What Separates Me and You

What Separates Me and You by Victoria Wilson

Chapter 27 Keep the Child

Lewis did not set foot into the bedroom the entire night. When Josephine woke up the next morning, he was no longer in the mansion.

She stayed in bed and stared at the ceiling for two whole hours before finally getting

out of bed.

Although she had no appetite, she still made some oatmeal and forced herself to eat two servings of it. Then, she took the medicine prescribed by the doctor.

At around five in the evening, someone rang the doorbell.

She opened the door to find Lewis’ assistant, Conrad Berg, standing there.

“Good day, Mrs. Alvarez. President Alvarez sent me to get you.” Conrad nodded at

her politely.

Josephine’s brows knitted together, puzzled. Conrad couldn’t read sign language, so she did not sign anything.

“It’s your birthday today, Mrs. Alvarez. President Alvarez said that you should wear the new clothes you bought yesterday.”

Josephine was surprised. She had thought that Lewis was just comforting her to make her feel better when he said that he would celebrate her birthday with her the day before. She didn’t expect him to mean it at all. She pursed her lips and stood there without moving.

“What is it, Mrs. Alvarez? Do you not wish to go?” Conrad inquired.

Josephine remained silent. He had just burned her belongings yesterday, and now, he was inviting her to a meal, to go shopping, and to celebrate her birthday together as though everything was perfectly normal. Her feelings meant nothing to him.

Looking at how conflicted she was, Conrad couldn’t help but sigh. “No matter what it is, Mrs. Alvarez, President Alvarez is your husband. Wherever you are, that will be his home. Legally speaking, he’s yours.”

Josephine lifted her head and stared straight into his eyes in bewilderment.

Conrad continued, “Since he’s still willing to come back and celebrate your birthday with you, and as long as he still cares about you, it doesn’t make sense for you

to just

give up on him and let someone else have him.”

Conrad did not like Sierra. She did not pull her weight in the company and would always order him around. Even the department managers were polite to him

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because she had Lewis backing her

Sierra

himself suffering at her hands if she were to

position.

President Alvarez, please do not push him away into someone else’s arms. You need

lips into a thin line. Conrad’s words had stirred

her child to go after a man who did not care for her.

that happened, she might not be able to protect her

like there was a rock weighing down on

the luxury of choice. As long as she still cared for Lewis, she would not be able to push

grow from his adolescent years up into adulthood. For two whole decades, he had occupied every crevice of her heart. There was nothing else but

thick, which was perfect since the weather

She looked very celebratory with her choice of attire, and her hair was tied up into a

saw

looked every part a youthful girl in her late teens if one ignored the gloominess in her eyes which had built up over the years. If she were to be in school, a single smile from her would be enough to brighten

seen such a smile from

humans never seemed to appreciate what came

finally snapped out of his thoughts, he made a polite

nodded and followed him. When he saw the Bentley parked on

of something and turned to tell Josephine, “Before I forget, please wait here, Mrs. Alvarez.

pocket, parked the Bentley in the

made him swap cars, but Josephine knew why

attention

the sky, trying to force the tears back. No wonder

a restaurant. It was frequented by couples and was

was an empty table by the window. Conrad led her there and said, President Alvarez will be here once his meeting ends. Please hold

nodded. Conrad did not stay on much longer. He

lights outside. The high-rise buildings were a dazzling sight to behold, and

to have

couple. Some of them clapped, some

streaming down her face. The gentleman held her hand and

”

when she saw the scene before her. How fortunate they were

looked down at

not be having. a wedding ceremony and that it would be a joke and