She splashed cold water on her face, mumbling under her breath all the reflections she could think of that were relevant in the current situation.

"Do not covet what isn't yours." She does not know whether Noah has a current girlfriend. He isn't wearing any wedding ring on his finger, but she got the gist from their talked that night that he used to have a wife. He didn't talk much about her rather boast a lot about his kid that night.

A daughter that happened to share the same birthday as hers. The reason why he was at the airport that day. They are both traveling to Shanghai to celebrate Christmas and birthdays.

She woke up earlier than him and went out for a walk to compose herself from the shock of waking up next to him.

When she got back to the hotel. Noah was gone. Only to meet him again here at the University but he doesn't remember her. "Are you that forgettable?" she asked her reflection on the mirror.

She sighed thinking there was really nothing she could do about it. It's not like she could ask him why he doesn't remember her, nor could she ask him to take responsibility for tearing her hymen.

But in her heart still lingers the desire for vengeance. After all, she is a petty woman when it comes to her pride. Whenever she looked into Noah's face she felt compelled to hurt his pride in the same way he bruised hers.

However, she felt weak whenever her gaze landed on his eyes as they reminded her of home. Never has she felt this conflicted when it comes to a man.

She pushed the cubicle door with the back of her uninjured hand. She was about to unfasten her pants when she realized that she was wearing a jumpsuit! She has to pull down the upper part of the clothes for her to pee!

She looked down on her right palm that is now showing redness and swollen up a bit. She tried to reach her back to zip down the zipper of her jumpsuit using her left hand, and she was just able to open a few inches of the zipper.

When she tried using her right hand, the corner of her eyes sting when a throbbing pain shot up on her palm.

'I'm doomed! I really need to pee!' she squirmed. Keeping her legs together when she felt her bladder about to burst!

She has been sitting down in the cold laboratory for a long period of time. And she remembered drinking some apple juice for dinner. "What should I do?" she asked herself inside the bathroom stall.

She has someone she could ask for her help, however, it would be embarrassing as hell to ask Noah to zip down her clothes!

Jess hops around like a bunny inside the cubicle. Keeping her legs pressed tightly together. Her pride or her pee! She has to choose fast!

She yanked the cubicle door open and dashed to the main door of the restroom.

"Tiefenbacher! Come here at this instant!"

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Noah was wondering what's taking Jess a long time inside the restroom. There is still one more specimen to check under the microscope. He was debating with himself if he should just do it so they could finish for tonight, for it is already past midnight.

Jess would definitely be angry at him if he touched what she was doing especially when she warned him not to.

Watching her work and observing her work etiquette by his own eyes. He is now sure that he wanted Jess to be part of the research team in their newly opened research facility here in California.

He had read her comprehensive curriculum vitae and he was impressed the first time he got his hand on it. However, he wasn't quite sure seeing that she is merely a twenty-three years old undergraduate student.

It doens't matter if she is from one of the most prestigious universities. He knew for a fact that students have a way of buffing up their applications when applying for internships.

It's not about doubting their capabilities but simply making sure that he ain't making a mistake on bringing them on board. He's on the lookout for five interns; Jess is one of them, and tonight he was sold with her capabilities.

He wants her on board. She's a brilliant young mind. He won't have a problem convincing the senior researchers in the lab of ANAT and Pharma Co in letting her in on actual research they are working on.

From what he heard from professor Boa, that was the reason why she hasn't have a company to go to for an internship even though most of her classmates has already had one. She was stubborn about finding a laboratory that would actually want her skills and not just have her for display.

A strong-willed woman, with a brilliant mind and looks that could make any weak man buckle on his knees. In short, a woman after his heart. He smirked.

He glanced at his wristwatch and realized that the woman after his heart is still on the toilet. What could she had been doing there to take this much time, he wondered.

He was still thinking of whether he should just do the damn specimen when he heard Jess urgently calling him from the restroom.

His eyebrows creased as he got off the chair.

"Could you please hurry up!"

A certain urgency could be heard from her voice. Noah's steps quicken. "Did you hurt yourself again?" he asked.

He found her grabbing the door frame with her left hand while she was mostly hidden inside the room. Her head was just peeking out of the door frame.

"What it is?" he asked with furrowed eyebrows. She doesn't look like she is hurt. But her eyes have a look of desperation. "Are you okay?"

"Damn it! Stop asking questions and just get inside here and removed my clothes!" she said with urgency.

Noah's jaw dropped.