What Separates Me and You

Chapter 130 Lies

Daphne was shell-shocked for a while before finally realizing the meaning behind Lewis’ suggestion.

“You want me to leave the country?”

“Take your husband and son along with you on an overseas trip. That way, you won’t drive yourself crazy with your paranoia,” Lewis patiently advised while acting as Daphne’s caring older brother.

It was as if Daphne merely had a nightmare and was just overthinking everything.

When she heard about the solution that involved her going on a vacation with Seth and Bambam, she was quickly convinced that it was the perfect solution for her.

She did love Seth to the point that she was willing to do anything for him. After all, her goal was to live happily ever after with him and Bambam as a family of three.

“W-Will Seth want to leave with me, though?”

“You’ll have to convince him yourself. Then again, there’s nothing left for him to yearn for in this country. Why wouldn’t he agree to this suggestion?”

Daphne frowned slightly. Lewis was right; Seth was an orphan, so she and Bambam were the only family he had left in this world. Why wouldn’t he want to leave with them?

That was unless he had other plans that she didn’t know of.

Daphne wasn’t confident at all because she knew very well that Seth didn’t care about her.

The reason why he married her wasn’t out of love.

However, she didn’t dare to admit that reason in front of Lewis. Otherwise, the latter would never let her off.

Daphne gradually calmed down at some point. She bowed her head silently for a moment.

“Alright. I’ll talk to him later.”

“Sure.”

The woman raised her head to look at Lewis, noticing the faint smile curled on his lips. He was still the same older brother she knew, but he seemed a little different at the same time.

The man sitting beside her evoked a sense of familiarity and unfamiliarity.

Daphne felt an inexplicable sense of uneasiness stemming from her heart.

She stood up while forcing herself to act as normal as she could. After taking a deep breath, she left the mansion quickly.

Lewis watched Daphne leave before gazing at the burning cigarette between his fingers. Then, he leaned forward and threw it into a glass of water.

A faint sizzling sound echoed from the glass as the cigarette sank to the depths before slowly rising to the surface.

Intuiting a presence, Lewis tilted his head upward ever so slightly, his glance swiftly shifting towards the staircase. He ended up making eye contact with Josephine.

Josephine noticed him looking at her, she crouched down

feel her heart pounding rapidly behind her ribcage. Her complexion, initially pale,

entirety of Lewis and Daphne’s

numerous thoughts cramming into her mind at that time She felt that the man she had spent many years with was

still the same teenager who would patiently wait for her to finish school each day. The memory of him in a clean white shirt lingered in her mind, and his smile mirrored the pristine cleanliness and purity of

had he been

her head, feeling as if the blinding

leather shoes appeared before her vision. Stunned, Josephine pursed her lips before raising her head slowly Naturally, she saw Lewis standing right in front of her.

crouched down and reached out to caress her cheek.

clearly frightened of him.

a bloodthirsty

result. He stared at Josephine, a trace of unknown emotions.

across his

here,” he commanded.

gaze at him with terror flashing in her eyes. At the same time, she

Lewis grabbed Josephine’s wrist and pulled her to his side. “Why

support herself with one hand on the ground. She was forced

her head to look at Lewis. Her eyes still

but Lewis could still see through her attempts to distance herself from him, which

“I’m asking you a question here. Why

she could not avoid Lewis’ gaze. Hence,

open, allowing her a glimpse of his

me, Josephine.”

meet Lewis ‘. In that instant, as she locked eyes with him, she discerned dangerous and unspoken currents swirling within the depths of his

me? Why are you afraid

leaned toward Josephine, hoping to detect even the slightest hint

you?” He continued to bombard Josephine with questions without any regard for her condition. “Tell me, what did I do to you to make you fear me this much?”

closed her eyes upon hearing Lewis’ accusatory questions. She was so frightened of him that even her eyelashes

done enough to

he seriously think he didn’t do anything to

with rage this time. He increased the force in his grip, causing

boomed outside the mansion. The bright lightning could be seen flashing outside a nearby window. Its intense light stung Josephine’s eyes so much that she started

you

seeing as Josephine could not

right. Why couldn’t she speak?

the fact that she couldn’t speak at

that from the start. The world

too

two

rage that threatened to

released Josephine before pulling her into his arms. This time, his tone was tinged with

tightly while listening to the rhythm of his heartbeat that echoed from his chest. Finally, tears started rolling down her cheeks