Chapter 129

Everyone was puzzled. This was allegedly the biggest wager in the history of the Jorsproburgh medical scene—how could Cyrus still be asleep? "Isn't it obvious?" The class representative laughed. "He must've been so afraid last night that he couldn't sleep. That's why he wasn't able to get up this morning." Murmurs of agreement were heard from the crowd. That was the most plausible explanation. After all, Cyrus' opponent this time wasn't Mr. Zimmer, it was Professor Neil Hawk from Jorsproburgh Medical College. Cyrus was a fool to dabble in Neil's field of expertise—it was no wonder he couldn't sleep a wink last night. William looked at Zoey gleefully and said, "He couldn't even sleep? I guess that loser finally realized his limitations. Who does he think he is trying to best Professor Hawk?" Everyone knew that pulse-reading with a thread required high levels of concentration. Else, you wouldn't be able to detect a single thing through an almost 33 feet long thread. Even Cecelia