What Separates Me and You

Chapter 133 He’d Know About It Sooner or Later

Josephine’s eyes slowly went wide. What was that? She seemed to recall having heard of that disease before.

Dr. Halliday steeled his heart before explaining, “In other words, it’s dementia. Then again, please don’t let it bother you too much, Madam. You’re still very young, so it’s unlikely that you’ll be diagnosed with this disease. I think the possibility of you receiving brain damage in the past is higher. Did you happen to hurt your head in the past?”

Josephine nodded in response. During her three-day captivity in Seth’s hideout, she had lost count of how many times she fell and bumped her head.

Dr. Halliday let out a relieved sigh. “Then that should be the case. You don’t have to worry about this. Treating dissociative amnesia is much easier than treating Alzheimer’s disease.”

Upon hearing the doctor’s words, Josephine let out a sigh of relief as well.

However, Dr. Halliday continued, “Just in case, you should visit the hospital and get a

thorough check-up.”

Josephine pursed her lips. Suddenly, she was afraid of visiting the hospital. If she were to get diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, she wouldn’t know what to do.

She was already a mute, to begin with. If she were to be reduced to a forgetful idiot, she couldn’t imagine how difficult her life would be.

Josephine managed to type out the next message with shaky fingers. “W-What will happen to mei-if I have t-that disease?”

Dr. Halliday explained, “Alzheimer’s is a very complicated disease. It’s a disease where your nervous system slowly deteriorates over time. Even though it’s not life-threatening, it will still cause the patient to forget how to fulfill basic needs during the late stage, such as eating, using the toilet, or even walking. The biggest obstacle for the patient isn’t the disease itself, but rather, the inability to survive on their own.”

The more the doctor spoke, the more hesitant he became. Even though Josephine was still very young, there were still cases where young people were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

Josephine bit her bottom lip as she lowered her head quietly.

After a long time, she finally started typing on her phone. “Dr. Halliday, can you please not tell anyone about my condition, no matter what the diagnosis is?”

Dr. Halliday looked perplexed when he saw the request. “Are you still not planning on telling President Alvarez?”

Josephine nodded in response.

“Why? Isn’t he your husband? How can you get treated if you don’t tell him anything?”

The woman clenched her fists for a moment before finally typing another message for the doctor. “I don’t want him to worry about me.”

Dr. Halliday was stunned for a moment. He could understand why Josephine didn’t want to let Lewis know about her condition. “Then again, he’ll still find out about your illness sooner or later, even if you don’t say anything.”

Josephine shrugged before writing her next message. “I’ll deal with that when the time comes.

”

Not wanting Lewis to worry about her was just an excuse. Josephine was afraid to see the cold disdain shining in his eyes when he found out about her illness.

The fact that she was a mute was enough to make Lewis hate her.

and check on you tomorrow. You must write down the things you

Josephine nodded quietly.

look in response. Now that Josephine’s fever was already gone, there was no need for him to continue

got into his

quickly answered. “How is she?”

replied, “She’s doing fine. I’ve prescribed some herbal medicine for her to improve her health. Otherwise, she’ll just keep catching colds now

a list of the herbal ingredients needed to brew the concoction. I’ll have someone drop by the

paper and a pen to write down

Conrad afterward so that he

medicinal herbs.

needed Josephine’s health to improve. If she really ended up getting diagnosed with that disease, she might die before that disease progressed

who delivered the medication to Josephine’s doorstep.

yet to

Josephine crossed her legs and held a pen in her hand. She chewed on the

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the pen, seemingly in

forward to see what she was doing, he noticed the blank pages on the notebook that she was planning to write in. The sight amused him, prompting him to ask, Madam, what are you

head to look at Conrad. She decided to write to him in her notebook. “I’m thinking about what I want for dinner so that I

what you want to eat in the future.

out a smile

dinner. I’ll go ahead and brew the herbal medicine for you. President Alvarez asked me to pick the medicinal herbs up before

filled with various herbs. However, she made no

he could get the concoction

concoction was quite bitter, causing Josephine’s expression to warp into one of discomfort.

events she had forgotten.

normal for her to remember them out of

her memory was problematic, she could only force herself to recall the core events that affected her life-for example, the memories of the

also a core memory as well, not to mention. Lily’s

recall everything about those events, but she

picked up her pen and started writing the names “Lily, Seth, and Avery” on the notebook. Those names would be the keywords of her core

to remember the incidents related to them on purpose, seeing as she didn’t know what exactly she had forgotten in the first place. She would only

night, Lewis didn’t return to Styx Mansion.

night there. The next morning, Conrad, who had dropped by to bring her breakfast,

was as meticulous as ever. He watched her eat her breakfast and take her medicine before

the mansion that

the door hurriedly before entering the mansion. The moment

write anything down?”

notebook that had been sitting next to

Are you able to

a peek at the contents. With an outstretched finger, she pointed at Seth’s and Avery’s names, but the moment she noticed Lily’s name, a

eyes.