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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Lewis’ assistant. But because she had Lewis backing her up, showed absolutely no

Sierra

himself suffering at her hands if she were to one day

position.

do not push him away into someone else’s

thin line. Conrad’s words had stirred

man who did not care for her. And

When that happened, she might not be able to protect her

there was a rock weighing down on her heart.

matter of picking one or another. She did not have the luxury of choice. As long

his adolescent years up into adulthood. For two whole decades, he had

were thick, which was perfect

She looked very

he saw her

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 up someone’s

seen such

never seemed to appreciate what came

Conrad finally snapped out of his thoughts, he made a polite

and followed him. When he saw

tell Josephine, “Before I forget, please wait here, Mrs. Alvarez. I need to go to the garage and get

pulled out two keys from his pocket, parked

made him swap cars, but Josephine knew

attention

tears back. No wonder Lewis could disregard her however he pleased. That

was frequented by couples and was jam-

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

stay on much longer. He left soon. after giving

by the window, looking out at the colorful neon lights outside. The high-rise buildings were

short distance away. She turned around to have

the couple. Some of them

had tears streaming down her face. The gentleman held her hand and slipped a ring onto her finger. They hugged each other

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formed unconsciously on Josephine’s lips when she saw the scene before her. How fortunate they were to be able to hug the person they loved

at

would not be having. a wedding ceremony and that