My Sweetheart

“Ms. Fleming, please understand, as you’re at Ocean University, you must follow our rules.”

“Rules?” scoffed Claire. “You made a whole scene to make Joseph swoop to your rescue, destroying our lab in the process, and you talk to me about rules? To still be a student, and pull that kind of stunt… despicable.”

Gradually, others began to tune in to their conversation, and then Kathy understood: they all think she’d purposely gotten herself locked in, forcing Joseph to come save her. But she’d been trapped with a poisonous gas, it could have killed her!

Kathy pursed her lips. “I don’t know why you’re all so prejudiced against me. When the lab was destroyed, I was a victim too.”

“A victim? You seem fine to me. You and Joseph have a complicated relationship, go speak with him directly,” said Claire coldly.

“Do you really want him to hear about this?” Kathy’s voice grew cooler. “You don’t follow the university’s rules, and even spread rumors about your boss… I doubt the company will let you get away with that.”

The voices around them grew quiet. No one wanted Joseph to know of this. They only dared bully Kathy. And so finally Claire passed papers to Kathy and said reluctantly, “This is our content for today. Have a look.”

Kathy took them, facing all those mocking faces, and felt worse immediately. Leaving the lab, she took deep breaths, trying to calm down. Then, going to Professor Watson’s office, she tried to regulate her mood.

But he had sharp eyes, and saw something was off with her. “Who’s bullied my student?”

“Nobody,” she replied, handing the papers over.

“I heard there was an accident at the Josephs’ Group Lap. What happened?” he asked instead.

He had no idea she’d been hurt. “The electricity went out, and all the instruments are in the process of being repaired.”

they need

don’t quite

at her. “Kathy, tell me the truth.” Before his gaze, she felt helpless. “If you don’t tell

“Professor, it’s nothing.”

whole lab need repairs? You must tell me what’s wrong. Is

the power got cut, I was trapped inside, and Joseph

Professor Watson laughed, and she looked at him in confusion. He explained, rubbing his chin, “I wouldn’t have thought him so

out, she didn’t quite remember the whole debacle. Only Joseph’s worried

the hospital for a checkup, and Zofia planned to accompany her, but Kathy said, “Haven’t you got class? I’ll

worry for you,

smiled. “I’m

go,”

car was waiting—Bertie’s. Kathy wasn’t not pleased. The two of them hadn’t got umbrellas, and it had just begun raining. “Bertie, what are you doing here?” asked Zofia

on Kathy. “I’ve come to take Kathy to her

had no intention of getting in his car. “I wouldn’t want to trouble you.” Beside her, Zofia felt rather awkward—she knew Kathy wanted nothing to do with

Let’s go, parking here

been preparing to go fetch an umbrella, furrowed her brow at him. “Bertie,

helplessly, “Probably it’s best if you head

there. But Kathy didn’t so much as look with him. She set off, with

gained quite a bit of attention—a luxury car tailing a female student. It was suddenly the topic of much

brazen?