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

of the mountain. The passersby who traversed the streets below could

mountain on fire?”

seems to be the case. Something’s

people halted in their tracks just to look at the mountaintop. Some people even pulled out their phones to start taking pictures of the burning site. Some people even called the police.

it was already lunchtime when Lewis and Josephine were done watching their

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

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

he rarely returned home. It was already a huge blessing for Josephine that Lewis was able to dine with her, much less spend

trip to

weren’t to Josephine’s liking. He bought them based on his

clothes, including winter and spring clothing. He carried countless shopping bags the whole

have fun today?” Lewis turned around to ask

the latter could do was nod wordlessly. She should be

felt that Lewis was acting very weirdly the

to caress Josephine’s cheek. “It’s good that

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curled on his lips, but it

to answer the call. Instead, he asked Josephine, “What would you like for dinner?”

ringing from his breast pocket. She was silent for a moment before gesturing her response. “I’m fine

We’ll go home for dinner,” Lewis said with a smile.

at a relaxed pace. Before

outside right now. What’s

come back right now.” Daphne suppressed her voice as if

right now. I’ll

ended the call before

smile curled on Lewis’ lips in the dark, but that smile

Josephine had seen Seth smiling like

lowered her head. For some reason, she suddenly remembered Lewis’

be

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

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

Robert was the one

Lewis drove Josephine to the

a specific area in the suburbs, attracting numerous onlookers

cruisers were stationed at the perimeter with their siren lights on. The assembled crowd murmured amongst themselves, exchanging rumors and speculating on the unfolding situation.

died in the fire that was started on the mountain. They were really pitiful.”

live on the

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

her heart skipping a beat out of anxiety

Lewis.