My Sweetheart
Chapter 369 He’s the One Who Carried you Back

"What, are you planning to let Julian send you back?" Joseph asked coldly.

Kathy was terrified at the sound of his voice.

She wanted to retrieve her hand from Joseph's grip, but that only caused the grip to become stronger.

She frowned as she came to a halt.

"I was waiting for a taxi just now." She began to explain.

Suddenly, she recalled a trivial detail. She turned around and looked at that black car which was disappearing into the distance.

She had seen this exact same car before. It was the car that Herbert had gotten into as reported by the media.

At that time, she thought that this car belonged to Joseph. In hindsight, was the owner Julian all along?

"Don't ever have anything to do with Julian." Joseph narrowed his eyes and his face was very gloomy at that moment.

His intimidating aura successfully clammed Kathy up. However, she could see that Joseph's face was much mellower compared to before. At least, she was sure now that Joseph had never sided with Herbert all along. "I don't have anything to do with him at all." She explained.

"Stay with me." After saying that, he motioned for Kathy to enter his car.

Kathy froze momentarily when she heard that.

She couldn't really comprehend the meaning behind his words nor did she get into his car.

"Mrs. Joseph." A familiar voice sounded by her ears, and Kathy felt her body slightly jerk.

She looked up and met Joseph's deep gaze and in the next instant, his burning kiss immediately consumed her.

She was almost breathless after being caught off guard.

While she wriggled around in his embrace, she felt her body slowly losing its strength. She was lying limply in his embrace and could only support her own weight by clinging to him. "You've... you've gone too far." Kathy scolded him.

Joseph already carried her into his car as she said that. He helped her buckle up.

Kathy was very tired at that moment since she had experience five hours of surgery while being in a focused state. She would fall asleep at any minute.

"Have a good rest." His long fingers glided over her brows and his tone was very gentle.

Kathy was trying to keep her eyes wide open but she couldn't resist the comfortable ambience enveloping her. She finally gave herself up to the dream world.

The next time she opened her eyes, sunlight had dyed the sky a blinding white.

So it really happens...

She looked sideways but found no signs of Joseph. In fact, she was in her... hostel?

Kathy looked around her, trying to figure out what was going on.

At that moment, she heard some noise coming from the door. Zofia came over with an ambiguous smile on her face as she asked, "Tsk tsk tsk, I thought you were with Joseph the whole night?" Kathy was speechless when she heard that.

"Did Joseph send me back here?"

"He carried you back here."

Zofia even emphasized the fact that she was carried into her room and onto her bed.

Kathy was once again speechless.

She tugged at her messy hair while getting off the bed.

"The surgery that I have participated in ended too late, that's why he had to send me back..."

"I know that. You don't need to explain about anything, I understand what happened very well." Based on Zofia's tone, Kathy knew that she had an entirely different image in her mind...

She didn't know how to make things clear either...

However, why didn't Joseph wake her up in the first place?

She checked the time and saw that it was approaching noon.

She immediately washed herself up and departed to the laboratory. It was a Saturday today, and she had to join in the research and development session of the Joseph's group...

However, when she arrived at the laboratory, there was not a single person there. Kathy froze for a moment and verified that the door was indeed locked.

What was going on?

She took out her phone, wanting to ask her lab mates about this, and this was when she realized that everyone had received the notification since yesterday night that because of a shortage of personnel, the development of LD Drug, the drug that they were developing were put on hold.

Due to her prolonged surgery last night, she had missed out on this notification.

Furthermore, she had to return to the hospital to take care of the aftermath.

In the Joseph family.

Seeing that Quinn was approaching her, Veronica immediately had a hideous expression on her face.

She wanted to shut the door before he could come in but she was too late.

A tall figure loomed over her, and Veronica cast him a stare.

"Why are you here?"

"Veronica, don't shut me out. Let me accompany you."

"I don't want that! Quinn, you get out!"

As she watched Quinn getting closer and closer, Veronica felt her skin tingle all over, and she abruptly grabbed a pillow and hurled it at him.

