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.

read, “24 hours and 9

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having guessed what

as soon as she

speak, Seth interrupted. “Don’t ask me where the control is. You know I would

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Lewis’ gaze

on the gun, the veins on his arms bulging. He looked like he was about to

sheen on his face. He spread his arms and exclaimed, “Lewis, go ahead and shoot me. Let

After a while,

smashed it against Seth’s jaw. Seth crumpled to the ground again,

him after that. Instead, he strode toward

gaze never left her eyes as he asked, “I’m asking you one last time, are you coming?”

fingers together tightly. She shot a look at Seth, who was a mess. But before she could get a good look at him, Lewis forced her chin away from his direction.

“Look at me!”

by the coldness radiating from his eyes. Instinctively,

back.

that

Seth yelled at him

look at

the air. “23 hours. I

even colder. He refused without any

shrugged, seemingly indifferent toward his injuries. “Why? Are you in that

the shareholders’ meeting, leave, then. You can’t possibly think you could get both your profits and her, can you? In this world, nothing is perfect. You can’t get everything

Lewis upon hearing those

his career in terms of importance,

the delusional spark of

if there was an instance where he chose her in the grand scheme of things no matter how minute, even if she died

a million pieces, she

of them stared at one another. A chilly gust snaked

peaks reminiscent of a watercolor painting,

moment in time, she

him home willingly if he

the thread that tethered her to him, had been stretched to its limit. He would need to make significant sacrifices to restore their connection

state.

you think too?” Lewis asked

looked away,

and your new master had already managed to successfully train you to follow his every command.”

Josephine froze again.