Chapter 428


    Zack Cassidy’s eyes opened wide, attentive and brimming with curiosity.


    He slowly approached the wooden desk before holding onto the edge and looking straight into


    Stanley’s eyes. “Is X behaving oddly around you? What exactly do you mean by attitude


    changes? Is she being apathetic toward you? I can’t believe this is actually happening to you.”


    Stanley’s face darkened instantaneously.


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    Zack immediately realized that he had gone a bit too far. Clearing his throat, he took in a deep


    breath. He chose his next words carefully before whispering, “My apologies, Fifth Master. My words


    were chosen poorly.”


    This was true, as even Zack was surprised at how he simply blurted out everything that was on his


    mind.


    He felt his scalp go numb.


    “Do you crave death, Zack?” Stanley asked, each word more frigid than thest.


    “I do not, Fifth Master...” Zack responded apprehensively.


    “No, I’m pretty sure you do.” Stanley red at him, his frown almost overbearing.


    “...” Zack Cassidy dared not to say a single word more. He hung his head and looked toward the


    floor.


    “… A friend of mine is having that experience, it’s not a personal one. Apparently his girlfriend did a


    one-eighty on him.” Stanley coughed awkwardly after saying this, his lie apparent.


    Upon hearing that, Zack could hardly stop himself fromughing aloud, but he somehow managed


    to maintain his serious facade.


    Who hadn’t heard of the ‘this was my friend’s experience’ lie?


    More importantly, the Fifth Master actually knew how to apply the lie too?


    Although it was clear that the Fifth Master was lying, Zack pretended that he had not noticed. He


    asked Stanley solemnly, “So what you’re saying is that your friend’s girlfriend was originally nice to


    him… but now she’s suddenly being cold to him?”


    “Mmm…” Stanley simply grunted, refusing to borate any further.


    “Generally speaking, there are two possibilities. The obvious first guess would be that your friend


    must have done something to upset his girl. Since she’s not saying anything directly, we can


    assume she’s simply sulking. That would exin why her attitude toward you…r. Your friend


    changed,” Zack exined as a bead of sweat rolled down his forehead. That was close.


    Stanley pondered about this for a few seconds. Try as he might, he could not think of anything he


    had done which could have upset X.


    Had he not been acting nicely these days?


    A scowl was on his face but his tone turned inquisitive once more. “What’s the other possibility?”


    “Well, the other possibility is that your g… Your friend’s girl has a thing for someone else. If the love


    between your friend and his girl isn’t mutual, it’ll usually cause something… something like this to


    happen.”


    Zack stuttered with dread as he forced himself to finish his sentence in front of Stanley’s face.


    Stanley’s face went sour again.


    Who could X have fallen in love with?


    From what he had observed, he felt that the current X was not someone who would fall for


    anyone so easily.


    Suddenly, the memory of Noah Smith calling X through WeChat in the ward earlier shed


    across his mind.


    Could it be Noah Smith? His brows furrowed as he thought about it.


    “Fifth Master… Are you alright?” Zack asked with concern, his heart beating wildly at the same time


    out of fear.


    “Are there no other possibilities?” Stanley raised a brow in a disheartened voice as he red at


    Zack.


    His gaze pierced through Zack, almost as though it were a sharp thorn.


    Zack’s mind raced frantically for an answer as his breath grew heavy.


    Stanley continued staring at Zack in silence, a glint of anticipation in his eyes.


    Though the three seconds felt like an eternity, Zack slowly opened his mouth to speak. “Well, it


    could be that your friend’s love interest is simply in a bad mood because she encountered someone


    or something that made her unhappy.”


    Stanley nced briefly at Zack. “…Yeah, that’s possible…”


    Zack nodded in agreement.


    “You may leave now. Which reminds me, order some nutritious food suitable for post-surgery and


    deliver it to X’s ward for me.” Stanley instructed Zack with a sincere tone in his voice.