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?

couldn’t tell how many of his words were

was truly laughable-

Lewis left, he drove straight to

past working hours. There were

company.

walked directly into

Seth was still buried in work. Upon hearing Lewis’

“Lewis. You’re here.”

“I thought you were not coming

and joined

Seth poured him a

yet, so I came here to see you.” Lewis’ gaze scanned the room before landing on Seth’s face. “Are you still

there are a lot of problems I still have to solve. Of course,

at the edges of Lewis’ lips. He folded his legs and leaned back against the couch. “Daphne said you haven’t been home

in the company. I can’t leave yet. I’ll go back when I

give you some time

brows knitted together.

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

“Oh, yeah?”

be surprised as well. “Didn’t she tell you? Don’t you know that she

2.5

That’s what you mean. Of course, I

could

voice. “I’ll find the time to persuade her.”

the right time anymore. Do it now. If you don’t go back and persuade her, she might as well start setting her sights on father’s

composure. He looked at Lewis

Lewis tell him

find it increasingly difficult to understand

throughout their conversation, hiding his real

his lips, forcing himself to smile again. “I got it. I’ll go now.”

nodded lightly. “Go, then.”

simply cleared up his desk and left the company soon after. Lewis watched

the Alvarez

Bambam, gently coaxing him. Upon closer inspection, there

sound of the door opening, Daphne turned, her face a

“Seth, you’re back!”

her. Seeing the

said, “He’s asleep.”

he is.” Daphne quickly placed the baby into the cot and

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

his words. “No, I’ve been waiting for you to come back.”

a new

“I did-”

before speaking again. “Since I have