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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was Lewis’ assistant. But because she had Lewis backing her up, showed absolutely no respect for the higher-ups in

Sierra

suffering at her hands if she were to

position.

not push him away

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

She could not abandon her child to go after a man who did not care for

that happened, she might not

she felt like there was a rock weighing down on her

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

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

her yesterday were thick, which was perfect since the weather had

rummaged 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

saw

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

had seen such a smile from her

to appreciate what came to

of his thoughts, he made a polite gesture

him. When he

to tell Josephine, “Before I forget, please wait here,

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

him swap cars, but Josephine knew why he

had actually paid attention to

the sky, trying to force the tears back. No wonder Lewis could disregard her however he pleased. That

brought her to a restaurant. It was frequented by

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

not stay on much longer. He left soon. after giving some instructions to the manager of

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

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

of them clapped, some of them shouted, and

mouth and had tears streaming down her face. The gentleman held her hand and slipped a

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

at her bare

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