What Separates Me and You

Chapter 39 Disobedient People Have to Be Punished

“Why did you rush back so early in the morning?” Avery dusted herself off before helping Josephine up.

Lewis glanced at the both of them before stopping his gaze at Josephine’s face. He ignored Avery and asked, “Where are you going?”

“What does it have to do with you? Her legs are hers, she can go anywhere she wants. She’s not your pet, does she have to report her every movement to you?” Avery interjected, sneering.

Lewis turned toward Avery, his tone flat, “Avery Green, don’t think you can keep challenging my patience because you have Tyler behind you.”

Avery scoffed, “Don’t bring him into every conversation. Come at me if you dare. You think I’m afraid of you?”

Lewis sneered, “There’s no competition with a dumb woman like you. Were you thinking of taking her away? If you weren’t Tyler’s sister, do you think you would stil! be alive right now?”

“Who are you calling dumb? You’re the d*bass!”

Lewis was fed up with Avery and grabbed Josephine, pulling her into the house.

Avery was indignant and chased after them, lashing out, “Lewis Alvarez, you stand right there! Do you think you’re all that? You’re just someone who climbed to your position through your mistress of a mother. You’re exactly like your father, raising a mistress…

Before she could finish her sentence, Lewis grabbed her by the throat, pinning her against the wall. As the back of her head hit the wall, Avery’s sight turned black, and the rest of her words went back down her throat. Her eyes met Lewis’ dark although he didn’t seem agitated, she felt uneasy.

gaze, and

Lewis was already four years old. That was why there were always rumors going around that Lewis was Robert’s illegitimate son, and that his mother got her place as a mistress. Even

Avery would say

monotonously low voice, “You

retaliate, but she was unable to make a sound. Just as she

Avery had personally felt his urge to kill. It finally became apparent to her that she really would be dead if she weren’t Tyler’s

of the boundaries she could push. Avery, on the other hand, would blurt out everything that was on her mind, and she would get away with it without needing to sugarcoat anything

relief after Lewis let

realizing she had said something that shouldn’t have been said, Avery could only glare at Lewis and remained silent. Who knew what he would do if

and pulled Josephine into

and the advertisement playing on it echoed around the large

thrown onto the sofa, the anger that Lewis held back in front of Avery

her neck, and in a low voice, asked, “Why didn’t you listen

on her, when she woke up this morning, her phone

slowly turning red. She glared at the face hanging

with a set of innocent-looking eyes. She didn’t look adorable. The first impression she gave off was that of an innocent woman, especially with those deep eyes of hers. Whenever she was looking at

to describe her, and he found elf-like to be the most appropriate. Just like the

why every time Lewis was faced with those eyes of hers; his anger, no matter how furious he was, would dissipate. To him, there was always a feeling that she would be kidnapped on

Josephine thought that smile. of his was more

she won’t have a chance to take you

she gestured in distress, “What are

will find out soon