All Chapters of From Victim to Expert, I Stand Recused: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Tina reached out to me when she found out I had refused to take her daughter in as a patient. I had not seen her in fifteen years, but I recognized her right away. She looked the same as she did before. Her hair was tidily combed, and her chin was held a little high."Dr. Shaw, I'm begging you to please save my daughter. Money isn't a problem as long as you're willing to take Mindy on as a patient. We will agree to anything you ask for."I looked at her without moving. "I'm not refusing to treat her, Madam Fletcher. I'm just refusing to take her on as my patient."Tina was taken aback. "Why?"I replied softly, "Because I have a relationship with the patient's family that cannot be ignored."Tina's expression changed slightly, but she quickly resumed her calm demeanor. "Did you make a mistake, Dr. Shaw? I don't know you."I smiled. "Is that so?"Tina frowned. "I can apologize if I've unknowingly offended you, but my daughter is innocent. You can't take it out on her just because

To pacify the angry public, the hospital held a special briefing session for the Fletchers. The intention was to explain the standard procedure for the hospital's patient intake process, but Tina invited a bunch of reporters to attend the session, with Mindy sitting by her side.Mindy looked very pale, and her wrist had a thick bandage around it. I glanced at her and looked away.Before I got on stage, I went to the hospital's archives and retrieved all the old files from fifteen years ago. Meanwhile, I received news from the police that some of my bullies from years ago had handed over an audio recording because their conscience had pricked them.It was a recording of Tina when she stood at the lectern and said, "There must be a reason that you're targeted by your classmates. Why would they choose to bully you and not someone else?"I downloaded the recording. "Because what comes round will come round."The briefing session started, and Gavin stepped onto the stage to explain th

After the briefing session ended, there was a reversal of public opinion. Netizens were quick to find out that Tina had always been an 'excellent teacher' at key high schools, and she loved saying, "There must be a reason that you're targeted by your classmates."Someone found several of her old students and left an anonymous post online. [Carla Shaw was not the only student she had destroyed with her words. There was a girl in our class who never came back to school after she was told that she was 'not good enough'. That's not being strict with her students. [That's just plain murder. None of us dared say a thing back then, but we can finally say it now. I'm glad she is finally facing the music now.]The words were so scathing that even a public relations professional could not smooth this over. What was even worse was Tina's texts in the parents' group chats, which had leaked as well. She texted: [Some parents are just too sensitive. All it takes is a few words from their chi

It was a gloomy day when Tina came to see me. She had lost a lot of weight, and her hair was no longer tidy as before. "Nora."I was sitting behind my desk and did not respond to her. When she walked into my office, she was clutching a bag strap. "I've been suspended because the school said there was an issue with moral misconduct on my part. I might lose my job.""Why are you telling me this?" I asked as I looked at her.Tina suddenly started crying. "Mindy is still in the hospital, and she refuses to eat anything. The doctors say that she is in critical condition. I'm begging you to please save her."I looked at her. "I'll help her. I've already referred her to Emery Crane's team. Mindy will be treated very soon."Tina was taken aback. "What about you? Why can't you treat her personally? You're the best in the field."I shook my head. "I can't take her as my patient.""Why not?""Because you're the person who hurt me all those years ago."Tina turned pale. "I know I was wron

When I returned to the hospital, I started a charity project focused on helping bullied children, especially those who had been pushed to the brink by the words, 'figure out what you did wrong'.The charity was called 'It's not your fault', and many people attended on the day it was launched. Among them were some of my old classmates. They said that they wanted to apologize to me in person, but I did not see all of them.Late apologies were just like the wind too. Once they blew over, they were gone, but I accepted their gesture because I knew that some children out there needed to know that it was not their fault.The first batch of volunteers for this charity had psychologists, teachers, and parents, and we went to numerous schools to tell the children that it was not their fault for being bullied. We also educated the teachers to stop telling bullied children that it takes two for a fight to start.Once, when I was giving a talk at a high school, a teacher talked to me in privat