{"id":1220,"date":"2026-09-28T21:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T21:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/my-sweetheart-554\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T21:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T21:28:20","slug":"my-sweetheart-554","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/my-sweetheart-554\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 554"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 554<br \/>\nMy Sweetheart novel Chapter 554<\/p>\n<p>In the early morning, a few rays of sunlight shone through the window. Kathy opened her eyes and saw Joseph&#8217;s handsome face.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy raised her hand to touch his face. As she rubbed his stubbled jaw, she felt it scratchy but very comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>She was somewhat addicted to that feeling, so she kept rubbing his jaw.<\/p>\n<p>When she raised her eyes, she was surprised to find that Joseph was staring at her.<\/p>\n<p>When did he wake up?<\/p>\n<p>Kathy gradually blushed, and she tried to retract her hand.<\/p>\n<p>However, Joseph grabbed her wrist fast, rolled over and pinned her down.<\/p>\n<p>In the room arose an ambiguous atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy blinked and could clearly feel that Joseph&#8217;s body was burning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Joseph, I&#8217;m worn out,&#8221; said she in a gentle voice.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, she knew what Joseph wanted to do at that moment.<\/p>\n<p>He looked at Kathy affectionately, with the Adam&#8217;s apple moving up and down.<\/p>\n<p>He rolled over and hugged Kathy in his arms, gently kissing her between her eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kathy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Aren&#8217;t you going to the hospital today?&#8221; Kathy asked in a gentle voice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll be there this afternoon. This morning, I&#8217;d like to stay with you, okay?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going to school later.&#8221; Kathy looked at him.<\/p>\n<p>After a while, she picked up her phone. It was time for her to leave.<\/p>\n<p>With a flash of displeasure in his eyes, Joseph held her hands and leaned over. &#8220;Have you been spending much time with Reece recently?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kathy pursed her lips and remained silent for a moment.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, she spent much time with Reece to complete the research and development project those days. Of course, there were other students with them too.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sort of,&#8221; Kathy answered in a low voice.<\/p>\n<p>Then, her chin was suddenly lifted, and she had no choice but to face Joseph&#8217;s deep gaze.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m jealous,&#8221; Joseph said with grievance like a child.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy couldn&#8217;t help but laugh. She held Joseph&#8217;s handsome face and said, &#8220;Then why did you hand over the research and development project to him?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, I was reluctant.&#8221; Joseph narrowed his eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy looked at him. She had known Joseph for a long time and she knew that he never compromised easily. Joseph must have his plan for the research and development project.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Reece is in charge of this project now. So I can see him every day,&#8221; said she gently.<\/p>\n<p>She didn&#8217;t want to do so. All she could do was to keep a distance from Reece.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tell me if there&#8217;re any problems. OK?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;OK.&#8221; With a smile, Kathy looked at his handsome face and lowered her head to kiss him.<\/p>\n<p>She felt so good to have Joseph by her side.<\/p>\n<p>After breakfast, Joseph drove her to school. However, when she got out of the car, Reece was just walking towards them.<\/p>\n<p>In front of the car, Reece passed by. He turned his head slightly and met Joseph&#8217;s cold gaze.<\/p>\n<p>He stopped, with his thin lips curved.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph held the steering wheel tightly.<\/p>\n<p>After Reece crossed the road, Joseph stepped on the accelerator and drove away quickly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You and Joseph made up, have you?&#8221; Reece caught up with Kathy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re always good,&#8221; Kathy said coldly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Is that so?&#8221; Reece said with an ambiguous expression.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy entered the research laboratory first. Reece went to his office and learned the news from his subordinates, his face gloomy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Where is he?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kathy didn&#8217;t finish her work until the evening when Reece came to the research laboratory.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is today&#8217;s research report.&#8221; Kathy handed him the reports handed over by the other students.<\/p>\n<p>Reece just glanced at them and then looked at Kathy.<\/p>\n<p>She felt very uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If there&#8217;s nothing wrong, I&#8217;ll go back to the dormitory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let&#8217;s have dinner together,&#8221; Reece said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll do it myself.&#8221; Kathy walked quickly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kathy, you&#8217;re hiding from me.&#8221; Reece stepped forward to catch up with her. His eyes seemed colder in the evening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not hiding from you. I just don&#8217;t want to get too close to you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She said with a blunt refusal.<\/p>\n<p>Reece slowly clenched his fists, putting on a terrible face which frightened Kathy to subconsciously retreated.<\/p>\n<p>Reece&#8217;s expression softened when he saw the fear in her eyes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Kathy, tell me, why are you afraid of me?&#8221; Reece walked closer to her.<\/p>\n<p>As he took a step closer, Kathy took two steps back.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you don&#8217;t answer, I won&#8217;t let you go.&#8221; Reece narrowed his eyes coldly.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy bit her lips. She looked at Reece and slowly said, &#8220;Reece, you&#8217;ve gone too far.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Really?&#8221; Reece frowned, as if he was seriously thinking about her words.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Can we keep a distance?&#8221; Kathy asked quietly.<\/p>\n<p>She felt very stressful to stay with Reece.<\/p>\n<p>She knew that Reece was chasing after her, but she would not accept his love, so she didn&#8217;t want to face him.<\/p>\n<p>However, Reece wouldn&#8217;t give up easily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1220","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/1220","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=1220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}