What Separates Me and You

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.

it rained consecutively

bed. with a burning fever for days. She barely knew how much time had passed. Amidst the haze of her fever dreams, she

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 on

Sierra not to see her for a month, so Josephine hadn’t seen him

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

and went to pay Mrs.

Mrs. Jinkins holed herself up in her rickety shack instead of collecting trash to be recycled. Even as

over to the door and

bleary eyes lit

said as

around the cramped shed. There wasn’t a table she could use to place the things that she brought, so she simply placed them

you fallen ill?” Mrs.

smiled and shook her head before pressing the

my number on this phone, so

Josie. This gift is simply too expensive. Moreover, I’m

second-hand phone, and

It’ll be more convenient for you in the

up in Mrs. Jinkins’ eyes. “I have never imagined that it would be

plight and consoled each other. She too had never expected that she would be sitting next to an elderly person when she had nobody

side.

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

still allowed moisture to seep into the house. The bedding and sheets felt

to imagine that an elderly lady like Mrs. Jinkins had been living here for all this time. Josephine got up and bid farewell to Mrs. Jinkins. She hailed a cab

car, Josephine typed out a text message before sending it to Lewis. Then she gave

he raised his hand as a signal for the speaker to pause. He quickly declined the call and opened Whatsapp to see what she had sent

It was the first time that Josephine had asked him for something in all

years.

down. He texted back, “Do as you wish.”

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 returning to their house.