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.

bits and pieces of her fading

by an invisible force, making

collar, panting heavily. Her heart raced in her chest as her breathing became

the door with the last ounce of hope that someone would rescue her. Finally, her movements slowed down in the end as her energy ran

in his car, unable to hear Josephine’s cries for help from

way, Avery suddenly gave him a call. Lewis glanced at

calls were not answered. Deep down, she knew that Lewis wasn’t going to pick up her call. She banged on the door

The

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

I need to talk to him!” Avery demanded.

yet, it’s no use trying to call him. Even if he’s here, he won’t let you

furious upon hearing this and yelled at the door, “You’d better call and tell him to come back this instant, or else I’ll jump off the third

his life. Given Miss Avery’s personality, she might actually jump out the window.

her and rushed to call Tyler.

meeting with clients when he received a call from Mr. Hudson. He rubbed

and be good for a few days? I can’t do anything. about this since Father has grounded

been trying to call Josephine, but she’s not answering my calls or messages. Can you call Lewis and ask if anything happened to her?” Avery asked anxiously.

name. “You’re in no position to worry about others now. Are you planning

of my room or

her, she won’t

that Josephine was pregnant now. If Lewis did anything bad to her, she might

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

is a heartless man. Can you really expect him to

right about Lewis’s cold nature. If he really loved Sierra that much, hel would have divorced Josephine and married Sierra long ago. He wouldn’t be entangled

hung

time, Lewis answered the call. At that moment, Tyler didn’t know how to bring up

Lewis

cleared his throat and said awkwardly, “Avy couldn’t reach Josephine, so she wanted to know if everything was okay with her.”

on the other

your family members so interested

be defensive. Avy and Josephine are friends, so it’s natural that she

know her best. You’d better keep an eye on her. Otherwise, don’t blame