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?”

he was joking, but she took it seriously every time.

was lost in thought when a voice brought her back

so heavily. I don’t feel like working anymore, so I’m leaving now,” Sierra said as she gracefully walked out of the building in

“Josephine?”

the phone with Lewis, so he also heard that from the

She hung up the phone. “Are you here to look for

her hand to indicate that she was not

toward the woman. Her eyes scanned Josephine up and

seem it at all. Look at you, coming to see him all wet.” She reached out and picked up a strand of wet hair from Josephine’s shoulder.

full of pride and arrogance. “But what’s the point of this? To him, you’re just like a pet. You think it’s love when he caresses your head? Don’t even

and maybe because it was too cold in the

say it. Josephine knew it in her heart.

usually looked at her was no different from the way he looked at

too. Sometimes, he would forget to feed it before going

and loving were two different things, after

finishing the coffee delivery and overheard what Sierra just said. She quickly walked up to Josephine, stood protectively in front of her, and eyed Sierra up and

where did this old hen come from? Why are you being so loud? Are you trying to

glared at Avery. “Did you forget to brush your teeth after breakfast? Why are you saying all that shit to my face? Who

arms and looked at her

who can’t speak? I’ve really never encountered

Sierra’s face turned red from