My Sweetheart novel Chapter 188

Kathy widened her eyes yet she could not push Joseph away. His kiss used to be fierce and ruthless and her legs were almost unable to support her and she was going to melt in his arms.

He hugged her tight and his lips landed on her neck gently. He then rumbled. “Don’t be scared.” Nobody would dare publish his news without his compliance.

Yet Kathy did not have a peace of mind. She looked around and only heaved a sigh of relief when she was assured no one was around. She thought he would not come when she did not see him the whole morning.

“If I’m not here, won’t I miss the good show just now?” Joseph raised his eyebrow lightly and aloofness flashed across his eyes.

“You knew that there’s gonna be patient looking for trouble?” Kathy glanced at him.

Joseph kept his mouth shut and did not give her a reply and she deemed that as a yes. Anger arouse in her as that would mean Johnson knew it too. “Is that arranged by Billy?”

Joseph still did not give her a response. He held her and brought her out of the hotel.

Kathy had a bellyful of doubts. The journalists were all waiting for the information at the hospital and if it was confirmed that the MT medicine did cause abnormalities in the patient’s body, the medicine would have to be retracted from the market.

Joseph on the other hand was still calm and was driving the car towards the hospital. Kathy remembered that she was still his lab report recording personnel when she first came, and three months had passed with a blink of an eye.

Many journalists had gathered at the entrance of the hospital. As Joseph had just driven the car to the side door and was about to get down the car, he received a call from Johnson.

“The betrayer in the hospital has been captured, yet the report can’t be done today.” Johnson spoke with a low voice. During a moment like this, letting the journalists wait for even one more minute would make them impatient enough to write false news. Joseph squinted and replied. “I’ll be right there.”

“Go back to the Joseph Bay first, I might not return tonight.” Joseph stopped Kathy when she wanted to get out of the car too. “I can’t. What do you want to do?” She held him. She was in a state of unease and it was impossible to let her return by herself.

“The expert for drug evaluation has been bribed. I have to stand up to this myself.” Joseph replied concisely.

“Is there anything I can help?” Kathy still did not remove her hand and she was determined to stay.

Joseph frowned and finally nodded. Both of them went to the chemical laboratory and the patients’ checkup had all been completed. Joseph wore a white coat and mask and walked into the lab with a straight face while Kathy was watching his back. She could not remove her gaze away from him as he was too charming at this moment. No matter how chaotic the situation was, he had the ability to appease others with his sole presence.

Kathy did not enter the lab but went to the ward instead. Johnson was standing outside and the end of the corridor was piled up with cigarette butts.

The patients and the respective family’s anxiety had been staved off and the journalists were unable to enter. Kathy peered at the crowds outside and browsed the news. She was only relieved when she did not see any news that was detrimental towards NCHV Medical Company. She checked the phone call history and noticed Alexia had yet to call her back. She gazed at Johnson who was a distance away and started towards him.

Johnson squeezed and extinguished the cigarette end. His grim look slightly faded. “Still no Alexia’s sign?” Kathy asked. She felt that he must have known about it deep down. “She booked a two hour flight to Country C, and she has submitted the resignation form by then.” Johnson replied blandly with his eyebrows still wrinkled.

“Resign? And you’ve permitted it?” Kathy gasped and was surprised to hear that. She thought Alexia was only temporarily lost in contact, yet now it seemed that she truly did not want to stay here anymore.

“She did not give me a chance to decline her resignation.” Johnson lit another cigarette unconsciously. She had given him a last call two hours ago and she only spoke one word : Goodbye. This single word was enough to depict how disappointed and desperate she felt towards him. He thought she was just one of the women he encountered, yet she seemed to grow fond of him and that was the lethal part.

Kathy’s face grew pale and she wanted to criticize and blame Johnson when she looked at him, yet she did not have the stance to do so. Country C was Alexia’s home and she was not worried about that. It might be good for her to leave here.

“I hope you’ll not intervene in her life anymore.”

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As the journalists’ patience had almost vanished, the patients’ lab report had finally come out at five in the afternoon. Six patients in total had consumed MT medicine yet they had also consumed two other drugs at the same period of time, which one of the drugs was clearly not used to treat nerve damage. The drug was imported and had yet to receive formal permit, therefore its efficacy and the side effect it caused was yet to verify.

The crowd was only content when Joseph disclosed the result. His words and gesture were assertive as a leading expert in the neurosurgical field.

The journalists wanted to butt in his affair when he showed up all of a sudden and they wanted to interview him by blocking his way, yet Joseph only said a few words blandly, “I have participated in the testing and manufacture of MT medicine and I guarantee its therapeutical effects were verified. Therefore I hope the news that it’s a fake drug would not be spread.” His words resembled a shot in the arm for the crowd as his expertise in the neurosurgical field and his reputation was unquestionable in City N.

Meanwhile, a white car’s engine was started up not far away. Billy peered at Joseph’s calm and composed look through the car window and callousness arose in his eyes.

MT medicine was back to sales that night and although many sales alternatives had canceled their contract due to the fake drug canard, the medicine’s sales still climbed today. The share price of NCHV Medical Company which was once affected had also rose back and the panicky that surged through the company was only then alleviated.

Joseph’s path was blocked by Jade who was coming towards him when he took off his white coat and was about to leave.

“I didn’t expect to see Joseph here.” Jade smiled. She was promoted to head nurse when Joseph resigned and although Joseph was no longer around in the hospital, he was still famous and everyone admired him whenever talking about him.

“Are you still adapting well to the position of the head nurse?” Joseph asked with a mild attitude. Jade had followed him as a nurse for several years and he had arranged everything for her future before he resigned.

“Yes, I am. It’s just that I feel uncertain when I’m not that busy anymore.”

“Take some time out for yourself. Career is not everything.” He left upon finishing his words.

Jade watched his back and her eyes were gradually filled with admiration, yet she was out of ideas on ways to approach him again. “ Joseph !” She called him and asked, “Have you given up becoming a doctor?”

Joseph paused and his eyebrows wrinkled. “No comment.”