Barrett had grown suspicious about Zoe's real health condition. He had recently caught her taking many pills, colorful and in large amounts.

He recalled she didn't use to take so many medicines, but noticed the labels on these medicine bottles had been removed.

Despite his dislike for Christopher, Barrett couldn't resist asking, "What illness does she have, exactly?"

Internally, Christopher was almost eager to tell Barrett outright that Zoe was suffering from heart failure and had only about six months left to live.

Furthermore, her survival for the next six months hinges on good fortune. Every sudden onset of her heart failure would require immediate hospital treatment.

Otherwise, if treatment...