Old Mr. Wyatt took a sip of coffee and said slowly, "You''re wrong. He was polite to me because I was willing to step in after setting my terms. If I had refused, he would have used his methods on me too. That kid turns on you in a heartbeat."


    Mr. Burton shot him a sidelong nce. "And you still preferred to owe me a favor just to get me to cure his poison?"


    "I don''t care if he''s a good guy or a bad guy. I like the younger generation when they have the guts to think big and act on it. Unlike you, acting all self-righteous and sticking to your principles for everything, ending up with nobody willing to work with you. You talk a big game about caring for Ste, but you haven''t shown it in your actions at all. You''re worse than Leonard."


    Mr. Burton was so furious his mustache practically bristled. "I spent time with the Gardner family before. This is a gic illness. It can''t be cured! Bringing in more people is pointless! Instead of giving her hope only to crush it, she''s better off facing reality sooner rather thanter. At least she won''t be as heartbroken. As for why I didn''t go to you back then, first of all, we''re rivals. If I asked you, you''d have rejected me without a second thought. But the main reason is that I didn''t think you had the skills."


    He cast a nce at Old Mr. Wyatt.


    "I didn''t expect you to actually crack the hardest case."


    Old Mr. Wyatt hadn''t realized Mr. Burton knew him so well. He remained silent for a moment before speaking. "Ste got lucky. I only just solved the challenges for her type of surgery not long ago."


    Remembering something, he looked back at Mr. Burton.


    "Are you sure Colby can''t cure the Gardner kid''s illness?"


    "I''m not saying it''spletely impossible," Mr. Burton replied.


    Old Mr. Wyatt''s interest was piqued. "Oh?"


    Mr. Burton scoffed. "Unless there''s a miracle."


    Old Mr. Wyatt was left speechless.


    ...


    After interacting with Colby for a while, Ste realized that despite his aloof demeanor, he took his work incredibly seriously.


    After a systematic evaluation that took about a week, Colby brought her some massive news.


    "Ms. Cameron, I''ve found a


    treatment n that can alleviate his


    symptoms. If webine it with your music therapy, we might be able to avoid hypnosis."


    Ste couldn''t believe it. "Dr. Hunt, are you serious?"


    Colby looked rather arrogant. "If I say I can treat it, it can be treated."


    Then, as if remembering something, he added, "Of course, his case is unique. Like I said before, I can only


    alleviate the symptoms can cure him."


    Ste couldn''t contain her excitement. "Just alleviating it without hypnosis is already amazing."


    "You can have his doctors review it," Colby said. "Once the n is approved, we can start the treatment."


    Not wanting to waste another second, Ste immediately called Joshua.


    "Joshua, Dr. Hunt said he found a suitable treatment n. Can youe take a look?"


    A few minutester, Joshua, who had been dealing with family affairs, came downstairs.


    Ste eagerly handed him the n Colby had drawn up. "Look at this. Do you see any issues?"


    Joshua was half an expert in this field himself, perhaps even more knowledgeable than an average doctor.


    He took the document and read it carefully.


    About ten minutester, he looked up at Colby.


    A faint smile yed in his eyes. "Dr. Hunt, you''ve done excellent work This treatment n is wless. I''ll send it to Dr. Chase for an evaluation shortly Thank you for your hard work today."


    Colby nodded. "I''ll wait for your news then."


    The moment he turned to leave, the pride and smugness vanished from his face,


    reced by a grim expression.