowers on the bedside and said gently, "I heard that you had a car accident, so I came to see you. How do you feel? Are you feeling better?"

"Thank you, I feel much better." Ilia lowered her eyes and glanced at the mechanical fingers on her hands. "It seems that you are already used to using these prosthetic limbs."