The First Session (2)

"Sir, how about the hospital compensating you if your reports turn out to be fine?"

The quarrel that seemed to be getting more and more heated suddenly turned calm, as soon as the man heard these words. He turned to look at the woman who had come to stand beside the doctor who was asking him to take the tests.

"You mean it?" The man straightened up, even the nerve throbbing in his neck eased a little. "You aren't lying to me just because you two are from the same hospital?" He moved his fingers between Cole and Ariana.

"Yes, I mean it," Ariana nodded with a polite smile on her face. "But of course, if one of our senior doctors is insisting that there is something wrong with your condition, then I will naturally believe him."