What Separates Me and You

Chapter 127 It Will Be Over Soon

Lily was torn between ensuring her own survival and saving the children. She was still able to remain cool and calm despite the perilous situation she was in right now.

She could escape, but not her children.

However, if Lily didn’t escape right now, she and the children would die in this place. If that were the case, no one would be left to avenge the children.

If Lily had kept a heart of ice, she could have escaped.

Unfortunately, she had to possess immense mental fortitude and a ruthless personality to watch her children perish in flames.

Lily took a deep breath, resulting in her choking on a lungful of thick smoke. She started coughing violently on the spot.

At the same time, she clenched her fists tightly, a streak of cruelty and decisiveness flashing past her eyes. Then, she scrambled to her feet and ran out of the burning building.

“Mommy!”

“Mommy, save me! It hurts a lot!”

When Lily reached the exit, she paused in her tracks before turning around stiffly to look behind her.

She could see the two children screaming and crying hysterically amidst the thick smoke. They were both calling out to her desperately in an attempt to awaken what little maternal love she had within her.

Lily could only grip the doorframe tightly. It was scorching hot to the point that her hand started sizzling loudly, but she didn’t even register the pain.

“Mommy…”

“Mommy, are you abandoning us?”

The children’s breathing started slowing down. Their voices had grown so weak to the point where the roaring flames were louder than their cries for help.

Lily found herself torn between the selfish desire to survive and the torment of her maternal love. She yearned for her own life, yet she also longed for her children’s survival.

All she needed was to take one more step. Then, she would be able to escape from the inferno once and for all.

However, if she were to return to her children, she wouldn’t be able to leave at all.

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Just as Lily was engulfed by despair, she looked down only to see two keys sitting in front of the doorway, which was quite ironic.

Those keys resembled gifts from the universe-they helped Lily make the ultimate choice and emerge triumphant in the battle against her rationality.

Lily was no longer hesitant. She bent down to pick up the keys before turning on her heel and rushing into the flames.

procedures with the contract in hand so that he could have the shares

mountain. The passersby who traversed the streets below could vaguely see wisps of smoke rising into

the mountain on

case. Something’s burning up there.”

pulled out their phones to start taking pictures

Lewis and Josephine were done watching

knees were still aching, she didn’t walk much.

didn’t expect Lewis to accompany her throughout the day, which weirded her out.

a huge blessing for Josephine that Lewis was able to dine with her, much less spend the day shopping with her and catching a movie together.

Josephine on a shopping trip

to Josephine’s liking. He

He carried countless shopping bags the whole time. Once nightfall descended, he finally got into

have fun today?” Lewis turned

was nod wordlessly. She should be happy, but in actuality, she

that Lewis was acting very weirdly the

cheek. “It’s good that you

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lips, but it was one

a rush to answer the call. Instead, he asked Josephine, “What would you like for

at his chest, knowing that his phone was still ringing from his breast pocket. She was silent for a moment before gesturing her response. “I’m fine with

home for dinner,” Lewis said with

out and answered the call at a relaxed pace. Before he could say anything, Daphne’s voice drifted through the

right now. What’s wrong?”

need you to come back right now.”

have time right now. I’ll

ended the call before driving Josephine

faint smile curled on

all, Josephine had seen Seth smiling like that

her gaze and lowered her head. For some reason, she suddenly remembered Lewis’ words from the

be over soon.”

sentence, but whenever Josephine recalled it, she would feel quite uneasy.

intended to drive Josephine home, but he received another call on the

was the one who

drove Josephine

area in the suburbs, attracting numerous onlookers

siren lights on. The assembled crowd murmured amongst themselves, exchanging rumors and

that was started on the mountain.

still live on the mountain these days?”

live there. The mountain poses great danger, as anything can readily ignite and trigger a blaze at any moment.”

heart skipping a beat out of anxiety

Lewis.