His Housewife Had Secret Identities novel Chapter 678

The doctor wasn't the Thomas family's personal physician, but one Nestor had recommended. Niamh had been worried Jonathan might be conspiring with a doctor to deceive her, so she'd called in Nestor's friend to give Jonathan a second examination.

"Hmm... his pupils are barely responsive to light, yet all his physiological signs are normal. This looks like a disorder of consciousness, or what we call a psychogenic coma."

The doctor's words left Niamh stunned. So... Jonathan wasn't faking it?!

"The patient's nightmare-like reaction earlier was likely triggered by some subconscious stimulus... Miss Rivers, when it comes to matters of the heart, medicine doesn't really have a systematic treatment. I'm sorry I can't be of more help."

Niamh thanked the doctor and saw him out of Thomas Manor. On her way back, she noticed the door to the second-floor study was open. Inside, Clifford sat with a worried expression etched on his elderly face.

Niamh's own heart was in turmoil. Returning to Jonathan's bedroom, she pulled out her phone and searched for 'psychogenic coma.'

It was indeed a psychological condition—a loss or alteration of consciousness triggered not by any physical pathology, but by intense psychological stress, emotional conflict, or trauma. The patient appears to be in a coma, yet all objective tests like EEGs, CT scans, and MRIs come back normal.

"No wonder..." she murmured. It explained why Sprague and Marigold had humbled themselves so completely, begging her to remarry Jonathan.

Niamh thought that if she told Jonathan she was willing to remarry him, he might actually wake up. For some reason, a flare of anger sparked within her, and she turned and walked out without a second glance. As she reached the door, she faintly heard Jonathan murmuring in his sleep.

"Darling... don't go..."

After saying goodbye to Clifford, Niamh left Thomas Manor. She hadn't even made it to her car when a familiar vehicle slowed to a stop in front of her. A white Lexus—it was Elmer's car.

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