Kathy’s eyes widened. She stepped forward but was stopped by Joseph, unable to move.
Stimulated by the hormone, Joseph kissed Kathy. She slowly closed her eyes.
She was pushed against the wall by Joseph. And he started to touch her.
Kathy immediately stopped him.
His eyes darkened.
And he smiled. They were very close to each other. Kathy looked straight into his eyes.
“Joseph … you’re going to work,” She said.
“Uh huh.” Joseph narrowed his eyes and lowered his head to kiss Kathy again.
He didn’t stop until she was almost out of breath …
…
Kathy also went back to the company to work. It had been a week since Lincoln took office. Although
everyone was gossiping about Johnson, no one knew where he had gone.
He seemed to have disappeared from City N overnight.
Kathy worked as usual. She and Sue got more acquainted than before. They often had lunch together,
so it was normal for her to meet Lincoln.
In the staff dining room, Kathy and Sue had just sat down when Lincoln came up to them.
“Why didn’t you invite me to join you?” asked Lincoln directly.
Sue frowned and said, “Why are you always haunting me? It’s not working time now.”
“That’s why I didn’t ask you to work for me.” Lincoln narrowed his eyes.
Kathy was not surprised at their conversation. That was how they talked to each other. She just
lowered her head and quietly looked at the menu.
“You shall invite me to lunch,” Lincoln said peremptorily.
“We have a lot fun together. Don’t disturb us.”
“Disturb?” Lincoln said sullenly.
“Yes! Mr. Lincoln, you’re the CEO. You should have lunch in the fancy restaurant across the street.”
“No way!” Lincoln took the menu from Kathy.
Sue ignored him and continued to talk to Kathy.
“Kathy, I need to talk to Secretary Sue privately.” Lincoln looked at Kathy and showed her a sign.
Kathy smiled, “Sue promised to have lunch with me first.”
“That’s right. We are not going to talk about anything.” Sue was very displeased.
At that time, Lincoln received a call. He had to deal with the business immediately.
“I’ll be back soon.” He left.
Sue still ignored him.
“You will attend the thesis defense tomorrow. Are you ready?” Sue asked.
“Yes. I did everything I could do. I hope everything goes smoothly.”
“Sure. After the defense, are you going to resign to prepare for the postgraduate examination?” Sue
was somewhat upset.
She had few friends in the company. Luckily, she got along with Kathy.
“Yes.”
Kathy was also sad. She had worked in NCHV Medical Company for five years. She thought she had
got used to a peaceful life. But when she met those who knew before, she realized that she wanted
more.
If it weren’t for the slander she had suffered back then, she wouldn’t have decided to study for a
master’s degree.
…
Peter received Herbert’s call just after a meeting.
He had been demoted to the position of Sales Director of BT Group. Billy did not trust him as before.
“What’s the matter?” Peter picked up the phone and said impatiently.
“Do you know Kathy is going to have another thesis defense?” Herbert asked unhappily.
“I don’t care about it.” Peter frowned.
“Joseph has found her supervisor. The university is investigating this matter.”
“What are you worried about?”
Herbert panicked. “Joseph is so powerful. I’m afraid he will find out what I did before.”
She didn’t expect Billy to protect her anymore. She knew he only cared about Kathy.
“Don’t worry. You’ll be fine. By the way, Herbert, you have never told me why you hate Kathy so much.”
Herbert pursed her lips and said after a while, “I like you, so I hate her.”
Peter narrowed his eyes. He used to believe her. But he suspected that after he had experienced so
much.
“I want truth.”
“That’s the truth. Peter, I fell for you first, but she became your girlfriend.”
“I won’t force you to tell the truth if you don’t want to. Don’t worry. Kathy is not going to defend her
thesis successfully.”
“That’s good.”
…
The next day, Kathy went to Boston University with Joseph.
Kathy was familiar with everything here, including the buildings and classrooms.
“Relax. Everything will be alright,” Joseph said in a gentle voice.
Kathy lowered her eyes and clenched her fist.
After a while, she raised her head and nodded with a smile.
Kathy had her thesis defense after that of some graduates. There were some teachers she didn’t know
at all. But she remembered the dean of students clearly.
It was she who kept questioning her years ago. She even didn’t listen to her explanation and failed her
directly. There was no further investigation. And her diploma was suspended.
Kathy withdrew her gaze and looked at the teachers in the front row.
Ten minutes later, Kathy finished representing her thesis. Then the teachers started to pose questions.
The dean of students was not in charge of the assessment. But she sat here, looking at Kathy’s thesis
with a sneer.
“Kathy, the new drug anesthesia case in your paper was already demonstrated in Ding Yan’s
‘Neurology’. You’re still good at plagiarism.”
Kathy frowned. She had indeed read that book, but the case in the book was completely different from
hers.
She explained again, but the teachers weren’t convinced.
“Your experiments failed to clarify your argument. Medical studies develop all the time. The
experiments you made five years ago are out of date.”
“Kathy, I know how you feel. But your thesis is terrible even according to the standards five years ago.
You were so careless that you made a lot of mistakes. I can tell that you did not take your thesis
seriously.”
The dean of students criticized her as strictly as she did five years ago. She stared at Kathy with sharp
eyes.
Other teachers also agreed to fail her again.
Kathy’s face turned pale. She was sure that those teachers had got the true thesis. She checked it over
and over. It was impossible that she had made so many mistakes.
Joseph sat in the last row in the classroom. It was crowded. Kathy focused on the defense, so she
didn’t notice him at all.
The moment he spoke, he attracted the attention of almost everyone present.
Next to him was the principal.
“Although there are similar points about the new narcotic drug in the book, Kathy’s thesis is not focused
on the effects of ketamine but on its effects on human nerves. This is completely different from what is
demonstrated in ‘Neurology’. As for the details of the thesis, I, as a neurologist, found nothing wrong.”
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