Christopher's expression turned displeased. "Mr. Smith is right. With my record, no hospital would readily hire me. It was fortunate that Dr. Woods gave me a chance here. I went to see him at lunch today to thank him for it."

Barrett scoffed. "You're quite the smooth talker, aren't you? If you're thanking Dr. Woods, why didn't you go earlier? Why only today?"

Zoe tried to stop Barrett from going further, but Christopher calmly continued, "I don't understand why Mr. Smith suddenly has such strong opinions about me or why he keeps questioning my whereabouts today. Today was my first day here, and I chose to see Dr. Woods during...