What Separates Me and You

Chapter 53

Chapter 53 Witnessing Her Downfall

Everything happened too fast. Since Josephine didn’t make any noise after the bullet was shot in her face, everyone thought that Caleb was just pretending to shoot at her.

“Josephine!” Of course, Lewis witnessed the scene. He quickly reached out to steady her on her

feet.

Josephine was in so much pain that a burst of colors exploded before the darkness that was known as her vision. She almost lost her balance due to the pain.

Only when Lewis shouted her name did everyone finally turn around to see what happened. Then, they realized Caleb had just shot Josephine.

Lily quickly wrapped her arms around Caleb and pulled him away while pretending to be mad at him. “Behave, Caleb!”

However, Caleb refused to obey her command. Instead, he struggled against his restraints because he wanted to shoot Josephine again. His father, Derek Moss, quickly put a stop to his mischievous

antics.

“Now is not the time for you to fool around, Caleb! Hand over your toy!” Derek grabbed the toy gun intending to snatch it from his son’s hands but the latter continued hugging it to his chest

stubbornly.

“It’s mine!”

Lewis let go of Josephine’s hand so that he could check her eye’s condition. Fortunately, the bullet only made contact with the corner of her eye, but thanks to the shot, her eye was completely red.

He tilted his head to look at Caleb, who forgot to react out of fear toward his icy gaze.

Lily quickly did her best to ease the atmosphere. She approached Josephine and pretended to examine her reddened eye in concern. “I think she’s fine. It’s just a toy gun, so the impact

shouldn’t hurt.”

However, Josephine’s affected eye was extremely red. The spot that was hit by the bullet started to show flecks of blue and purple as well, signifying the formation of a bruise.

Lewis glanced in Lily’s direction. “How did you know that it wouldn’t hurt at all, Lily?”

“It’s just a rubber bullet, isn’t it? How much pain can it cause? Lewis, I know you care about Josephine a great deal, but you shouldn’t be arguing with a child over this petty matter.”

“Then, should I argue with you over this so–called petty matter? As his mother, how are you going to resolve this situation?” A trace of mockery flashed across Lewis‘ eyes.

She tried to suppress her anger as she tried to defend her son. “It’s just a toy gun. Is it really necessary

Lewis

Lewis, so she could only turn around to seek

to make the trip here, you know? Must everyone

this manor! This asn’t a diner gathering it’s a controntation! In the end, we’re still outsiders

that’s where you’re wrong If we truly viewed you and Youn tamly as outsiders, we wouldn’t have invited you

you not done squabbling yet?” Robert’s temper flared as well as he started. berating loudly It’s just a petty matter, yet all of you insist on making a big deal out of it! Should I build a stage for you to continue acting out this drama for the rest of us? Am I the one to be blamed for gathering everyone in the same place for dinner?”

silent immediately once Robert

older man never mentioned anything about Josephine getting injured, despite the long speech he had just given At the end of the day, it showed that he didn’t care about her at

continued Let me ask you this–are you still having

in pain. It was true that rubber bullets weren’t able to hurt people, but it also

shot at

caused to her by the grief

“Is it necessary for us to stay here

him coldly in return. “What did

us to stay here and have dinner for

affected by the incident, so dinner wouldn’t

stepped forward and tried to ease the atmosphere as well. “It’s just a minor misunderstanding. We’re

small matter, you

his face. Then,

while before a low chuckle escaped from his lips. “It seems that

what I

normal expression. It was as though

and spoke up at that moment. “Let’s move to the dining room instead of

around here

botore raising her head to glance at

hand to stroke the injured spot Are you still

stated back, thinking that his concerned expression

that Sometimes, he would be awfully close to her, making him seem like a

the surface, she would realize that everything was nothing but a facade that would shatter at

lend Josephine to the edge of the cliff. There, she would voluntarily make

of the moon that could never be held with her hands. Then, she would slowly drown

from the shore. That man would witness her downfall with a clear mind and

looked down at her feet once more in order to conceal

her eye anymore. Instead, he took her hand and led

room.

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