Emily’s eyes widened in alarm, and she quickly waved her hands. “There’s no need for that!”

She shifted the conversation to a more professional tone and said to Harry, “Please arrange for a few competent doctors to assist me. I need to discuss the surgical plan with them. This operation will be particularly difficult and time-consuming.”

Pulled back to reality from Harold’s earlier joke, Harry immediately nodded. “Understood. I’ll make the arrangements right ...