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.

man returned to Styx Mansion the following night. When Josephine noticed him, she stood up

Instead, he walked up the stairs briskly and came

past her, he paused in his tracks just to talk to

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

arrived at Alvarez Manor. Many people were already present in

room.

as pale as a ghost. Nancy sat next

mother, who also attended the gathering. In total,

in

“Shouldn’t you provide

shaking her head wildly. “I-I

his pocket and swiping to the audio recorder app. Then, he started playing a

are you guys right now? Have you

familiar voice 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

to

could only shake her head while stammering incomprehensive words. At the same time, she couldn’t help

she had a feeling that a pair of phantom hands were manipulating her every move the whole time. The

Daphne raised her head slowly to look at

to regard him as her savior because she immediately stood up from the couch

He must have thought of something, seeing as he quickly approached Lewis as well. “Lewis, do you know about Daphne’s

didn’t have the mood to play mind games with Lewis.

more than two brain cells would know that Daphine didn’t have a solid reason for carrying out the whole plan, not to mention

guts.

given her the orders from behind the

sideway glance, laughter already bubbling from his lips. “Are you asking me this question just so I can

latter did a double-take because

before tugging on them harshly. She

bitch! Give my

of sharp pain flared from her

Lily do to you, huh? How could you be so cruel to her? I’ll fucking kill you, you

enraged. “Layla Saunders, mind your words! You don’t have the right to do whatever you want here! All of you,

forward to separate Daphne and Layla from each

you do this to Lily! I don’t mind sacrificing myself just to drag all of you to hell with me! I will avenge my poor daughter! I won’t let every one of you off

she panted heavily. At the same time, she was frightened after hearing Layla’s threats. Hence, she screamed, “She’s gone crazy! Throw

the living room. Everyone could still hear her hurling curses and threats at the Alvarez family from afar, which sent chills down