Chapter 46 Everyone Gets Lonely Sometimes

Sierra froze in embarrassment. She couldn’t conceal her feelings or her rage. Her eyes darted back and forth, unsure of what to do next.

A few seconds later, Sierra turned to look at Lewis. Her heart sank when she saw the indifference in his eyes. Deep down, she knew.

He wasn’t in a good mood today.

Sierra had known Lewis for such a long time, so she could read him like a book. She may not have known everything about him, but she was very familiar with his behavior. She knew that if she ended things in a fit of anger now, it was very likely that Lewis wouldn’t even bat an eye. After a beat, Sierra tossed the knife onto the table and then threw herself into Lewis’ arms.

“I’ve been anticipating this birthday for an entire year! Don’t you know how upset I got when you sent Conrad to attend in your stead?” Sierra whined.

She knew the only person that Lewis would put before herself was Josephine!

Sierra also knew what words she should say and what manner she should behave in that would melt his heart. The expression on Lewis’ face softened, and he squeezed her waist gently. “I’ll make it up to you another day.”

She looked up at his handsome face and pouted cutely as she asked, “You promise?”

“Yeah.”

“You’re not allowed to stand me up again, got it?”

“Alright. How’s your injury?” Lewis asked as he glanced at her foot.

“Mm, it’s healed up quite a bit. But it still hurts a little when I walk.”

Sierra hooked her arms around his neck and asked coquettishly, “Won’t you carry me over there?”

Lewis didn’t refuse. He scooped her up in his arms and walked over to the living room. Sierra pouted and said, “I haven’t eaten yet. Won’t you stay and keep me company?”

Lewis glanced at her and hummed in reply.

Mrs. Wolsey cleared the table and decorated it with candles before serving their meals.

weather turned colder, and it rained consecutively for a

fever for days. She barely knew how much time had passed.

that it was better for her to be in a delirious haze than it was for her to be sober. Josephine knew her body was strong enough, so she didn’t bothered to take any medicine or get any injections. She tossed and turned

his promise to Sierra not to see her for a month, so Josephine hadn’t seen him since he left

a shower, and then got dressed before leaving the Styx mansion with an umbrella. Avery had returned the money that she borrowed, so Josephine

brought everything and went to pay Mrs. Jinkins

Mrs. Jinkins holed herself up in her rickety shack instead of collecting trash to be recycled. Even as Josephine stood outside the door, she could hear Mrs.

door and knocked. Mrs. Jinkins

the curtains to see who it was. Her bleary eyes lit up in joy when

brings you here, Josie?” Mrs. Jinkins said as she

looked around the cramped shed. There wasn’t a table she could use to place the things that she brought, so she simply placed them at the foot of the bed before taking a

Have you fallen ill?” Mrs. Jinkins

and shook her head before pressing the phone she had just bought into Mrs.

Mrs. Jinkins, “I’ve saved my number on this phone,

this, Josie. This gift is simply too expensive. Moreover, I’m just a little

a second-hand phone, and it doesn’t cost a lot. Please,

more convenient

couldn’t refuse, so she accepted the gift. Tears welled up in Mrs. Jinkins’ eyes. “I have never imagined that it would be

Mrs. Jinkins’ hand tightly. They were both in a miserable plight and consoled each other. She too had

side.

between them, they shared the same loneliness. It was inevitable that everyone would feel

there was a waterproof tarp around the building, it still allowed

living here for all this time. Josephine got up and bid farewell to Mrs. Jinkins. She hailed a cab from

out a text message before sending

meeting when Josephine called. Immediately, he raised his hand as a signal for the speaker to pause. He quickly

message in silence. It was

years.

result, Lewis didn’t turn her down. He texted back, “Do as

reply so quickly, much less agree with her. However, Lewis wouldn’t hire a person for free. Mrs. Jinkins would have to work hard as a servant to earn her keep. In any case, it didn’t matter to Lewis because he wouldn’t be

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