Seeing Barrett's suspicion, Professor Brown momentarily felt the impulse to reveal the truth.

As her husband, knowing the actual situation should enable him to help.

Just as he was about to speak, Zoe intervened: "Barrett, Professor Brown is an expert in this field, and you were the one who asked him to diagnose me. Now that the results are here, what's there to doubt?"

Her voice turned colder as she continued: "If the results aren't severe enough to disappoint you, then why don't you find a doctor who will produce a report according to what you had anticipated?"

In the end, Barrett had no choice but to relent: "That's not...