{"id":875,"date":"2026-09-28T19:33:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/my-sweetheart-209\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T19:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T19:33:20","slug":"my-sweetheart-209","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/chapter\/my-sweetheart-209\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 209"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chapter 209<br \/>\nMy Sweetheart novel Chapter 209<\/p>\n<p>In the afternoon, Kathy returned to NCHV Medical Company. She wanted to ask for leave, and she had to apply to Johnson personally.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson was about to sign his name, but he noticed Kathy\u2019s reason for asking for leave: To attend a friend\u2019s wedding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhich friend?\u201d he asked casually.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy frowned and answered, \u201cAlexia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sure enough, Johnson\u2019s face darkened. Johnson signed on the note and said indifferently, \u201cGive my congratulations to her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kathy was impassive. She got out Johnson\u2019s office and Lincoln happened to come up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKathy, come with me to the Joseph\u2019s Group.\u201d Seeing Kathy, Lincoln was like to see a savior.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy was confused and Lincoln dragged her into the elevator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Fletcher, what happened?\u201d Kathy frowned. Although Lincoln appeared to be cynical, he had always been calm in his handling of affairs. It was almost rare to see him be anxious.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you quarrel with Joseph?\u201d Lincoln did not answer, but asked instead.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy was dumb, thinking of Joseph\u2019s unhappy expression this morning. He must be angry\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln understood when he saw Kathy\u2019s expression.<\/p>\n<p>He rubbed his forehead between his eyebrows irritably. When had Joseph\u2019s temper been affected by a woman?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably&#8230; No, I didn\u2019t.\u201d Kathy shook her head.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph would never quarrel with her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou must have had a quarrel with him. He is a stern-faced despot in the company today. I can\u2019t calm him down, and the whole company will suffer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince you can\u2019t calm him down, I can\u2019t either.\u201d Kathy frowned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, you can! Only you can do it.\u201d Lincoln said confidently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m still at work&#8230;\u201d Kathy didn\u2019t want to see Joseph right now.<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln thought for a while. Then he directly dragged Kathy into Johnson\u2019s office and said to Johnson, \u201cI\u2019ll take Kathy out for half a day!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson nodded abstractedly. He was thinking something.<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln pushed Kathy into a sports car, and then he drove the car too fast that Kathy went deathly pale in fear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Fletcher, slow down\u2026\u201d Kathy said tensely.<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln glanced sideways at her and said, \u201cI can\u2019t slow down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally, in less than fifteen minutes, Lincoln braked the car and stopped it at the entrance of Joseph\u2019s Group\u2019s building. Kathy immediately got off the car. Only then did she feel much better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat did Joseph do to you?\u201d Kathy asked in a deep voice.<\/p>\n<p>Why was Lincoln so anxious?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe fired two senior executives and didn\u2019t speak much all day. Anyway, he rejected all the proposals. If he continues, the company will be in death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kathy rolled her eyes and said, \u201cThese are your company\u2019s internal affairs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s too abnormal today.\u201d Lincoln had known Joseph for many years and he knew the latter\u2019s personality very well.<\/p>\n<p>Although Joseph was strict on business, he had never been so harsh.<\/p>\n<p>Unless, he was in a really bad mood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Fletcher, I think I will only push the Joseph\u2019s Group into the hell.\u201d Kathy hesitated.<\/p>\n<p>She and Joseph had an unpleasant conversation this morning. If Joseph saw her, she was afraid that he would be angrier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake a last-ditch effort, OK?\u201d Lincoln pushed Kathy forward authoritatively.<\/p>\n<p>On the way, Kathy naturally attracted quite a bit of attention as she walked with Lincoln.<\/p>\n<p>She lowered her head, thinking of Joseph\u2019s stern-faced in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>Why was he angry?<\/p>\n<p>Was it because she didn\u2019t ask him to go to Alexia\u2019s wedding with her?<\/p>\n<p>Kathy couldn\u2019t figure out the reason.<\/p>\n<p>As they reached the top floor, a senior executive got out the CEO\u2019s office. Apparently he was frustrated.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph ignored her and concentrated on his work, as if she was not here.<\/p>\n<p>John came in to report his work several times, and he found Joseph\u2019s tone softened.<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln asked, \u201cIs he not angry anymore?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, Mr. Joseph is normal now. It\u2019s probably because of Mrs. Joseph.\u201d John was relieved.<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln was also relieved. He had a major proposal, which needed Joseph\u2019s signature. Joseph rejected the proposal in the morning. Lincoln thought Joseph might sign it since the latter was normal now.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, Lincoln quickly walked into the office and said, \u201cDude, this project is about to start, please sign the proposal for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joseph frowned and glanced at the proposal briefly. Then he handed it back to Lincoln and said, \u201cI reject this project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy? What\u2019s the problem?\u201d Lincoln\u2019s face darkened.<\/p>\n<p>He had also discussed this project with Joseph before. And he carried it out because Joseph said that it was feasible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecently, the Joseph\u2019s Group focused on research and development. The importing medicine will be talked next year.\u201d Joseph said authoritatively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, the Joseph\u2019s Group doesn\u2019t lack money. I think there is no problem.\u201d Lincoln insisted.<\/p>\n<p>These medicines were well-known abroad. Now the Joseph\u2019s Group market share in City N was not high, he thought they had to take this step.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy position is higher than yours. You can only listen to my orders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln choked and pursed his thin lips. If they weren\u2019t in the company, he would have exploded long ago.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy was calm. She did not listen to the conversation between the men and just read a book on her phone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOK, next year!\u201d Lincoln quickly left.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you hungry?\u201d Lincoln asked Kathy before he left.<\/p>\n<p>Kathy came back to her senses. She shook her head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou must be hungry. I have something to tell you.\u201d Lincoln didn\u2019t care and asked Kathy out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Fletcher&#8230;\u201d Kathy frowned even though she had a good temper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-875","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/875","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=875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}