What Separates Me and You

Chapter 144 Are You Coming?

Seth stared at the gun in Lewis’ hand and took a step back. He laughed. “Lewis, where’s the fun in ending it all now?”

“Do you really like playing games that much?” Lewis demanded.

Seth raised a brow. “That depends on how the game is played. Since you already have a gun pointed at my head, why not kill me now in front of Josephine?”

Despite being held at gunpoint, he was completely unafraid. His smile was brash and lofty, as

if he were entirely certain that Lewis would never dare to kill him in front of Josephine.

As for the reason behind that, only the two of them knew.

Josephine clenched her fingers tightly and looked between the two of them nervously.

Upon hearing Seth’s words, Lewis glanced at her sideways as well.

Seth laughed. “Lewis, oh Lewis, like I said, if you really want to be the villain, you’ve got to be much more thorough than this. Otherwise, you’ll never get anything.”

A gunshot rang out in the quiet mountains as soon as he finished speaking.

Josephine covered her eyes in fright.

Seth knelt on one knee. On his other leg, blood gushed through a hole penetrated by the bullet, staining the ground red.

Lewis took a step forward and yanked him up by his collar. His gaze was icy when he spoke. ” Kill you? That would be a mercy compared to what I want to do to you.”

Pain manifested between Seth’s brows, but a smile tugged at the corner of his lips regardless.”

Of course. I don’t doubt that one bit.”

Lewis kicked him and sent him flying about three feet away in response.

Seth lay sprawled on the ground. The stone floor was wet and muddy from the rain. Stagnant water, dirt, and blood seeping from his leg stained his once-white suit.

After a long while, he mustered enough strength to hoist himself up. With no regard for the cleanliness of the ground, he sat and looked at Josephine, his head tilted.

“Josephine, lift your shirt and take a look.”

Josephine lowered her head subconsciously and tugged at the hem of her shirt. It was then

that she realized what had been on her ankles all along. It looked like an electronic watch, but it was made entirely of metal, and on its screen was not the time but a countdown.

hours and 9 minutes.”

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having guessed what it

it as soon as she did

interrupted. “Don’t ask me where

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Lewis’ gaze

the veins on his arms bulging. He looked like he was

out laughing, a reckless, crazed sheen on his face. He spread his arms and exclaimed, “Lewis, go ahead and shoot me. Let us

unblinkingly. After a while,

jaw. Seth crumpled to the ground again, groaning as

Instead, he strode toward Josephine.

as he asked, “I’m asking you one last time,

a look at Seth, who was a mess. But before she

“Look at me!”

radiating from his eyes. Instinctively, she

back.

was that step that

at him

turned to look at Seth.

the air. “23 hours. I will let you take her

even colder. He refused without

his injuries. “Why? Are you in that much of a hurry to

meaningfully. “Since you care so much about the shareholders’ meeting, leave, then. You can’t possibly think you could get both your profits and her, can you? In this world,

at Lewis upon hearing

career in terms of importance, that she was merely a

escape the delusional spark of hope within her.

that if he hesitated, even the slightest bit- if there was an instance where he chose her in the grand scheme of things no matter how minute, even if she

blew her into a million

chilly gust snaked between them, lifting the stray strands of hair near her

stretch of mountainous peaks reminiscent of a watercolor painting, the two stood with their eyes locked, and no words were

clear. At that moment in

would follow him home willingly if he agreed

the reins he gripped, the thread that tethered her to him, had been stretched to its limit. He would need to

state.

you think

looked away,

had already managed to successfully train you to follow his every command.” z

Josephine froze again.