Cameron, who was about to say something else, stopped speaking after hearing House's name.
She hurried toward the laboratory with the samples in her hands.
Having accomplished his purpose, Elion took out a small container of chewing gum that held his painkillers and took a few.
Then he returned to the diagnostics room as if nothing had happened and waited for Cameron's comparison results.
Seeing Elion return, Foreman was the first to ask, "So? Did you get their DNA?"
"I really thought they would admit they weren't his parents after everything I told them. It honestly left me confused," Elion shared what he found strange about Dan's parents.
Chase looked up from his notes and said, "Have you considered that your diagnosis is wrong and that they really are his parents?"
"We'll see. Cameron has their DNA, and we'll clear up all doubts." Elion still didn't admit defeat; after all, he knew the truth.
"Do you have any basis?"
"Yes. Dan has a cleft chin, while his parents don't." Elion mentioned some of the traits that could support his diagnosis.
"It might not be congenital."
"It might be or it might not be. A cleft chin is an autosomal dominant trait, so it's very likely that Dan was adopted."
Upon hearing Elion's words, Foreman and Chase tried once again to recall the appearance of Dan's parents.
But the more they thought about it, the more they doubted.
Because with these new hypotheses, Elion might be right.
Dan really does have a cleft chin! His parents don't!
"Wait, are you getting into our heads? Using reverse psychology on us is clever, but a bet can't be broken."
"That's not my intention." Elion had no intention of breaking the bet when he was about to win.
Chase, who was nearby, also noticed that detail.
But since the DNA comparison had already begun, the result was already set, and all they needed to do was wait.
Besides, what if they really ran into a low-probability event?
Thinking about this, Chase spoke. "Wait, there's no need to rush into our own diagnoses. The DNA comparison has already started."
"Biological matters are hard to predict; isn't the idea that monkeys evolved into humans rather far-fetched?"
"Well, it's the same with what you're saying. It's extremely rare for a child to have a cleft chin if the parents don't."
"But it's not impossible for him to have that physical trait without his parents having it. Maybe his mother smoked, drank, or used drugs while she was pregnant."
"No matter who's right, I think we should patiently wait for the DNA comparison results."
Upon hearing Chase's words, a faint light shone in Foreman's disappointed eyes.
Chase was right, but what if…? What if Elion was right?
That would mean Elion was correct.
Feeling anxious and uneasy, Foreman could no longer remain seated.
He stood up and paced back and forth in the examination room, trying to relieve the pressure in his heart.
House, who had remained silent, had no such concerns at all.
He casually propped his legs up on the desk and picked up a magazine to read.
About two hours later, Cameron, the only one in the group with access to the lab, returned with the results.
Her face was filled with indecipherable expressions. Foreman stepped forward and stood in front of her, asking urgently, "So what was the result? How did it go?"
Cameron sighed softly. "House and Elion are right. They aren't Dan's biological parents."
Cameron's voice was like a bolt from the blue, shattering Foreman's last hope of lecturing Elion.
Foreman took the DNA comparison report and began to read it.
But no matter how he looked at it, the words written on it revealed nothing but mismatches!
Dan really was adopted by those parents!
Only then did House put down the magazine and say, "Looks like you lost. Come on, let's go tell his parents the truth. This is my favorite part."
Having lost two hundred dollars in a short period of time, Foreman followed House in a daze.
He didn't even realize when he arrived at the room.
Elion, at his side, said, "If you invite me to dinner, I'll forget about the two hundred dollars. What do you say?"
"Deal." Foreman smiled slightly at Elion's kind request. "But did you really base everything on that one detail?"
"No. I like studying psychology and asking certain questions to obtain information. The parents' faces say more than a thousand words. You should try it."
"Is that what you did?"
"Yes." Elion nodded, even though everything he said was a lie.
But Foreman believed it and thought, "Reading expressions… interesting."