What Separates Me and You

Chapter 146 Die For Her

Josephine was completely stunned, and the bread in her hands fell to the ground.

She pinned her gaze on the car, as if doing so could explain why he was here, of all places. Conrad was equally taken aback. Incredulously, he fixed his gaze upon the car and the who emerged from it.

person

Lewis walked out of the car and slammed the door heavily. Without casting even a fleeting glance at Josephine, he briskly walked past her, his attention entirely focused on entering the building.

His coat carried the scent of gardenias, its fragrance wafting into her nostrils. It was then that she realized this was not a hallucination or a dream.

Lewis had actually come back for her.

Conrad wanted to follow Lewis into the building when the door slammed shut in front of him, obstructing the view of everyone else in the courtyard.

Josephine crouched in a daze, her eyes unusually wet.

Seth looked at the man in front of him and laughed. It was a genuine laugh-one of triumph.

Lewis stood in front of his bed, his stance radiating coldness. It was almost as if he’d brought the chill from the outside into the building. Immediately, the temperature inside dropped by a few degrees.

“It seems, after all, that President Alvarez is a man who says one thing and means another.”

Lewis yanked him up from the bed by his collar. “You will disarm the bomb on her foot first thing tomorrow.”

Seth choked, gesturing for Lewis to put him down.

Lewis released his grip, and Seth fell heavily back onto the bed. His head spun. After a while, when he’d returned to his senses, he replied, “Don’t worry. I always keep my promises.”

Lewis sneered in return and turned to sit across from him.

On the other side of the door, Conrad plastered his ears against it and attempted to eavesdrop on their conversation but to no avail.

He started to get anxious. “What now? If he stays the night, he would never be able to make it back to the shareholders’ meeting in time.”

Josephine looked at the firmly shut door and pressed her lips together tightly.

Conrad scratched his head anxiously and paced back and forth in front of the door.

Josephine’s mind was a mess. A turmoil of emotions overwhelmed her as she lowered her head and gazed at the countdown on her ankle. Time was ticking fast.

As night gradually began to fall, Conrad told her to go back and get some rest.

puddle and

you need me to

of her mind if she had to tell him when she was going to

shook her head, stood up, and walked out of

located

watched her silhouette disappear outside of the homestead. He couldn’t help but feel

Josephine

minutes later, Josephine did

the courtyard twice. He

a short distance from the homestead and checked everywhere she could possibly be, but there

“Fuck!”

forehead and yelled down the

couldn’t speak, he immediately ran back to the homestead and pounded on

Mrs. Alvarez is gone!”

Lewis and Seth turned upon hearing Conrad’s shouts.

seemingly deep

the door and saw Conrad standing there

don’t-I don’t know. Half an hour ago, she told me she was

homestead. She

had already rushed into the

in the homestead while everyone else

for almost half an hour before she found a relatively high cliff.

her hand, but she couldn’t see anything below other than complete darkness and the echoes of the gale in the valley. From where she stood, it

half as tall as her, rustling in the

in her hand. The light from the lamp did not reach far. From a distance away, she looked like a glowing pearl hidden among

her ankle again. The countdown showed that she had eight hours left.

before she remembered why she’d come. She was here to end it, once and for

way, if Lewis came to find her after, he would know that she was already dead.

her eyes and walked toward the

“Josephine!”

She stilled.

“Don’t!”

moving swiftly in her direction

though she couldn’t make out who it was exactly, she could sense the panic in him. After

approaching her, she closed

“Josephine!”

a step too late. He reached out, but his hands closed around nothing but air.

shouted, and his eyes widened in shock as he saw the president

God! Oh my fucking God!”