Quinn grabbed the pillow which was hurtling towards him.

"Veronica, please calm down. I'm just trying to help you." Quinn inched closer with a frown on his face.

"My brother will help me. If worst comes to worst, I will just rot in the jail. I will admit to the pressure." Veronica retorted impatiently.

As he heard that, Quinn's eyes took on a cold and freezing aura.

He came over and hugged her hard, "You won't end up in jail. You definitely won't."

After some time, Veronica's mood gradually returned to normal.

After sniffing slightly, she looked upwards at Quinn, "I want to see him."

Of course, Quinn knew that she was talking about Billy.

"No way."

"I won't do anything."

"You need to rest now. You don't need to think about anything else. Understand?" Quinn consoled her with his hoarse voice.

"I get it."

"What do you want for lunch?" Quinn asked patiently.

"I miss that stall selling deep fried food in north of the city, but too bad it was too far." Veronica sighed profusely, her tone overflowing with unfiltered disappointment.

Quinn provided her with endless solace, "You wait for me, I'll buy it for you."

"You're lying to me again." Veronica didn't conceal her disbelief at his words.

"How could I lie to you? Just wait for me at home."

After saying that, he immediately went out.

Veronica stood on the balcony and watched Quinn's car going further and further away. She bit her lips hard.

After a moment, she emerged from the house with a new set of changed clothes.

When Kathy arrived at the hospital, a taxi was rolling to a stop at the entrance. The person getting out of the car was none other than Veronica.

Why would she come here?

At the same time, Veronica also caught a glimpse of Kathy. However, without paying her any attention, she went straight to the ward area.

Kathy remembered that Billy was staying in one of the wards!

Was Veronica here to see Billy?

Afraid that she would cause a ruckus, she informed Joseph of this turn of events before tailing her.

Billy was recuperating in an independent room. When Veronica arrived, a nurse was trying to stop her from entering.

Despite that, Veronica possessed considerable strength. She shoved the nurse aside and entered the ward.

There was a bodyguard watching over Billy in the ward. At the sight of Veronica, the bodyguard immediately stopped Veronica from proceeding further.

Billy who was sitting on the bed looked coldly at Veronica who was seething with silent rage.

He instructed the bodyguard, "Let her in."

Veronica snickered coldly at Billy who was seemingly impaired by serious injury. She thought, "You really know how to put on an act!"

There was no way she was responsible for inflicting such grave wounds on him, but it looked like Billy was injured all over!

In order to convict her of this crime, he had done all he could!

"Could it be that you are here to visit me, Miss Joseph?" Billy teased her mockingly.

"I am here to see with my own eyes whether you are dead!" Veronica said angrily.

"You didn't do enough damage to me."

His words completely induced her rage as Veronica raised her hand in an attempt to strangle Billy.

Before she could achieve that, he held Veronica's wrist in mid-air.

At the same time, Joseph pushed the door open and was now inside the ward.

He immediately came forward to pull Veronica away.

"Mr. Hilton, sorry for this disturbance." Joseph had a frosty expression on his face as he was about to drag Veronica away.

Despite that, there was no way Veronica would obediently comply with him. She struggled mightily to shake free of him, not wanting to leave in peace.

"Joseph, let me go!"

"Stop creating trouble, Veronica!"

Seeing that the both of them were going to leave, Billy didn't want to squander away this perfect opportunity, "Call the police now. There is someone here who has just threatened me!"

When the bodyguard heard his orders, he didn't dare to waste even one second. As he was about to make the call, Joseph single-handedly snatched his phone away and smashed it on a wall.

"You..." The bodyguard wanted to fly into a rage but upon seeing Joseph's frightening expression, he was intimidated to the point of not being able to say a word.

"Call the police now! What are you waiting for?" Billy's authoritative voice sounded again.

Joseph stopped in his tracks while glaring sternly at Billy, "Billy, this is not a threat. We are just taking back our debt."

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