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.

“24 hours

1/4

shock, having

as soon as

speak, Seth interrupted. “Don’t ask me where the control is. You know I would never tell you.”

“1

Lewis’ gaze

looked like

spread his arms and exclaimed, “Lewis, go ahead and shoot

him unblinkingly. After

gun barrel with one hand and smashed it against Seth’s jaw. Seth crumpled to the ground again, groaning as he spat out

him after that. Instead,

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

She shot a look at Seth, who was a mess. But before she could get a good

“Look at me!”

the coldness radiating from his eyes. Instinctively, she took a

back.

was that step that cemented

at him suddenly.

look at Seth.

I will let you take her away if you can stay here for 23 hours.”

even colder. He refused without any hesitation. “In your

seemingly indifferent toward his injuries. “Why? Are you in that much of a hurry to make

the shareholders’ meeting, leave, then. You can’t possibly think you could get both your profits and her, can

upon hearing those

be on par with his career in terms of importance, that

escape the delusional spark of hope

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

into a million pieces, she would give herself to him completely and

stared at one another. A chilly gust snaked between them, lifting the stray strands of hair near her ear.

stretch of mountainous peaks reminiscent of a watercolor painting, the two stood with their eyes

moment in time, she was on Seth’s side.

thing she needed. She would follow him home willingly if he agreed to stay for 23

reins he gripped, 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.

think too?” Lewis

wavered. She looked away,

was merely two days, and your new master had already managed to successfully train you

Josephine froze again.