What Separates Me and You

Chapter 136 Lost Her Mind

Josephine closed the notebook before taking out another one.

That particular notebook was quite old, its pages already yellowed. The handwriting on the notebook was crooked and messy, and most of the words were starting to become blurry.

She flipped open that notebook and started reading through the pages.

She had jotted down those wishes when she was still a little girl. They only took up a few

pages, but all of them were already fulfilled.

For example, in the past, little Josephine wanted to go to the playground.

She wanted a cake and a big lollipop as her snacks. Of course, she wanted to watch cartoons while wearing a beautiful white dress and have butterfly hair clips adorn her hair.

Most importantly, she wanted to get married to Lewis.

That was the final wish written in the old notebook. After that, there weren’t any more wishes. Only blank, yellowed pages were left.

After getting married to Lewis, Josephine had no more wishes.

It was as if her story had come to a happy ending.

However, the story of her life had yet to end. Avery had once conveyed to Josephine that a life of tranquility awaited the main character in every movie or story after their grand finale. It was a life devoid of excitement, causing people to lose interest and disregard those characters.

That was why once Josephine’s wishes were fulfilled, Lewis never returned to her side.

Every day, she stayed in the empty mansion all by herself. She couldn’t look forward to embracing any interesting event in life, seeing as nothing of that sort would happen to her. Her life resembled a stagnant pool of water.

Josephine flipped to the last page of wishes.

She picked up her pen and started writing new wishes below her last childhood wish.

Time seemed to dissolve around Josephine as she realized it was already 3 am upon completion. Despite the growing exhaustion, she gazed at the list of wishes she had just penned. At that moment, she discovered an awakening within herself-she still harbored a multitude of desires and aspirations, experiences yet to be embraced in her lifetime.

After exhaling deeply, Josephine closed the old notebook. She took both notebooks to the storeroom and hid them there.

Lewis would never enter that room in his entire life, after all.

returned to Styx Mansion the following night. When Josephine noticed him,

her. Instead, he walked up the stairs briskly

her, he paused in his tracks just to talk to her. “Don’t go

the mansion once again. Josephine stared in the direction he had just left, her lips

Lewis arrived at Alvarez Manor. Many people were

room.

her complexion as pale as a ghost. Nancy sat next to her while patting her shoulder in an attempt to comfort

along with Layla, Lily’s birth mother, who also attended the gathering. In total, members from both families were

be seen squatting in the middle of the living

one to speak up. “Shouldn’t you provide us with

kept shaking her head wildly. “I-I don’t

heavily before pulling a phone from his pocket and swiping to the audio recorder app. Then,

are you guys right now? Have you

drifted out of the phone, Daphne’s complexion became ashen. She could only stare at the phone blankly while listening to the recorded conversation. The woman could barely say anything to defend

just to prevent you from going back on your word. Is there anything else you’d like to

me! T-This is definitely forged!” Daphne had completely lost her cool as she could only shake her head while stammering incomprehensive words. At the same time, she couldn’t help but wonder how on earth did things get to this point. How did Derek and his family manage to track down the kidnappers in the

say that Daphne’s mind wasn’t working at all. Suddenly, she had a feeling that a pair of phantom hands were manipulating her every move the whole time. The mastermind was slowly pushing her toward the bottomless abyss that would definitely shatter her from

her

as her savior because she immediately stood up from the couch and stumbled toward him. “Lewis! Lewis,

thought of something, seeing as he quickly approached Lewis as well. “Lewis, do you know about

he didn’t have the mood to play

with more than two brain cells would know that Daphine didn’t have a solid reason for carrying out the

guts.

the orders from behind the

a sideway glance, laughter already bubbling from his lips. “Are you asking me this

double-take because of

moment, Layla rushed over and clutched fistfuls of Daphne’s hair before tugging on them harshly. She then started beating the latter up.

bitch! Give my daughter back!”

pain flared from her scalp.

and your mother are filthy sluts! What the hell did Lily do to you, huh? How could you

words! You don’t have the right to do whatever you want here! All of you, drag her out of here!”

housekeepers stepped forward to separate Daphne and Layla from each other.

with brutal rage. She wanted more than nothing to skin Daphne alive. at that moment. “You bitch! You all are fucking bitches! How dare you do this to Lily! I don’t mind sacrificing myself just to

same time, she was frightened after hearing Layla’s

still hear her hurling curses and threats at the Alvarez