Chapter 444

Chapter 444 Self-Suggestion

It was normal for Ben's trip to Verdania to be in vain.

No matter how stupid Imogen was, she wouldn't stay in one place

waiting for Ben to react and come after her.

Of course, Cordelia knew Imogen's whereabouts, but she would never

tell Ben.

"Yes, you have seen her before. However, your intention was clear. That

is to have sex with her. But later, Imogen left while you were asleep, not

wanting to be endlessly entangled by you,” Cordelia stated firmly.

Ben suddenly froze.

He had sex with Imogen without his knowledge? How could that be

possible?

Seeing Ben's confusion, Cordelia seized the opportunity and continued,

"I suggest you temporarily give up searching for Imogen and focus on

treating your illness first.”

Otherwise, it would only harm both himself and others

Ben clenched his fists with veins visibly bulging on his forehead.

"The person who went to see her wasn't me. Imogen betrayed me!" he

exclaimed.

Cordelia shook her head and denied him decisively, "It was you. It's just

another side of yourself that you don’t want to admit."

Beside them, Elijah had remained silent all along.

Until now, he firmly believed that Cordelia would surely be able to

handle Ben.

From their recent conversation, it seemed that Cordelia's momentum

had successfully surpassed Ben's, and she temporarily convinced him.

After a long silence, Ben struggled to speak, "So, what should I do?"

"First, you need to convince yourself to accept him and respect his

thoughts and actions,” Cordelia explained the treatment plan she had

already developed, "The biggest contradiction now is that you know

nothing about his actions, yet he knows you very well.”

Gritting his teeth, Ben retorted, "I have no idea about his actions. How

can I accept him?"

"So, from now on, you need to give yourself a self-suggestion. No

matter what he thinks or does, you accept it," Cordelia said.

"Why?" Ben instinctively objected.

"Because he is you!"

Cordelia stared at Ben with a steadfast gaze, exuding an overwhelming

aura that contrasted sharply with her gentle appearance, leaving no

room for refusal.

At this moment, Elijah said, "Ben, if you want to change your current

situation but don't want others to know about your condition, then

listen to Cordelia and solve your temporary amnesia problem as soon

as possible.”

After all, the prognosis for this illness was not good. It was already

difficult enough to maintain a balance between the two personalities

and make them peacefully coexist.

Moreover, Cordelia mentioned that the alternate personality was clearly

dominant over the primary personality, and there was a possibility of

the alternate personality completely replacing the primary personality.

Elijah was concerned about this. In his heart, he didn't like Ben's

alternative personality, which was like a charming villain.

If one day, Ben's primary personality completely disappeared, Elijah

would choose to sever ties with him.

Ben didn't stay long and left in a hurry.

After he left, Elijah asked Cordelia, "Does self-suggestion really work?"

Cordelia nodded earnestly. "Yes, it does. But it's a slow process. In the

short term, Ben's alternate personality will remain dominant.”

In short, Ben's dissociative identity disorder resulted from some

childhood experiences and long-standing conflicting emotions.

It was hard to imagine that there lived such a personality in his

subconscious, which was a version of himself that he wanted to become

but couldn't.