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Shermaine’s heart softened at his concern. “Fine, have it your way. But even without protection, I promise no one will ever hurt me.” Her confidence was absolute.

Joshua gripped her hand. “Sheary, even a single hair out of place would gut me.”

Shermaine’s heart beat faster, warmth flooding her chest. She thought, ‘This man really knows how to get to me.’

Lowering her head to hide a smile, she changed the subject. “Don’t tell Mom or Ross.” No need to worry them over something so trivial. Otherwise, they would probably lose sleep over it.

Kylie rarely failed missions. This was her second strike. Fuming, she had barely left campus when someone from the lab called her, saying the experiment results had gone wrong and needed her immediate attention.

She had no interest in dealing with that lab at all, but the assignment came from the organization. She couldn’t say no. “Fine. I’m on my way now.”

At 10 p.m., Joshua stepped out of the shower and froze when he saw the bed and the floor completely covered in sheets of scratch paper. Shermaine had fallen asleep on the bed, still fully dressed, her head resting on her arms.

The room was chilly with September’s night chill. He tucked her under the blankets, gathered the papers neatly onto the nightstand, and then sat watching her.

Five days slipped by. The twin prime conjecture proved as stubborn as expected. Despite Shermaine’s efforts, the solution eluded her, though she wasn’t losing sleep over it.

Since the falling object incident, the assassin had vanished. Clearly, the assassin was surprisingly patient.

During class, Shermaine received a message from Danielle. It was a photo of Jason unloading relief supplies.

Frustrated, Danielle sent another message: [Sheary, how do I make him give up?]

Jason might have been persistent, even better at chasing girls than Ross, but he just wasn’t Danielle’s type.

Shermaine replied: [Just ignore him.]

Danielle: [I am ignoring him!]

[I’m technically keeping things under control, but that doesn’t mean it’s totally safe. What if something happens to Jason? That would be troublesome.]

From the way Jason had tried to impress Danielle’s father, it was clear he had his own agenda.

At the golf course, Danielle keenly discerned Jameson’s intentions.

Shermaine: [Get him to talk and record it.]

Danielle: [Good idea.]

In Lightspring City, right after sending the message, Danielle saw Jason approaching with a bottle of water. He looked handsome and definitely drew attention wherever he went. The nearby female doctors and nurses even gave Danielle teasing looks.

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“Dr. Sheth, here’s some water.”

Danielle wouldn’t take it. “Not thirsty. This isn’t a field trip. You should leave.” She was genuinely annoyed by Jason, who had skipped school just to show she was there.

“You’re here. Why wouldn’t I be?” Jason said, still smiling as he held the bottle tightly.

“I’m scared, but I’m a doctor. It’s my duty to help. The supplies have been delivered. There’s no reason for you to stay. If anything happens, no one will take responsibility for you.”

“Dr. Sheth, are you afraid you’d have to take responsibility for me?”

Danielle rolled her eyes.

Jason continued, “You don’t have to worry. Even if something does happen, I won’t hold you responsible. I’m an adult. I can take care of myself.”

His words earned him approving looks from others around them. After all, he was only twenty, yet he sounded surprisingly mature.

Such a good-looking guy kept chasing Danielle, but she still wasn’t interested. People around them couldn’t help but shake their heads in disappointment.

“Dr. Sheth, Jason is a catch, way better than your scumbag ex,” a nurse chimed in.

Danielle instinctively retorted, “Ross isn’t a scumbag.”

The nurse snorted, “He had tabloid scandals.”

Danielle clenched her jaw.

The nurse eyed Jason. “Look at him. He’s young and handsome, yet you don’t even notice.” Her tone turned sour. “Well, with your standards, you’re no shortage of amazing suitors. Tsk, no wonder he’s not good enough.”

Danielle’s gaze frosted over. “Glad we agree.”

The nurse recoiled, chastised.

But Danielle’s mood had soured. No one got to judge Ross, especially not in front of her. After all, she still had feelings for him.

Ross received the photo from Shermaine–the one showing Jason unloading supplies. There was no way Ross could sit still anymore.

He missed Danielle. But lately, she hadn’t been replying to his messages. He thought she must’ve been busy. Only when he saw the photo did he realize the truth: Danielle wasn’t too busy to check her phone. She just didn’t want to reply to him.

Jason’s presence set off alarms. Ross thought, ‘That scheming brat is up to something. In addition, Jameson’s sudden camaraderie with Tim at the golf club only deepened this suspicion.'

The assistant droned on with a report until Ross cut in, “Get the VP here.”

The assistant nodded and hurried off to fetch the VP.

Once the VP arrived, Ross handed over all his responsibilities. After wrapping things up, he turned to his assistant. “Prepare some relief supplies. We’re heading to Lightspring City tomorrow morning.”

The assistant asked, “You’re going yourself?”

“Mm.” Ross nodded.

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The assistant hid a grin and quickly got to work. He thought, ‘Mr. Jean is finally making his move on Dr. Sheth.’

The next afternoon, after working nonstop without even a sip of water, Danielle finally got a chance to catch her breath and return to the camp for a short rest when another doctor finally took over her shift.

As she walked into the camp, three trucks full of aid supplies were arriving. She caught a distant glance and then spotted a familiar figure stepping out of one of the vehicles.

She thought she was seeing things. But soon, she recognized that it was Ross. In an instant, her heart started racing uncontrollably.