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.

check on you tomorrow. You must write down the things you recalled by then. Tomorrow, we’ll try to come up with

Josephine nodded quietly.

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

got into his

answered.

medicine for her to

a list of the herbal ingredients needed to brew the

a piece of paper and a pen to write down the list of herbal ingredients for Josephine’s treatment. Then, he snapped a picture

the picture to Conrad afterward so that he could go

medicinal herbs.

diagnosed with that disease, she might die before that

who delivered the medication to Josephine’s doorstep.

yet to

held a pen in her hand. She chewed on the

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pen, seemingly in deep

noticed the blank pages on the notebook that she was planning to write in.

in her notebook. “I’m thinking about what I want for

You can always text me what you want to eat in the future. There’s no need for you to go

a smile as she

the herbal medicine for you. President Alvarez asked

bag filled with various herbs. However, she made no gesture or wrote anything

kitchen so that he could get the concoction started. Once Josephine was done with dinner, he waited for her to

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

to the couch to continue thinking about the events she had forgotten. It

was normal for her to remember them out of

Josephine wanted to prove her memory was problematic, she could only force herself to recall the core events that affected

a core memory as

recall everything about those events, but she could. never remember what they

picked up her pen and started writing the names “Lily, Seth, and Avery”

on purpose, seeing as she didn’t know what exactly she had forgotten in the first place. She would only realize the

return

curled up on the couch and spent the night there. The next morning, Conrad, who had dropped

was as meticulous as ever. He watched her eat

at the mansion that

door hurriedly before entering the mansion. The moment he put down his medical

write anything down?”

nodded while passing him the notebook that had been sitting next

the notebook. “What’s this? Are you able to remember anything related to

she pointed at Seth’s and Avery’s names, but the moment she noticed Lily’s name, a

eyes.