Chapter 469


    After staying at Catherine Batton’s ward for some time, Stanley Batton decided to push X Quest


    back to her ward.


    Georgie Clementine followed closely behind them.


    As soon as the three of them set foot into the ward, Stanley ced his hands around X’s back


    and knees and lifted her up carefully. After putting her down on the bed, he thoughtfully grabbed a


    large pillow and ced it behind X so that X could lean on itfortably.


    X’s heart was still fluttering and pounding as she looked at the man in front of her.


    “You should stay with Catherine and look after her. I can take care of myself,” she said.


    “She will be fine with so many nurses around her.” Stanley reassured her before pulling a chair to sit


    beside her.


    “I don’t think it’s a good idea to leave her alone. I have Georgie with me so don’t worry about me,”


    X continued to insist.


    “Have you washed your face?” Stanley asked as he ignored her demand.


    X shook her head in response.


    Immediately, he got up and headed straight to the bathroom.


    Georgie was astonished by Stanley’s decision and his sincerity to care for X. X was merely his


    non-blood rted, temporary wife while Catherine was his own sister, sharing the same blood as


    his.


    However, he was willing to leave his sister alone just to look after X.


    In particr, X was not even on her own but apanied by her.


    She could clearly feel that X’s position in Stanley’s heart was unique and irreceable.


    “Georgie, I think you should go back first since he’s staying around.” X said as their eyes met.


    Georgie did not say anything much. She simply urged X to take care of herself and bid a brief


    farewell. Then, she paused and stared deep at the bathroom for a moment before she turned away


    and walked out of the ward.


    After Georgie had left, Stanley returned to X’s side with a basin of warm water in his hands.


    There was a snow white towel hung on his right lower arm. Despite that it was a cheap towel just


    like any other towels out there, it seemed exceptionally ssy the way it was ced on his body.


    “Where’s Georgie?” he asked.


    “I told her to leave since you kept insisting to stay here. There’s no need for her to look after me


    then.” X continued, “Georgie has lots of work to do as well.”


    He raised his eyes and stared at X, a tinge of suspicion shed across his eyes.


    Her attitude toward him went back to normal.


    Were all women the same? Being emotionally unstable?


    He tried not to think about it. cing the basin on the floor, he wet the towel and squeezed it to


    drain the extra water before wiping X’s face with care and attentiveness.


    On the other hand, X had been sitting still on the bed the entire time, her face only expressed the


    enjoyment from his service.


    Though it was just a simple, intimate act, it was difficult to suppress the contentment and felicity that


    overtook her heart.


    Because of him, she felt that her youthful years had be a little warmer.


    Because of him, it seemed that the night skies outside of the window at that moment were more


    beautiful than usual.


    After washing her face and brushing her teeth, Stanley helped X to lie down on the bed.


    Shortly after, he sat on the couch beside her bed and sent a text message to Zack Cassidy on


    WeChat. “Why does a woman blow hot and cold on you?”


    On the other end of the phone, Zack had already fallen asleep.


    His eyes opened slowly as he heard the vibration of his phone. Stretching his hand, he grabbed his


    phone and took a look at the iing message.


    Blurred and confused, his gaze shifted from the message to the time shown on the top right corner.


    It was nearly eleven o’clock at night.


    Zack heaved a deep sigh of helplessness while he sat up weakly, all the time mumbling to himself.


    ‘Love can make one crazy indeed.’


    He ruffled his hair and began typing on his phone. “Are you asking on behalf of your friend again?”


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    Stanley cleared his throat to conceal his charade as he replied Zack with a simple ‘Yes’.


    Yawning in sleepiness, Zack ran his fingers across the keyboard again:


    “There are two possibilities in general. Firstly, the girl has a thing on your friend. She’s trying to


    attract his attention by acting cold toward him.”


    “As for the second one, the girl is simply upset during that period of time because she encountered


    someone or something that made her unhappy, such as having her period.”