{"id":1008,"date":"2026-09-28T20:17:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/my-sweetheart-342\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T20:17:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T20:17:40","slug":"my-sweetheart-342","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/my-sweetheart-342\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 342"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 342<br \/>\nMy Sweetheart novel Chapter 342<\/p>\n<p>Joseph was surrounded by numerous students at the rostrum. Kathy packed her things and waited for Joseph. At some point, Zofia ran over and stuck her head through the window.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKathy, how was Joseph during the class?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kathy frowned and didn\u2019t know how to describe it.<\/p>\n<p>She only managed to mumble three words, \u201cNot too bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zofia sniggered, \u201cJoseph is a first-rate professor, of course, his class would be outstanding! I meant to ask if you had exchanged looks with each other. After all, you two were\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kathy immediately interrupted what Zofia wanted to say, \u201cThere is nothing between us, absolutely nothing!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t believe you. I saw you standing behind, were you being punished? Why were you the only one being punished? Was Joseph picking on you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kathy was speechless.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s because I was distracted\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKathy, come with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At this moment, Joseph said with a stern voice.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy picked up her bag and went along.<\/p>\n<p>Zofia looked at the two and shook her head, \u2018Brother, your chances are fading\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Joseph\u2019s tall build walked ahead while Kathy followed but maintained a distance behind him.<\/p>\n<p>At some point, he stopped and Kathy walked right into him without realizing it.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph stretched out his hand and lovingly caressed her forehead, \u201cAre you hurt?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He sounded like before.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy was dazed and shook her head when she came to her senses. She backed away and said, \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She then realized that they had arrived at the office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy weren\u2019t you paying attention?\u201d Joseph narrowed his eyes. In class as well as while they were walking. \u201cWas it because of me? Huh?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course not! I didn\u2019t sleep well last night.\u201d Kathy looked away.<\/p>\n<p>She was a bad liar. Her face will flush red whenever she lied.<\/p>\n<p>She was with Joseph for a long time and naturally, he knew this peculiarity of hers. This time was no different.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally? You don\u2019t look tired today.\u201d Joseph saw through her lies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you intend to reprimand me?\u201d Kathy looked at Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>When she didn\u2019t pay attention during class, she was mentally prepared to be reprimanded by Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>She just felt uneasy as each time she met Joseph she would not be able to control her emotions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t like my students to be distracted during my lessons and a reprimand is necessary but not in a formal manner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh? Then what does Professor Joseph intend to do?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kathy followed him into the office. The office was just renovated with a grand but elegant and economical decor. The office was right next to the Dean\u2019s office, a clear indication of how high Joseph\u2019s status was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrepare the lesson plan for me,\u201d Joseph said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat?\u201d Kathy was stunned.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph tossed a USB drive towards her. \u201cThese are the key points of the next lesson. Prepare the lesson plan according to your understanding of the topics. Come to the Joseph\u2019s group with the lesson plan on Monday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMonday? I have a full day of lessons on Monday.\u201d Kathy said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t have lessons in the afternoon,\u201d Joseph said.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy thought for a while, he could be right \u2026<\/p>\n<p>But how was Joseph clearer than her on her lesson schedule? She looked at him with suspicion\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny problem?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, how do you know my lesson schedule?\u201d Kathy asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave you thought about the question I asked you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat?\u201d Kathy blinked in surprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStudent, I need your help,\u201d Joseph said seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy bit her lips and unexpectedly nodded in agreement.<\/p>\n<p>She saw a stack of files, why did she have a soft spot for dashing and handsome men \u2026<\/p>\n<p>Joseph had to teach another class and Kathy remained in his office to sort out the files until Joseph came back at noon.<\/p>\n<p>He ordered take out for her.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy turned as soon as she smelled the fragrance of fried chicken.<\/p>\n<p>She was very familiar with the fried chicken from AN road which was a distance from Ocean University.<\/p>\n<p>How did Joseph buy it \u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2026\u201d Kathy looked at him in surprise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s eat.\u201d She thought that Joseph had bought it for her but it was for them. But it didn\u2019t affect her mood and Kathy nodded and opened the container. She was famished. But Kathy paused when she opened the take-out container. She shouldn\u2019t be associating with Joseph in this manner.<\/p>\n<p>She pushed the take-out container towards Joseph, \u201cI\u2019ll eat at the cafeteria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re hungry.\u201d Joseph leaned back nonchalantly on the sofa and his gaze darkened.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy felt very uneasy that everything seemed to be controlled by him. It was as if Kathy had nowhere to escape.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why I can only help you to this extent.\u201d Kathy turned and did not hesitate.<\/p>\n<p>The smell of the fried chicken lingered in her nose along with Joseph\u2019s scent, even when she walked out of the office. These were smells that were hard for her to forget.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph continued to stare at the fried chicken and then he called Zofia.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy had lost her appetite and didn\u2019t go to the cafeteria. Instead, she went back to the hostel, and soon after, Zofia brought the fried chicken to her. Though she was reluctant, she knew that this was Kathy\u2019s favorite and she could also eat some rather than letting it go to waste\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou haven\u2019t eaten, have you?\u201d Zofia asked.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy frowned, how did this smell get here\u2026 She turned her head and stared at the box of fried chicken.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoseph asked me to bring this to you. He said that it was your favorite. Wow, looks like he came to teach at Ocean University all because of you!\u201d Zofia said in envy.<\/p>\n<p>She was startled. The shop which sold this fried chicken was an hour\u2019s drive from Ocean University but it still felt piping hot in her hands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1008","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}