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.

so she could only smile awkwardly. “It’s alright, I’ll clean it up. You should go back with your husband now that he’s

He reached for her hand and led

them kept quiet on the way home. Lewis

one was happy. Once again, Josephine was back in the cold, soulless mansion. The place was

the mansion, he suddenly reached out and grabbed Josephine’s jaw, emanating a frosty air all

aren’t we, Josephine? Running away from home now, huh?”

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 shatter

at Lewis‘ eyes through her suffering, observing

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

He went up to her and held her arms behind her. “Who taught you to

she stared at him emotionlessly.

freeing her arm. “Nobody taught me to do it. You don’t care where I am anyway, so

her expression and actions spoke volumes

into hers without a word.

together. Isn’t that

ever complained. She had 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

that she

this new piece of information. “Were you acting out of

pausing mid–air. For a moment, she did not know. how

her child stifled her so much that all she wanted to do was to escape this suffocating

out and had a look. It

she could react, he’d already snatched her phone away and

paintings. But I did all I could to keep your

Josephine another glance. The anxiety in her eyes

you ignoring my

slight smile on his lips radiated a sort of danger in Josephine’s eyes. She shook her

had chucked her phone to the coffee table by the

move, she ran and caught

mansion meant for parcels. Lewis went straight there and kicked at a pile

the pile was a box that held the paintings that Avery had mailed

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

“Move aside!”

begging him to 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 the friendship they shared.

expression was dour. He grabbed Josephine by the wrist and flung her