What Separates Me and You

Chapter 123 Some People Are That Stupid

Unfortunately, Lewis no longer believed her.

He pinched her chin and spoke in a low voice. “Let me tell you this. Even when I’m no longer the president of Alvarez Corp, you can never escape from my grasp. Josephine, even if you die, you will die here.”

His words struck the crown of her head like a thunderbolt, leaving her utterly shaken.

Josephine’s entire body tensed. Instinctively, she thought about taking a step back, but her rationality suppressed that instinct.

Lewis touched the tip of her ears and grazed them softly with his fingers. It felt ticklish, the sensation making her flinch.

He removed the earphone from her ears and pocketed them again.

“Stay at home and be good. Lock the doors, don’t go out, or else I’ll really break your leg this

time.”

His gentlest tone delivered the cruelest words.

Josephine gripped the couch, suppressing the fear in her heart, and nodded slightly.

Lewis stood and went upstairs to change his clothes. When he emerged again, he left in a

brown coat.

Josephine watched him leave and ran over to shut the door.

When that was done, she pressed herself against the door, her chest heaving.

The words she’d heard from the earphone earlier reverberated in her mind repeatedly. Lewis was about to leave the Alvarez family. He was about to become nothing.

Josephine closed her eyes, breathing heavily as she forced herself to calm down.

She thought to herself, “No, what he said just now was not true. His expression had been off!”

If he truly was going to be kicked out of the Alvarez family, it was impossible for him to be this collected. This man had to have some kind of backup plan-an even bigger trump card.

Or, he had never cared much about Alvarez Corp anyway. Maybe he had greater cards to play.

There were only these two possibilities.

At the end of the day, he was still testing her, just like how he’d repeatedly asked her if she

wanted children.

No matter how many times he’d asked, she’d always believed him-she’d always fallen for it.

How could she still be so gullible?

for so long, she still couldn’t tell

truly laughable-

he drove straight to the

hours. There were not many people left in the

company.

into Seth’s

was still buried in work. Upon hearing Lewis’ knock, he raised hist head and glanced at the

“Lewis. You’re here.”

greeted him. “I thought you were not coming in today.”

approached him slowly and joined him on

there anything you’re here for, Lewis?” Seth poured him a cup

haven’t left work yet, so I came here to see you.” Lewis’ gaze scanned the

lot of problems I still have to solve. Of course, you wouldn’t know about all these little things in the

against the couch. “Daphne said

to do in the company. I can’t leave yet. I’ll

you have time. Go home now. I’ll give you some time off.

knitted together. “Now?”

yours. The longer you don’t return, the more Daphne will drive herself crazy worrying about

“Oh, yeah?”

as well. “Didn’t she tell you? Don’t you know that she sold all her

2.5

regained his composure. “Oh. That’s what you mean. Of course, I

else could

“I’ll find the time

go back and persuade her, she might as well start setting

lost his composure. He looked at Lewis in

Lewis tell him

was beginning to find it increasingly difficult to

their conversation,

forcing himself to smile again. “I

nodded lightly. “Go,

his desk and left the company soon after. Lewis watched his disappearing figure, the smile playing on

Alvarez

returned to the bedroom, he saw Daphne holding Bambam, gently coaxing him. Upon closer inspection, there was no anxiety in her gaze at all.

opening, Daphne turned, her face a picture

“Seth, you’re back!”

over to her. Seeing the

said, “He’s asleep.”

the cot and turned back

“I just remembered what you said about moving a while ago.

eyes welled up with tears as she heard his words. “No, I’ve been waiting for you to

you found a new

“I did-”

I have