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 and 9 minutes.”

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in shock, having guessed what it

guessed it as soon as

he could open his mouth to speak, Seth interrupted. “Don’t ask me where

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Lewis’ gaze

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

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

unblinkingly. After a while, he

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

Instead, he

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

But before she could get a

“Look at me!”

by the coldness radiating from

back.

was that step that cemented her decision.

yelled at

to look

“23 hours. I

even colder. He refused

Are you in that much of a hurry to

Josephine 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

Lewis upon hearing those

in terms of importance, that she was merely

spark of hope within her.

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

the bomb chained to her ankles blew her into a million

snaked between them, lifting the stray

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

At that moment in time, she was on Seth’s

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

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

state.

that what you think too?”

gaze wavered. She looked away, but

smiled. “Unbelievable. It was merely two days, and your new master had already managed to successfully train you to follow his every

Josephine froze again.