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 up,

Sierra

if she were to one day take

position.

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

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

who did not care for her. And since Lewis

she might not be able

was a rock weighing down on her heart. She

of choice. As

was a secret that she had held in her 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

thick, which was perfect since the

pants. She looked very celebratory with her choice of attire, and her hair was tied

pretty astonished when he saw 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

Lewis had seen such

to appreciate what came to them

finally snapped out of his thoughts, he made a polite gesture to show her the way

and followed him. When he saw the Bentley parked on

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

pocket, parked the Bentley in the garage, and then brought

made him swap cars, but Josephine knew why he

had actually paid attention to

wonder Lewis could disregard her however he

brought her to a restaurant. It was frequented by couples and was jam-

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

Conrad did not stay on much longer. He left

out at the colorful neon lights outside. The high-rise buildings were

from a short distance away. She turned around to have a look at

Some of them clapped, some of

touched that she covered her mouth and had tears streaming down her face. The gentleman held her hand and slipped a ring onto her finger. They hugged each other tightly amidst the well wishes

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scene before her. How fortunate they were to be able to

at her

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