My Sweetheart

They had stayed awake until almost dawn. Lying in Joseph's arm, Kathy murmured, "I thought you won't be back for another dozen of days."

"I've missed you." It was just a few simple words, but it triggered some sparks in Kathy's head.

She held him tight, turning up the corner of her mouth.

"Then what about your work there?"

"Cancelled."

"You're so whimsical."

"Yeah, I am," Joseph said seriously.

Kathy couldn't help but gently punch his chest, "You don't have to."

"Kathy, I'm already back."

Joseph lifted her chin and kissed her passionately. She closed her eyes and went in for his gentleness....

...

They woke up in the noon. Kathy opened her eyes and saw the man next to her. The fatigue on his face was obvious.

Arriving only yesterday in the middle of the night, he must have no time for a break at all.

She blinked, and kissed him on the lips.

It was just a gentle kiss, and she was going to pull back very soon.

But Joseph suddenly got hold of her head and intensified the kiss.

"You're awake," said Kathy.

"Yeah. Are you hungry?" he asked softly.

"Starving ... but it's a little late now. Are you going to the hospital?"

"Not today."

"Ella will probably not be ok with that, will she?" Kathy blurted out.

When they were in the hospital, Ella lost her temper even if Joseph had just been gone for one day.

Not to mention Joseph had been on a business trip for several days.

her," Joseph said

is your patient, and you never told her the

and tough on the outside, she was probably just concealing

that so?" Joseph frowned. He hadn't thought

really don't care about her at all," Kathy didn't mean to

feet, Joseph caught her in his

patient. And you take

real?" Joseph raised

her lips and

would be

went to the hospital with Joseph. He was the director of the neurology department, and his absence

were busy until night. Joseph did not visit Ella. She should have

when she learned

Joseph, good to see

be discharged anytime now. When are you

Joseph in silence with one hand on

leaving the hospital," she

Mrs Bridges," said Joseph

to

face

once, Ella

going back to

Ella threw a

Kathy was dumbfounded.

called Maria. They chatted for a long time, and as a

long will it take before Ella undergoes the surgery?" Kathy asked, going through Ella's medical

"Three months."

be

Boston Hospital had resulted in a

school at night, Joseph wanted to bring Kathy back to the apartment. But Kathy

as if she was fleeing. She didn't want to go through the same thing that made her too exhausted to

watched her flee with a smile on his face, which soon faded away

he went to the vice

members of University F were in Country

know that you are back." The vice principal was

had just taken office, and he didn't know much about

and made it clear

when he saw Zofia's name

regulation of the school that all stuff above the level of adjunct professor

in stone?" Joseph's

time being, yes...." The associate professor began