What Separates Me and You

What Separates Me and You

Chapter 25 Destroy What She Cares Most About

The tall, slender figure stood at the entrance with his back facing the sun, so

Josephine could not see his face clearly. Her grip on the plate in her hands tightened. subconsciously.

She did not know why he would suddenly come looking for her. Shouldn’t he bel enjoying his time with Sierra now?

“Are you done messing around?” he asked, sounding no different than how he usually did.

She had been missing for more than half a month, and all that amounted to him was her messing around?

Mrs. Casio was stunned and stood frozen on the spot, her gaze traveling between. the two.

“Who are you to Josie?” Mrs. Casio questioned spontaneously.

“I’m her husband.”

Mrs. Casio’s jaw dropped in bewilderment. This was not what she expected. She had thought that Josephine’s husband was a slacker who bummed around doing. nothing. Or a paunchy man who ordered her around, thinking he was all that.

Never had it occurred to her that he would be such a handsome young man with al commanding air to him.

“Josie said you didn’t want her anymore. Why have you come looking for her?”

Lewis turned slightly to look at Mrs. Casio. “Is that what she told you?”

Mrs. Casio paused. She didn’t know how she should answer that. Things did not seem to be as she thought. “Well…”

Lewis put on an amiable smile. “She ran away from home after throwing a tantrum. I’m sorry she’s given you trouble.”

“Oh, so that’s how it is.” Mrs. Casio smiled in acknowledgment and heaved a sigh of relief. “That’s better. I’m relieved. I was worried about the ba-”

Mrs. Casio was cut off by a loud, clattering sound. Josephine had lost her grip on the plate in her hand, and it crashed to the floor, shattering into smithereens.

Josephine hurried over to Mrs. Casio and signed. “I’m sorry, I did not mean to do that.

The fact was, she had done it on purpose. Had she not dropped the plate, Mrs. Casio would have spilled the beans on how she was pregnant.

did not understand her signs, so she could only smile awkwardly. “It’s alright, I’ll clean it up.

lifted her gaze to look at Lewis. He reached for her hand and led

on the way home. Lewis drove them back to

Once again, Josephine was back in the cold, soulless mansion. The place was lavish and spacious. However, its lack of warmth and its loneliness was a stark difference from the

expression was dark the entire way home. When they finally reached the mansion, he suddenly reached out and grabbed Josephine’s jaw, emanating a frosty air all around.

aren’t we, Josephine? Running away

jaw was like a vise. It felt as though he was letting out all his fury through his fingers. Josephine’s jaw ached so much that she felt it might

at Lewis‘ eyes through her suffering, observing the storm that was brewing in them.

stared at him for quite a while. Just as she was about to sign something,

He went up to her and held her arms behind her.

on Josephine’s lips as she stared at him emotionlessly.

don’t care where I am anyway, so

she couldn’t speak, her expression and actions spoke volumes about how angry and

gaze bored into hers without

like Sierra so much, so I’m giving way to let you be together. Isn’t that good enough?

always been obedient and docile, akin to a kitten. Whatever he said went, and he never had to take her feelings into consideration. All he had to do was give her a pat

found out that she was capable

process this new piece of information. “Were

stunned, her hands pausing mid–air. For a moment, she did not know. how to

him neglecting her. and disliking her child stifled her so much that all she wanted to do was to

it out and had a look. It was a message from.

his eyes on her phone too. Before she could react, he’d already

I feel so bad for my paintings. But I did all I could to keep your paintings safe. I’ve mailed them over to you.

message, he shot Josephine another glance. The anxiety in her eyes

ignoring my words

danger in Josephine’s eyes. She shook her head vigorously,

coffee table by the couch and

move, she ran and caught up to

a small storage room outside the mansion meant for parcels. Lewis went

was a box that

pupils constricted. She rushed over and crouched down on the ground, protecting

“Move aside!”

the paintings. Those were not only Avery’s present for her, but they

by the wrist and flung her