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.

her signs, so she could only smile awkwardly. “It’s alright, I’ll clean

to look at Lewis. He reached

of them kept quiet on the way home. Lewis drove

was lavish and spacious. However, its lack of

expression was dark the entire way home. When they finally reached the mansion, he

gutsy these days, aren’t we, Josephine? Running away from

was letting out all his fury through his fingers. Josephine’s jaw ached so

observing the storm that was brewing in

she stared at him for quite a while. Just as she was about

was black. He went up

as she stared at him

do it. You don’t care

expression and actions spoke volumes about how angry and aggrieved

bored into hers without

way to let you be together. Isn’t that good enough? Why

a kitten. Whatever he said went, and he never had to take her feelings

was only today that he found out that she was capable of being

a while to process this new piece

a moment, she did not

the thought of him neglecting her. and disliking her child stifled her so much that all she wanted to do was to escape this suffocating hellhole of a

and had a

phone too. Before she could react, he’d

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

the message, he shot Josephine another glance. The anxiety

scoffed. “Are you ignoring my words

on his lips radiated a sort of danger in Josephine’s eyes.

had chucked her phone to the coffee table by the couch and

anticipating his next move, she ran and caught up

room outside the mansion meant for parcels. Lewis went straight there and

was a box that held the paintings that Avery

a moment, Josephine’s pupils constricted. She rushed over and crouched down on the ground,

“Move aside!”

spare her the paintings. Those were not only Avery’s present for her, but they were also her hard work and effort. They were a symbol of

by the wrist and flung