Chapter 154: Back to the Palace [Bonus - ]
Ferdinand explained that Hayden seemed to be keeping appearances just to make everyone in their neighborhood believe that he was still living in the house doing experiments.
However, Hayden was barely there. He never visited his friends and the people he knew either ever since they pointed out that he seemed to be acting weird.
It all began when one of Hayden’s experiments failed and he got seriously injured.
One of the doctors in his neighborhood declared Hayden wouldn’t be able to recover and would probably die soon.
However, one day, after a foreigner visited Hayden’s abode, as if a miracle, he was suddenly cured.
At first, it wasn’t obvious since everyone just thought that Hayden must have been deeply affected by his failed experiment and almost dying due to it.
However, they soon noticed that Hayden didn’t act or speak the way he used to. He changed too much as if a completely different person. Even his friends and relatives noticed it since there were times he didn’t recognize people he should have known.
Ever since someone pointed it out, Hayden minimized going outside until he barely went out and always said that he was just busy with experiments and did not want to be disturbed.
Hayden withdrew from social events he used to attend and did not talk with anyone much when he goes out. Soon he moved his abode deep within the forest.