Chapter 286
\nMy Sweetheart novel Chapter 286<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re already off?\u201d she asked him.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I didn\u2019t spend any time with you last night. Today I\u2019ll make up for it.\u201d Kathy should have been thrilled at his response, but not after the day she\u2019d just had. He asked, \u201cHas something happened?\u201d<\/p>\n
She hesitated, then pulled a report from her bag. \u201cThis details the third stage of our drug development. There\u2019ve been different degrees of repelling reactions, but I can\u2019t find a reason why.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joseph furrowed his brow, and didn\u2019t take the report. \u201cThis drug is still in development. I\u2019m not part of the company.<\/p>\n
\u201cGood point. Never mind,\u201d she said, shaking her head.<\/p>\n
But though she\u2019d not asked him, that night Joseph received an email from Edith regarding the drug\u2019s problems. Kathy, sitting at his side, saw it and asked, \u201cWill you reply?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIs this project important to you?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
She bit her lip and did not respond. She was very hopeful about this drug\u2014after all, it was the only one of its kind, and it could be enormously helpful in treating heart disease. But she also didn\u2019t want to be involved. Her grandfather had wanted her to enter the Booth Group\uff0cand everything she did was preparation for that.<\/p>\n
She shook her head. \u201cI don\u2019t want to refuse my grandfather, but this project is part of Booth Group\u2019s research and development. I don\u2019t want anything to go wrong.\u201d With Joseph\u2019s help, they might even be able to get it on the market early. His skills were unmatched.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy services are expensive,\u201d he smirked. Edith requesting his help surely had something to do with Kathy. She understood that to help her was to help Kathy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know. If you don\u2019t want to do it, it\u2019s okay. You\u2019ve already done so much, I don\u2019t want to make trouble for you.\u201d She reached over and deleted the email herself.<\/p>\n
\u201cSure?\u201d He took her by the chin, looked deep into her eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d she nodded.<\/p>\n
Apparently unwilling to wait for Joseph\u2019s response, Edith called. Joseph happened to be in the shower, and Kathy did not answer it, instead waiting for Joseph to finish. He didn\u2019t even look at it, instead rubbed a towel over his wet hair and pulled Kathy in for a kiss.<\/p>\n
She pushed him away. \u201cAnswer the phone!\u201d<\/p>\n
He frowned, and did not. Kissing her mouth aggressively, he pushed her beneath him and said lowly, \u201cIf I answer, you\u2019ll get jealous.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026 I will not.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou will.\u201d Taking her by the back of the head, he made sure he had her full attention.<\/p>\n
\u2026<\/p>\n
Over the course of the next week, the drug did not progress at all. As she was having lunch with Zack, she could feel his displeasure. \u201cI\u2019m not hungry,\u201d he said, waving a hand.<\/p>\n
Kathy looked at his bowl full of porridge, and frowned with worry. The doctors said he barely ate anything these days, and that his mood had to improve, else his condition would worsen. \u201cGrandfather, what do you want to eat? I\u2019ll go make it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo need. You go to work. I just want the drug finished!\u201d he said decisively.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going smoothly. There\u2019s no need to worry,\u201d said Bertie, stepping in from outside.<\/p>\n
Kathy raised her eyebrows. Smoothly? The past few days in the laboratory, problems had piled up without end.<\/p>\n
Zack\u2019s eyes lit up. \u201cIs that so?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is. I promise you we\u2019ll get it on the market.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat makes me feel much better.\u201d It seemed Zack took Bertie seriously, and trusted him.<\/p>\n
But Kathy didn\u2019t. When they left the room, she demanded of him, \u201cDidn\u2019t the third-stage trial fail?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, but Edith\u2019s already launched a new stage of the drug. The testing began today, and the results are promising.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSeems you really enjoy avoiding me?\u201d Bertie asked, blocking her.<\/p>\n
She smiled coolly. \u201cYou are right.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSir, I\u2019ve some things for you to sign,\u201d said a secretary, rushing over.<\/p>\n
Bertie saw that Kathy had already scuttled off toward the elevator and pushed the button for the top floor.<\/p>\n
Knowing Kathy had come, Linda had delayed her afternoon meeting. \u201cDid you come with Bertie?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I thought he was taking me to the lab.\u201d<\/p>\n
Linda furrowed her brow. \u201cIt\u2019s good you came. There\u2019s a dinner tonight, you\u2019ll accompany me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019m not dressed for it.\u201d Really, she just didn\u2019t like attending those sorts of things. She\u2019d gone to a few with Joseph, but had never managed to quite fit in. She wasn\u2019t part of that social scene, and had nothing to discuss with those sorts of people.<\/p>\n
\u201cA makeup artist will come, don\u2019t fret.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMother,\u201d Kathy hedged.<\/p>\n
Linda saw her hesitation, and soothed, \u201cKathy, you\u2019re our daughter. There will be many such dinners in the future. You must get used to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kathy lowered her gaze and nodded dejectedly. She told Joseph about it as she was getting her makeup done, and he said, \u201cOnce it\u2019s over I\u2019ll come get you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m a bit nervous,\u201d she confessed. Before he\u2019d always been at her side, allowing her to relax a little.<\/p>\n
\u201cNeed me to accompany you? Hmm?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-952","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/952","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=952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}