What Separates Me and You

Chapter 36 His Possessive Nature

In that short minute, countless images flashed through her mind. The times Lewis ignored her, his coldness and indifference toward her, as well as the times he worried about her and smiled at her while patting her head.

As someone who didn’t love her, his coldness and indifference were expected. But it was exactly for that reason that she steadied her hand. Her hand holding the pen firmly, she put down her signature, penning every stroke that spelled out her name.

It was time she let him go and released him to the person he loved.

It was also time she set herself free, letting go of her desires and her secret love.

She only managed to sign her first name, when her pen suddenly slid off, leaving a long line on the divorce agreement. The next thing she knew, the divorce agreement was in Lewis‘ hands.

“Time’s up,” he said.

Josephine was taken aback and watched as he carelessly ripped the agreement in half, before throwing it into the trash can.

Lewis looked straight at her. “You’re out of chances, Josephine.”

Josephine didn’t know how to react. She could only look at him stunned, pen still in hand. She was at a loss.

Lewis stood up and walked right in front of her. Standing against the light, his shadow enveloped Josephine in darkness.

“Don’t ever let me see you sign those words again.”

Josephine looked at him, and her long lashes trembled. He bent over her and

propped himself up with one hand on the sofa, going so close to her that their lips were less than an inch apart.

“Did you hear me?” Lewis repeated.

into his deep eyes, opened her mouth, then silently closed them again, not giving him a response. His gaze flickered, and he

hear me, Josie?” His voice was gentle, and

to a place far away. In his eyes, it was as if she saw

too, his voice bewitching.

Josephine nodded unconsciously.

“Good girl.”

then kissed her on the

it seemed like he was waiting for his opponent to admit defeat.

seemed like a century, she slowly closed her eyes, admitting

and didn’t push things too

like that, their agreed time frame of two

hear his breath while he hugged her. She suddenly realized, every time she insisted on a divorce, it was just a farce to him.

her fingers, with Lewis‘ hand on hers, holding it tightly close to her stomach, His hand was so warm that she

head around but was unable to see his face in the pitch–black house. It was his steady breath that told her he must have fallen

phone on the headboard. Looking at her phone, she found the battery fully charged, and it

changed, and

she wanted to send a text to Avery asking her to lend her some money. Instead, she saw an incoming transfer notification from Lewis and opened

two dollars left and could not even pay for the registration, she grudgingly accepted the transfer.

that Josephine had accepted

came in after knocking, bringing a pile of documents with

footage last night. We

out the pictures, his expression darkening as he looked through

were no security cameras near the bridge. Although the pictures were taken from a

started grumbling inwardly again. He really thought Lewis wasn’t interested in Josephine’s safety since he refused to receive his calls last night. He had been working for Lewis for a long time. While he wasn’t sure about anything else, he was clear on matters regarding Josephine. Although Lewis seemed unconcerned toward Josephine and liked bullying her, as long as someone who wasn’t him had their eyes on her, his

the pictures on the table. “Where