Chapter 395

Ian realized he truly didn’t understand Josie at all. “Can I walk you out?”

“No need. Sean is waiting for me outside. You can go back!” Josie waved to him and quickly walked away.

Ian was still worried, so he followed her out. After all, David’s people were all at the research institute now. Natalie, in particular, had been very defiant lately.

But as he followed her out, he saw Josie, like a cheerful little bird, rush toward Sean, who was leaning against the car door. Sean opened his arms and embraced her fully.

The two embraced, oblivious to their surroundings, and Sean tilted his head to kiss her cheek. Ian was thunderstruck, freezing on the spot and not moving for a long time. Then, Sean raised his eyes and looked at him.

Ian stared blankly at Sean. Sean nodded at him, as if in greeting, then opened the car door for Josie. Ian watched helplessly as the car disappeared.

Ian almost choked, his face turning beet red. He thought, ‘When did this happen? How did I not notice it at all? I always thought I shouldn’t rush to confess and should wait until the experiment succeeded. But Sean got to her first?’

“Why did this happen? Why did I put up with everything for the past year then?”

Ian was filled with deep regret, turning and quickly walking back to his office. He was completely dejected, like a deflated balloon.

“Weren’t you going to see Josie off? What’s wrong?” Tripp entered and glanced at him.

Ian shook his head, then looked up unwillingly. “Josie and Sean…” He couldn’t finish his sentence.

Tripp looked at him and said, “Did Josie tell you? I heard it happened a year ago. The day Josie officially became a disciple of the Reedshaw family, Sean confessed to her. You didn’t notice it at all?”

“I…” Ian stood up abruptly in anger.

He said, “How would I know? You didn’t tell me about something so important beforehand, you traitor!”

Tripp asked, looking frustrated, “How am I a traitor? Is it my fault I didn’t tell you? Look at how you’ve been for over a year. You have been enthusiastically doing your experiments. How would I dare to tell you!”

If Tripp had told him, Ian would have been devastated and fallen out with Josie, stopped his experiments, and wouldn’t have achieved what he had. By then, Ian would have lost out on love, and his career would have been ruined. Tripp felt that it would have hurt Ian more. Now, Ian’s career was saved, after all.

Ian’s eyes were red with anger as he said, “You are a traitor. Don’t think I don’t know you’re pursuing Claire. I think you deliberately hid it from me. You have taken their side long ago!”

Joseph came in from outside. “Alright, stop yelling. This isn’t Tripp’s fault. I didn’t agree with him telling you either. Haven’t you noticed all this time? Josie has no feelings for you at all. She hasn’t thought of you in a romantic way in the slightest.”

Ian protested, “That’s not true. She said she had been paying attention to me for a long time and had even read my previous papers. If she hadn’t noticed me, why would she entrust this experiment to me?”

Joseph had only gradually realized this over a long period. He said, “Think again. The reason she entrusted it to you was simply because she thought you were suitable, just like when she gave the idea to Adeline because she thought our team was suitable. Later, when she approached Digby and gave several suggestions to other researchers, she also did it for this reason. She’s always entrusting the right work to the right person. I’ve only gradually realized this recently. Digby’s words reminded me…”