What Separates Me and You

Chapter 126 He Was Acting Strangely Today

Lily’s voice cracked as she shrieked at Robert. Even so, she was unable to stop him from ending the call.

When Daphne witnessed her half-sister’s despair, she tightened her hold on Bambam. The baby seemed uncomfortable with how his mother had been holding him, so he started crying loudly, which sounded quite jarring in the courtyard.

Daphne quickly comforted her baby as she walked back to Alvarez Manor. She no longer paid attention to Lily, who was sobbing her heart out on the ground.

Many housekeepers happened to witness this scene as well. They quickly hid in secluded corners while whispering among themselves.

Just as Lily broke down in tears, she received a text message from the same unknown number.

“Come to this location if you want to save your children. Remember, you must come alone. I can see your every move from here, so if you dare to pull off any stunts, you know what sort of consequence you’ll be facing.”

Lily read the text message while shivering violently, her chest already heaving up and down heavily. She was unable to think properly due to the overwhelming anxiety. All she could do was follow the kidnapper’s instructions.

She then got into her car and drove toward the location.

Meanwhile, Josephine and Lewis were having breakfast at the dining table in Styx Mansion. At the same time, a series of crackling sounds could be heard coming from upstairs. Conrad and his men were upstairs doing some work.

They were currently in the process of setting up a safety barrier outside every window.

Styx Mansion was now an actual prison, thanks to their handiwork.

“The weather’s pretty nice today. Where do you want to go today? I’ll spend the day with you. “Lewis suddenly made an offer to Josephine from across her.

Josephine turned around to glance at the weather outside quietly. It was a gloomy and cloudy day, and it looked like it was about to rain at any moment. “Did Lewis really think that the weather is nice?” she wondered to herself.

The man in question raised his head to look at Josephine. “How about it?”

A moment of silence later, she gestured, “I want to watch a movie.”

She couldn’t recall the last time she had watched a movie with Lewis. It might have been five years ago or even further back in the past.

However, she did remember being an eight-year-old when she watched her first movie with

Lewis. The cartoon series she loved the most had been adapted into a film. After Lewis found out about it, he took her to the theater to catch that movie.

Back then, little Josephine sat in the theater in delight. At that time, she felt as happy as the children sitting around her.

Lewis paused in his actions, having recalled something as well. He nodded in agreement while replying, “Alright”

It had been a long time since he last watched a movie, so he completely forgot how to buy movie tickets online. In the end, he chose to go to the ticket counter to purchase those tickets.

man stood in line among the crowd. Lewis, with his tall stature, naturally stood out Dressed in a dark windbreaker,

lobby Soon, Lewis returned to Josephine’s side with the tickets. He even bought her a

drank the coffee silently while Lewis leaned back on the couch. He stared at a certain corner, seemingly thinking

direction, feeling

she couldn’t put her finger on what exactly made

bought tickets for started. During this time, Josephine consumed three cups of coffee and made five trips to the restroom.

screening room, Lewis bought her two more cups of coffee.

felt like puking by then, but when the man forced the cups into her hands, she could

the screening room, she finally realized Lewis had

animated movie.

a wave of bitterness started welling up

Lewis still think that she was still a fan of animated

around Lewis and Josephine. The latter felt as if

for

as the children around her then. All she

film, her mind preoccupied with the growing discomfort in

remained fully engrossed in the movie. He didn’t take his eyes off the screen

whole time.

who would carry out any task seriously, no matter how mundane it was. For example, he would watch movies and television dramas with

always space out while maintaining eye contact with the screen, Josephine couldn’t help but be moved by his unwavering focus every time they spent time together.

Lily finally reached a remote rural area by car, having traveled a considerable distance.

were dotted with numerous dilapidated houses, remnants of the past inhabitants who had long since departed. The abandoned dwellings stood forlornly, overtaken by nature as tall weeds engulfed the crumbling structures, concealing their decaying remnants. After getting out of her car, Lily

had already taken over her mind by then. She glanced at her phone, quickly noticing the lack of phone reception in the area. She

no idea where her children were at right now. All she could do was check every house and room meticulously.

was quite far apart. Lily moved deeper into the area, quickly covering

unable to find her children.

yelling her children’s names as she sobbed, but there

Give me my children! Where the hell are you? Come out

of suffering from another emotional breakdown. She accidentally tripped over her feet and fell down, but she didn’t get up. Instead, she sat on the ground and

fright. Now, she felt nothing but numbness when she stared at the insects around her. All she could think about right now was her children’s

a different turn, Lily wished that it was she who

hopeless, she realized she could vaguely hear children’s voices

her sobs and held her breath so that she

past her, allowing her to hear

afar.

she clambered up to her feet, ditching her bag in the process. Then, the woman stumbled in the direction of

coming from a bricked building that was