{"id":834,"date":"2026-09-28T19:19:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/my-sweetheart-168\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T19:19:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:19:40","slug":"my-sweetheart-168","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/my-sweetheart-168\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 168"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 168<br \/>\nMy Sweetheart novel Chapter 168<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTsk tsk, you are far from the Mrs. Joseph I had imagined.\u201d Lincoln looked away.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh? Then how do you think that Mrs. Joseph should be?\u201d Kathy asked.<\/p>\n<p>She also wanted to know how Joseph\u2019s friends think of her.<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln rubbed his chin and pointed to the bar counter outside the full-length window. Over there, Joseph was in discussion with a senior manager and Edith was pouring wine for the two of them and said something occasionally. She was gentle and well-behaved.<\/p>\n<p>She stood beside Joseph. They looked like a heaven-made match.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy laughed, \u201cIn terms of beauty or capability, Edith is far better than me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s good that you are aware of your limitations, but I think of it this way. Joseph is naturally talented and intelligent. He was admitted to Harvard at sixteen, at twenty he received the Master\u2019s degree for Neurosurgery and completed numerous complex surgeries. In our eyes, he is unmatched. Perhaps he needs to find a balance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kathy frowned and didn\u2019t quite understand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are the type that he seldom interacts with and that\u2019s why he is interested in you. In his twenty eight years, the women in Joseph\u2019s life were all beautiful and intelligent. He may be tired of those.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kathy was speechless.<\/p>\n<p>Was he trying to insult her?<\/p>\n<p>At least she has a decent figure, delicate cheeks, but perhaps there was room for improvement in the area of intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>She only felt that the only thing that she can\u2019t compare with was family background.<\/p>\n<p>But this has never caused her to feel inferior.<\/p>\n<p>She made a mistake with Peter and she doesn\u2019t want to fall into another pit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Fletcher, thanks for your analysis. I think I gained some more insights into Joseph.\u201d Kathy tilted her head and her eyes sparkled.<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln squinted and Kathy was quiet and gentle. She dresses very simply but if she was to stand in a crowd of well-dressed people, she will stand out as innocent and elegant.<\/p>\n<p>He quickly looked away and smirked.<\/p>\n<p>When she saw Kathy walking over, Alexia\u2019s eyes lit up, and walked over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKathy, I was so worried!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did you worry about?\u201d Kathy laughed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m worried that someone is seducing Joseph! You don\u2019t know that woman. Look at her evening gown, the entire back is exposed. Additionally, the breasts were so exposed, isn\u2019t this seduction!\u201d Alexia said angrily.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy didn\u2019t take notice and when she looked over, Edith\u2019s skin was very fair and her long hair was slightly curled. Part of it was over her chest and revealing the other side. Her elegance and sexiness were unmatched.<\/p>\n<p>As if she could feel Kathy\u2019s stare, Edith looked over and the two women exchanged looks.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy smiled gently and turned back.<\/p>\n<p>She could ignore Edith but not the commanding presence of the man beside her.<\/p>\n<p>It was like her gaze was fixated to that ridiculously handsome man. They were a distance apart but under the warm lighting, he was still so attractive.<\/p>\n<p>The black business suit and two long straight pencil-like legs, neat and clean, and an expensive tailored shirt.<\/p>\n<p>Just standing quietly he will still attract all the attention.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy\u2019s face was slightly pale. She lifts up the champagne and with a sip her anger diminished significantly.<\/p>\n<p>She said deeply, \u201cNot interested, furthermore, Joseph doesn\u2019t lack a female partner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen will you be my female partner?\u201d Billy moved closer and looked intently at Kathy.<\/p>\n<p>She didn\u2019t put on makeup, was simply dressed, and not fashionable. Yet he inexplicably can\u2019t take his eyes off her.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy sarcastically smirked, \u201cComing here, everybody must think that I\u2019m a waiter, Billy, is there something wrong with your eyes?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She didn\u2019t wear an evening gown, didn\u2019t do up her hair, and didn\u2019t makeup. When she stands beside the dashing Billy, she received numerous envious glares.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m certain of my eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour partner should be your fianc\u00e9e,\u201d Kathy said and walked into the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>She didn\u2019t want to have any more to do with Billy.<\/p>\n<p>He squinted and followed Kathy. She didn\u2019t know the guests of the banquet but the Hilton Group had been distinguished and eminent in City N. Once he entered someone will walk up to talk to him.<\/p>\n<p>He grabbed Kathy to his side, \u201cBe good, don\u2019t run away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said so softly as if he was cooing to his beloved woman.<\/p>\n<p>Was this man out of his mind?<\/p>\n<p>Kathy wanted to push him away but her strength was no match for his. 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