Chapter 1742
It was Zack Cassidy…
Stanley Batton immediately answered the call.
“Mr. Batton, you’re not asleep yet,” Zack said.
“Not yet. What’s the matter?” Stanley asked.
“Nothing much. I just wanted to ask if I could take leave to return to my hometown…
“My mother just called. She said my father doesn’t have much time left…” Zack said.
He sounded like he had been crying.
When Stanley heard this, his facial expression instantly became stern.
He quickly handed over the food in his hands to X Quest.
After that, he took a step forward. “Okay… Take my private helicopter… You can use any of my
resources… You don’t have to inform me what you’ve used,” Stanley said.
In a luxury bedroom on the other side, Zack’s eyes filled with tears when he heard this…
He instantly sniffed and tried to maintain his masculineposure. “Alright… Thank you, Mr.
Batton…”
After that, Zack hung up.
When he recalled what Stanley said, he immediately felt warmth spread in his chest.
He silently swore in his heart that, as long as Stanley didn’t fire him, he’d forever stay by Stanley’s
side and do whatever he was told.
He’d never abandon Stanley or give up on him…
After overhearing the conversation, X felt panicked. She seemed shocked.
“Why don’t we send a specialist to Zack’s hometown? What if his father can still be saved?” X
asked after taking a deep breath.
Stanley frowned deeply. “There’s no need… His father has advanced cancer. It has spread to the
rest of his body. I’ve sent many specialists to check on him, but nothing’s helped…”
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“Does that mean only death awaits him?” X asked.
“Yeah…” Stanley uttered.
X felt awful when she heard this…
Although Zack’s father was a stranger she’d never met, she couldn’t help but feel affected by his
impending doom.
X had spent a decent amount of time with Zack.
Although Zack was only their helping hand, X had long since thought of him as part of the family.
“Alright, you should eat. I’ll go upstairs for a bath…” Stanley said.
X nodded slowly. She then looked at Stanley seriously. “Don’t be too sad… Aging, getting ill, and
dying… It’s a natural cycle of life. Nobody can avoid it…”
“Hmm.” With that, Stanley headed upstairs.
Although Stanley seemed calm on the surface, X knew very clearly that he wasn’t on the
inside…
Zack had been with Stanley for many years.
To Stanley, Zack was his subordinate, but he was also like family…
With Zack’s father suffering like this, Stanley naturally couldn’t feel as calm as he looked.
However, Stanley simply wasn’t good at expressing himself.
After taking another deep breath, X carried the food into the dining room. She sat at the dining
table and started eating.
She’d suddenly lost her appetite after finding out about what was happening to Zack’s father.
Despite the vorful and delicious-looking stir-fried noodles, X couldn’t taste much when she ate
them.
She no longer felt hungry.
X pinched her forehead before sending Zack a message on WeChat. “Don’t be too sad. Feel free
to let us know if you need anything… We’ll do our best to help…”
On the other side, Zack was packing up his luggage and preparing to head out. When he saw X’s
WeChat message, he nearly burst into tears again despite being a grown man who was 180
centimeters tall.
Zack quickly replied with an ‘okay’ before he continued packing…
In his heart, X was like a fairy.
After receiving Zack’s reply, X slowly put her phone down. She then picked up her dining utensils
and tried to take two more bites of her food.
After all, she was pregnant…
She might be able to do without food, but her babies couldn’t.
However, no matter how hard she tried, she still couldn’t bring herself to eat.
In the end, she gave up. She picked her phone up and went upstairs.
Stanley was taking a bath in the bathroom.