What Separates Me and You

Chapter 129 Don’t Say Anything

Lewis’ eyes sparkled when he noticed the fear in Josephine’s eyes.

He then retracted his hand and drove back to Styx Mansion.

Once they reached home, Lewis headed to his study while Josephine retreated to her bedroom. There, she hid under the covers while recalling everything she had seen in the

morgue.

At the same time, she remembered the things Lewis had said to her.

It was difficult for Josephine to connect the dots and realize that Lewis was involved in this

matter.

That night, she was unable to fall asleep. Nightmares would plague her whenever she closed her eyes.

Josephine would dream of Lily struggling in the inferno. She could see the look of despair on the latter’s face while trying to survive in the blazing fire. At the end of the nightmare, she would end up becoming the one trapped in the fire.

The feeling of suffocating in the thick clouds of acrid smoke felt so realistic.

A mix of shock and fear gripped Josephine as she woke up, the sensation of phantom heat burning her lungs remaining vivid.

With each breath coming in ragged gasps, she remained transfixed on the ceiling until the booming rumbles of the thunderstorm outside finally shattered her trance.

Josephine tilted her head to look out the window. It was dark and stormy outside, and a heavy downpour had already started. The protective net was already installed outside the window. With thin metal bars adorning the window, it acted like a prison that separated the mansion

from the rest of the world.

Josephine averted her gaze from the window as she stood up from the bed. Then, she raised a hand to wipe the cold sweat off her forehead.

After washing up in the bathroom, she headed toward the kitchen.

Unanticipatedly, as Josephine descended the stairs, a flurry of knocks erupted from the main entrance. The visitor, displaying a sense of urgency, repeatedly pressed the doorbell and pounded on the door with increasing rapidity.

Josephine’s heart skipped a beat out of anxiety. She turned to look at the stairway while wondering if Lewis was still home.

After that, Josephine glanced at the wall clock. The time displayed was 10.30 am, which came as a shock since she had thought it was merely 7 or 8 am, misled by the dreary, gray sky.

Josephine held her breath before creeping toward the main entrance. Then, she peeked into

the peephole quietly.

surprise, it turned out to be Daphne, who

soaked from the

door! Come on, open

for a moment before reaching out to grab the doorknob. Then, she opened

face as she pushed past Josephine and bolted into the mansion. “Lewis!”

entered the mansion.

rushed up the stairs immediately and started searching every room. However,

observed Daphne’s frantic actions quietly from the base of the staircase.

the stairs quickly and gripped Josephine’s arm tightly. “Where is

in response, not knowing

she was told Lewis wasn’t with her either.

mute! Hurry up and tell me where the hell did Lewis

though she had gone mad from anxiety. “Tell me! Where the hell is he? Has he

she instinctively raised her hands to push the

stumbled two steps backward while looking extremely frightened. In fact, she seemed abnormally terrified of

judging from the way she looked with her wet hair splaying over her shoulders in a tangled mess. She looked like she had just seen a ghost, her gaze fleeting from side to side with raw terror shining in

rushed forward to strangle Josephine. “Tell me,

feel waves of dull pain

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grabbed Daphne’s hands in retaliation with

away.

completely red out of fear and anxiety. With a hoarse tone, she said through gritted teeth, “Tell me where

managed to stretch her hands with great difficulty and latched her fingers

the locks forcefully, causing Daphne to shriek in

her freedom, she fled as quickly as she could from

only clutch her head while shuddering violently. She then glared at Josephine with

the coffee table in the living room, her hand already extending towards the plate resting on

the latter quickly

from the main entrance. “Stop

direction of the doorway. Lewis could be seen standing there wearing

the handle, activating the mechanism that closed the umbrella. Afterward,

wide strides as though she had just seen her savior. She gripped her brother’s arm tightly,

light frown graced Lewis’ features. He lowered his head to shoot

latter’s words ended up getting lodged in her throat.

look at Josephine. “Go back to your

clutched in her hands, gazed at the Alvarez siblings. With her lips pursed, she put the plate

his arm out of Daphne’s grip before walking to the couch and collapsing onto it. After that,