Seeing Zoe's hesitation, Professor Brown reassured her: "Rest assured, I'm a doctor, my only duty is to treat and save lives. If you wish to keep your condition from your family, I will respect your wishes, but on the condition that you cooperate with the treatment."

Zoe remained silent for a moment, understanding that since she had come for the examination, she could no longer hide her condition.

She finally revealed: "Advanced left heart failure, diagnosed over three months ago."

Professor Brown thought he had misheard: "What?"

Heart failure, particularly of this kind, is among the most severe, essentially incurable at its advanced stage, signifying the heart has essentially failed...