Joseph's expression instantly changed. Looking at the Kathy, he seemed to be very gloomy.
"Kathy." He reached out and hugged her.
Kathy looked up and her eyes were moist. Joseph's expression softened a little. He was worried about
Kathy.
"Do you wanna stay here?" He asked.
Kathy was stunned. When she regained her senses, she slowly nodded.
Even if she went back to the hotel right now, she wouldn't fall asleep.
"OK." Joseph replied, letting Kathy lean against his leg. He patted her shoulder with his palm.
Kathy closed her eyes and hugged Joseph's waist. Soon she fell asleep unconsciously.
When she woke up, she was already in the hotel.
Beside her was Joseph, who did not sleep. He sat up and looked at her.
Kathy immediately got up and looked at Joseph's calm expression.
"Why didn't you wake me up?" She was a little embarrassed.
And she actually slept on Joseph's leg. He must be numb.
Thinking of this, she became even more annoyed.
"I'm not willing to." Joseph looked deeply at her.
Kathy smiled and leaned over to hug Joseph. "Why are you not willing to wake me up?"
However, she didn't smile for a long time. When Kathy thought of Zofia's situation, her face immediately
turned pale.
She took out her phone and wanted to ask Bertie about Zofia, but Joseph took her phone away.
"Zofia hasn't woken up yet."
He had already had someone keep an eye on Zofia in the hospital, so he would know about her
situation as soon as possible.
Kathy frowned and she looked so worried.
"Do you have a lot of work to do today?" Kathy asked Joseph.
It was almost noon. Joseph was here on a business trip, but now he seemed to have been delayed in
the hotel because of her.
"Yes. I need to leave later." Joseph frowned.
"You don't have to stay with me. I'll just take a rest."
"I'll leave after you have lunch."
Kathy was absent-minded. Thus in the afternoon, she still came to the hospital.
Zofia didn't wake up yet. Bertie had waited for her since last night.
Seeing Kathy come over, he looked not as gloomy as yesterday.
"What are you doing here?"
"I'm here for...." Kathy frowned. "Did the doctor say when Zofia will wake up?"
"No, it depends on her will." Bertie said in a deep voice.
"Since you're here, please stay with her. I need to go back to the hotel and I'll come back later."
"OK. You can go back. I'll keep an eye on her."
Kathy walked into the ward and sat beside the bed, looking at Zofia's pale face.
After being admitted to Ocean University, she stayed and played with Zofia every day and night. Even
though their friendship was not as good as before, she still missed their past.
Kathy was outgoing and lively, while Zofia was calm and tranquil. They were complementary as friends.
"Zofia, please wake up." She sighed heavily.
She still hoped that Zofia would be fine.
Time passed little by little. Bertie came back five hours later. He changed into a black shirt and
trousers, which made him colder.
"Sorry to trouble you." Walking into the ward, Bertie said to Kathy indifferently.
"Not at all." Kathy shook her head.
"You can go back now. When Zofia wakes up, I don't think she'll be willing to see you. You will only
provoke her if you stay here."
Kathy pursed her lips, unable to refute Bertie's words.
He was right.
Not long after she walked out of the ward and waited for the elevator, Bertie came out and stopped
Kathy.
"I have some work to deal with...." Bertie looked at her.
Kathy quickly understood what he meant and said, "Alright. I'll stay here with Zofia."
She turned back to the ward and sent a message to Joseph, to tell him that she might stay in the
hospital tonight.
When Bertie said that he had some work to deal with, he was saying that he need to handle it in the
ward. He held a laptop, the screen of which was covered with a mass of French that Kathy could not
understand.
Kathy withdrew her gaze and looked at Zofia. Occasionally, she would lower her head to reply to the
messages. However, she didn't receive Joseph's message.
"Are you hungry?" Suddenly, Bertie's voice rang.
Kathy came back to her senses, and the rumbling sound of her stomach had already answered the
question.
"What do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you."
"Anything is OK." Kathy said indifferently.
She didn't eat much for lunch, and now she was really hungry.
"There's no such a dish as 'anything'." Bertie frowned, "Fine. Leave it to me."
Half an hour later, Bertie was back. And Kathy didn't expect him to buy a bucket of fried chicken.
How did he know what she liked?
"I just picked something." Meeting her eyes, Bertie said in an indifferent tone.
Frowning, Kathy didn't believe Bertie's words.
She took the fried chicken to the corridor. Thinking for a moment, she called Joseph.
"I just had a meeting." Joseph sounded a little exhausted.
"I might not go back tonight." Kathy said.
Joseph wasn't surprised, "OK. Call me if you need anything."
"I see."
"Then when will you finish your work tonight?" Kathy asked with concern.
"I'll go to the hotel soon. Or do you want me to stay with you?"
"No, no. I'm fine. Perhaps I will go back as well. You go back to the hotel and rest."
After hanging up the phone, Kathy looked up, only to discover that Bertie had come out. He was
standing stock-still watching her.
"If you're tired, you can come back."
"I'm fine." Kathy shook her head.
"Well." Bertie did not stop her from staying.
To be honest, he was greedy for the time staying with Kathy.
He could rarely have such an opportunity.
However, the affection in his eyes quickly vanished. He turned around and returned to the ward.
Kathy went back to the ward later after she finished eating. Soon she felt sleepy and lay on one the
sofa.
Bertie turned around and saw a gentle and fair face. Kathy's hair just reached her shoulders, and one
or two strands of her hair scattered on her forehead, making her look more charming.
At this moment, she was peaceful and beautiful.
Bertie couldn't help but reach out. He stopped a few centimeters away from Kathy's cheek.
He only smoothed her hair. His hand landed on her shoulder, and made Kathy slowly lean on him.
Kathy had just fallen asleep. Being touched like this, she immediately woke up.
She subconsciously pushed away Bertie, and she looked embarrassed.
"Sorry." She thought that she was leaning on Bertie's shoulder by herself, so she was extremely
annoyed.
"It's fine. You can go back to sleep." Bertie turned away.
Kathy frowned and didn't stay in the ward.
She was surrounded by Bertie's aura and she couldn't get rid of it.
She hurriedly left the hospital, but she didn't expect Joseph to be at the gate. She was stunned and
didn't figure out what was happening.
Suddenly, Joseph grabbed her wrist with one hand and her gentle waist with the other hand. He
hugged Kathy and kissed her heavily.
Pain came from her lips. What happened to Joseph?
Kathy sensed his rage which was about to overwhelm her. This was not like a kiss, but more like a
punishment.
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