What Separates Me and You

What Separates Me and You

Chapter 24 He Doesn’t Want Us Anymore

Mr. Casio sighed. His heart ached for the young lady in front of him. Pushing the food to her, he urged, “Go on, tuck in. We don’t want the food to get cold.”

Josephine wiped her tears away and forced a smile.

She picked up a fork and ate hastily, stuffing her mouth.

From Mr. Casio’s point of view, she must have been starving for days.

As Josephine wolfed down the stroganoff, her tears kept falling into the plate and mixing in with the food that she ate.

The diner was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Casio, a middle–aged couple in their forties. They used to have a child, but the child had passed away due to a traffic accident.

They ran the diner and did what they could by trying their best to help people who couldn’t afford their meals.

Josephine sat in the diner for the entire afternoon and stayed on until after dark.

Mrs. Casio was quite worried about her, so she asked her husband, “This poor child, looks quite pitiful. Has she nowhere to go?”

“She can’t speak. I guess she’s looking for a job here.”

When most of the diners left for the night, Mrs. Casio approached Josephine. “Young lady, where do you stay?”

Josephine shook her head. She didn’t have a home. She hadn’t had one since she was five.

Mrs. Casio sighed. “Why don’t you stay here and work for us if you don’t have a place. to go? We have a storage room in the back where you can sleep. All you have to do is wash the dishes and keep the place clean during the day.”

Josephine was stunned. She looked at Mrs. Casio in wonder.

Mrs. Casio chuckled. “But we don’t make much too, so you’re not going to get any wages.”

Josephine nodded in agreement, and even though Mrs. Casio did not understand. sign language, Josephine still signed her a “Thank you“.

Mrs. Casio looked at her dazedly. She seemed to look past Josephine to a faraway place. “If my daughter was still alive, she’d be around your age.”

Josephine’s gaze was downcast as she kept silent.

They cleared out the storage room which had a metal bed frame in it. That was where they usually took a break after a long day in the diner.

room, and though it wasn’t as spacious and luxurious as Lewis‘ mansion,

herself how nice it would be if Lewis didn’t come for her and she

night. He looked down at his wristwatch. to find that it was almost midnight. And…the mute wasn’t home yet.

kitchen, and then to the bedroom upstairs, all

something, he hurried over to the walk–in wardrobe, pushed open the door,

back to the living room and gave his assistant a call. “Find

Alvarez

a laugh, he said, “She’s enjoying a taste of freedom.”

could tell from his tone that something wasn’t right, so he immediately

do was to check the CCTV outside Playtime to know in

they saw that she got down at the last station,

part

of

that Josephine had

assistant stole a glance at him and saw that his gaze was fixed on the

“Should I

shut off the CCTV footage and

when she’s had enough of a

seem to go as he wished.

se, but still, it buzzed with customers after work hours. However, as they did not charge much for food, they did not

helpful and diligent. Not only did she wash the dishes

she would also clean the tables after diners left without being asked

Mrs. Casio was very pleased with her work, and they even felt bad

what Lewis believed, Josephine did not go back because she

and Mrs. Casio treated her very well. They had their meals and went grocery

the delusion that she finally

basic meals, but Josephine

dish, so Josephine was always practicing her culinary skills after marriage. She trained

after Josephine showed them what she could cook, Mrs. Casio was impressed. “Josie,

nodded as she

Seems like we’ve wasted your talent by

got nauseous at the smell of food these days, so she was worried that she

say something, Josephine felt her stomach churn. She immediately

while, but all that

Casio came over to pat her on the back at the sight of that. “What’s wrong? Are you

and wiped her mouth. She touched her belly to