What Separates Me and You

Chapter 6 Where Did This Old Hen Come From?

Avery helped Josephine remove her helmet. Both of them were completely drenched, but the coffee in Josephine’s arms was intact.

“Are these people crazy? Do they not even have a coffee machine in this big company?” Avery ranted as she took the coffee from her hands and smiled. “Hey, you can wait here. I’ll be right back.”

Josephine nodded lightly and walked to the main entrance to wait.

The rain grew heavier, and it seemed like winter was coming with the downpour.

Josephine stared into the rain, her mind wandering.

On the day Grandpa Alan brought her to Alvarez Manor, it had also been pouring heavily. The nine-year-old Lewis had scrutinized her and asked who she was.

Grandpa Alan jokingly replied, “I found you a wife. Do you want her?”

Lewis, who was so young at the time, sneered and said, “I don’t want a monkey as my wife.”

He was right. She had been really skinny back then, and her hair was very dry. She might have looked worse than the monkeys in the zoo.

But then he added, “If you don’t eat more, how can you be my wife when you’re so skinny?”

joking, but she took it

was lost in thought when a voice brought her back to reality.

gracefully walked out of the building in her

“Josephine?”

also heard

building, then glanced at Josephine. She hung up the phone. “Are you here to

hand to indicate that she was not here to

raised her eyebrows and walked toward the woman. Her eyes scanned Josephine up

all. Look at you, coming to see him all wet.” She reached out and picked up a strand

was full of pride and arrogance. “But what’s the point of this? To him, you’re just like a pet. You think

tightly, and maybe because it was too cold in the rain, her lips turned

need Sierra to say it. Josephine knew it in

her was no different from the way he looked at the cat he reared at home.

to feed it before going to work and made sure to return

loving were two

Avery came out after finishing the coffee delivery and overheard what Sierra just said. She quickly walked

come from? Why are you being so loud? Are you trying to

she glared at Avery. “Did you forget to brush your teeth after breakfast? Why are you saying all

and looked

you’re bullying someone who can’t speak? I’ve really never encountered anyone like you, running into other people’s homes and squawking everywhere. Are you that desperate

from being choked by