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?”

was joking, but she took it seriously every time.

thought when a

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

“Josephine?”

with Lewis, so he also heard that from the other end of the

at the office building, then glanced at Josephine. She hung up the phone.

hand to indicate that she was not

walked toward the woman. Her eyes scanned Josephine up and down like miniature X-rays.

seem it at all. Look at you, coming to see him all wet.” She reached out and picked

point of this? To him, you’re just like a pet. You think it’s love when

it was too cold in the rain, her lips

say it. Josephine knew

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

to feed it before

loving were two

then, Avery came out 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

are you being so loud? Are you trying to find your coop?”

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

arms and looked at her provokingly.

you think you are? You think you’re superior just because 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 to let everyone know your

from being choked by her