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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she had Lewis backing her up, showed absolutely no respect for the

Sierra

suffering at her hands if she were to

position.

do not push him away

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

was pregnant now. She could not abandon her child to go after a man who did not care for

happened, she might

was a rock

not a matter of picking one or another. She did not have the luxury of choice. As long as she still cared for Lewis, she

heart for the past twenty years. She had watched him 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 him. She could

clothes Lewis bought her yesterday were thick, which was perfect since

around and finally chose a red sweater and a pair of white pants. She looked very celebratory with her choice of attire, and her hair was tied up

was pretty astonished when he saw her make her way down the

ignored the gloominess in her eyes which had built up over the years. If she were to be in school,

Lewis had seen such a smile

humans never seemed to appreciate what came to

he made a polite gesture

nodded and followed him. When he saw the Bentley

Josephine, “Before I forget, please wait here, Mrs.

that, he pulled out two keys from his pocket, parked the Bentley in the garage, and then brought the

why Lewis made him swap

had actually paid attention to her

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

It was frequented by couples

there was an empty table by the window. Conrad led her there and said,

longer. He left soon. after giving some instructions to the manager of

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

from a short distance away. She turned around to have a look at what the commotion was all about. Someone

Some of them clapped, some of them shouted, and some even

The gentleman held her hand and slipped a ring

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formed unconsciously on Josephine’s lips when she saw the scene before her. How fortunate

looked down at

day she got married, Nancy had said that a mute like her would not be having. a wedding ceremony and that it would be