What Separates Me and You

Chapter 30 Take a Look

Josephine pounded on the door for a while, but she eventually collapsed and sat on the ground. The cluttered storage room was pitch–black and cramped.

It was too quiet. Even the air was still.

The overwhelming darkness enveloped Josephine, like countless spider webs wrapping around her, making it difficult for her to breathe.

She crouched on the icy floor, hugging her knees tightly.

The only sounds in the entire room were the sounds of her breathing and the beating of her heart.

Lewis asked her to reflect on herself, but she didn’t know what to reflect on. Was it because she waited alone in the restaurant for five hours, or was it because she sent Mrs. Jinkins home?

She didn’t know what she had done

wrong.

Josephine felt around in her pocket and took out her phone. It was dead and wouldn’t turn on.

Curled up against the door, she shut her eyes and covered her ears. Josephine pretended that she was still in her bedroom, just that it was dark outside.

When she was six years old, Daphne had also locked her up in the storage room for a whole day. Rats and bugs crawled over her skin as she was locked inside. For a six- year–old child like Josephine, it was terribly traumatizing.

The most tragic thing was that she couldn’t even make a sound to express her fear. She desperately pounded and scratched at the door until her fingers bled, but no one came to rescue her.

In the end, it was Lewis who opened the door and rescued her.

That was the first time Lewis hugged her. She could still remember the warmth of that embrace vividly as it happened yesterday.

The faint, minty fragrance was uniquely Lewis’s when he was just a teenager.

Now, he was the one who plunged her into the abyss and brought her back to that fateful day.

Her beautiful memory of him was tainted by his actions.

pieces of her fading

be squeezed tightly by an invisible

raced in

someone would rescue her. Finally, her movements slowed down in the end as

to hear Josephine’s

suddenly gave him a call. Lewis glanced at the caller id

when her calls were not answered. Deep down, she knew that Lewis wasn’t going to pick up her call. She banged on the door of her room and called out, “Mr. Hudson, Mr.

The

outside Avery’s door. He replied respectfully, “Miss Avery, how may

to come here, I need to talk to him!” Avery

him. Even if he’s here, he won’t let you out, Mr. Hudson

yelled at the door, “You’d better call and tell him to come back this instant, or else I’ll

life. Given Miss

and rushed

from Mr. Hudson. He rubbed his forehead in frustration and left the meeting room

can’t do anything. about this since Father has grounded

call Josephine, but she’s not answering my calls or messages. Can you call Lewis and ask if anything happened

he heard Josephine’s name. “You’re in no position to worry about

care whether I get out of my room or

Lewis bullied her, she won’t tell

Josephine was pregnant now. If Lewis did anything bad to her, she might not be able

get it. I’ll call him and ask. Don’t worry too much. Although Lewis doesn’t have any feelings for Josephine, they grew up together, so he won’t let anything happen to

you really expect

Josephine and married Sierra long ago. He

ask,” Tyler interrupted her and hung up.

call. At that moment, Tyler didn’t know how to bring

Lewis

so she wanted to know if everything

on the other end of the phone before

are your family members

don’t be defensive. Avy and Josephine are friends, so it’s natural that she is concerned,”

tone, “Tyler, Avery is your sister, you should know her best. You’d better keep an eye on her. Otherwise, don’t blame me for