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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backing her

Sierra

himself suffering at her hands if she were to

position.

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

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

she was pregnant now. She could not abandon her child to go after a man who did not care for her. And since Lewis refused to get a

she might not be able

mess, and she felt like there was a rock weighing down on her

or another. She did not have the luxury of choice. As long as

twenty years. She had watched him grow from his adolescent years up into

thick, which was perfect

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

astonished when he saw her make her way down

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

Lewis had seen such a smile from her

seemed to appreciate what came

snapped out of his thoughts, he made a

him. When he saw

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

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

why Lewis made him swap cars, but

paid attention to her question

wonder

It was frequented by couples and was jam- packed with

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

smiled and nodded. Conrad did not stay on much longer. He left soon. after giving some instructions

buildings were a dazzling sight to behold, and she could hear the loud. voices of people having fun

a short distance away. She turned around to have a look at what the commotion

to the couple. Some of them clapped,

held her hand and slipped a ring onto her finger. They hugged each other tightly amidst the well

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she saw the scene before her. How fortunate they were to be able to hug the person

at

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