What Separates Me and You

Chapter 119 Can You Not Leave

Josephine grabbed his phone and shook her head.

Dr. Halliday saw her reaction and felt somewhat resentful. “Mrs. Alvarez! This is your body. Can’t you be more considerate to yourself?”

Josephine continued to shake her head, but the doctor did not understand what she was trying to convey

Josephine pressed his phone down, and the doctor appeared to have understood, “You don’t want me to tell him?”

Josephine nodded, signaling him to put down his phone.

The doctor hesitated for a moment before he sighed helplessly and put his phone away. “Okay. I won’t tell him since you don’t want me to ”

Seeing that he kept his phone, Josephine took out her phone and typed, “He did not cause this

wound.”

The doctor was slightly taken aback by what he had read. He laughed awkwardly and said, “It’s not him? Haha, I’m sorry. Let me help you change your dressings.”

Dr. Halliday opened his medical kit, took some antiseptic, and applied it to Josephine’s face. He also used the antiseptic on her knees. She was wearing a nightgown, which made it convenient to reveal her wound by simply lifting the dress above her knees.

The doctor was shocked. He asked, “How did you get this wound?”

Josephine shook her head, indicating that she did not want to tell.

The doctor did not pursue it. He carefully removed the gauze from her knees. Due to the blood and the severity of her wound, the gauze clung to her flesh.

Mrs. Alvarez, I can’t remove the gauze, or it will cause secondary damage. to your wounds. I’ll just remove the top layer and add a new layer. When scab forms on your wound, the gauze will fall off by itself,” Dr.

cut the gauze, so she felt relieved when she heard

her dressings, the doctor said, “I’ll drop by to check your wound tomorrow. Remember

in

the doctor departed, Josephine found herself sitting alone on the couch, staring at her phone.

her whereabouts,

recent posts. Avery had been quite active, sharing numerous updates over the past few days. The posts.

tapped on the picture. It was Avery’s selfie by the beach with seagulls behind her. She was smiling brightly at the camera, and the wind had tousled her hair. Josephine gently caressed the picture. Avery specifically took all these pictures for her to see. Avery did not message her, but she updated her social

It felt as though there was someone out there who genuinely cared about her and valued her existence. It reignited a sense of purpose in her life.

on her posts. She had become more carefree since discovering that the Green family was unaffected by her. Since Josephine refused to join her on her globe-trotting adventure, Avery decided to capture her experiences through photographs, believing it would serve as a way to share her world with Josephine from afar. When Lewis returned, he noticed her

startling Josephine. Her hand

he was coming back at night. Lewis saw those words, and his expression softened. He approached

nodded lightly. Having caught a glimpse of him earlier, Josephine felt a surge of courage that motivated her to initiate a conversation by sending him a message. She wondered if he had noticed.

you want me to come back?” he asked, patting her head. His voice

gestured, “I’m

and a smile appeared on his lips.

“I want porridge. The same one

morning.”

can’t handle it. I’ll get you something else, okay?” Although

took out his phone to call

considered hiring a maid since they came here. With just the two of them residing in the large mansion, Josephine found herself taking on all the household chores single-handedly. From cooking and cleaning to doing the laundry, she assumed the responsibility of managing

for him to turn around and look at her. She then. gestured, “I want to visit Mrs. Jinkins.

at her and