What Separates Me and You

Chapter 166 Never Mention That Word

Quintin looked back at her several times but still did not get a response from Josephine. He guessed she probably didn’t feel like talking about it, so he decided not to ask further.

The journey back to Styx Mansion was silent.

“You live here, right? I thought I remembered seeing you here before,” Quintin recalled.

The first time he saw her, she was weeping sorrowfully in the middle of the road. Although he didn’t know what had happened to her, her tearful appearance left a strong impression on him.

Unable to resist seeing her like that, he approached and helped her up. She then looked up at him, and since then, her watery eyes were carved in his mind..

Josephine nodded and thanked him.

Quintin got out of the car and opened the door for her. “Be careful. The car is a bit high,” he said while helping Josephine.

However, as soon as Josephine stepped out of the car, another vehicle suddenly appeared and came to a steady stop behind the van.

As Josephine caught sight of the car, a surge of adrenaline coursed through her body, electrifying her veins and causing a numbing sensation in her limbs.

After the car came to a halt, Conrad stepped out from inside, then went around to the back to open the rear door.

Quintin also fixed his gaze on the person emerging from the car. Eyes devoid of emotion, Lewis stepped out and scanned the two. He tugged at the collar of his black trench coat and slowly walked toward Josephine.

Quintin greeted him, “President Alvarez, I’ve brought your sister back.”

Lewis’ gaze swept over Quintin before finally resting on Josephine’s face. “Is that what she told you?”

Confused, Quintin was stunned.

Suddenly, Lewis pulled Josephine into his embrace and wrapped his arm around her waist before looking at Quintin. “Well, thank you, Mr. Quintin, for bringing my sister back.”

Lewis’ tone was calm, but the word “sister” had an ambiguous ring to it for Quintin.

Perhaps it was the pause Lewis made before uttering those words, or maybe it was the way his hand held onto Josephine’s waist, but Quintin couldn’t shake off the strange feeling that lingered in his heart.

Yet he didn’t bother dwelling on it any further. He waved at Lewis. “Goodbye, President

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Alvarez.”

his van and drove away, disappearing into the

on the departing vehicle before he turned back to look at

herself from his grip,

her to lean into

his gaze and spoke softly, “Did you

last word pierced her heart like

turned away, refusing to meet his gaze because she knew how cold and scornful they

caressed her cheek with his fingers, inch

a sharp

from her forehead. He glanced at it before casually tossing it

he tidied her disheveled hair with care. Her hair and clothes were left dirty when the

Josephine couldn’t sense any emotion

was like how she would compulsively overeat when feeling down, not due to hunger or desire but

evoked a similar

the cold wind, Josephine shivered. The

Lewis suddenly spoke. Then, he took her hand and led her towards the house. Josephine trotted

bathroom.

inexplicably felt a sense of resistance.

bathroom and picked up the showerhead to adjust the water temperature. “Take off

her head down and remained silent. Fingers interlocked, she

and spoke again. “I said take your clothes

was commanding

didn’t

the showerhead aside and bent down to personally help

body

grabbed her shoulders and turned her around. He then forcefully. removed her coat and tossed

her efforts proved futile. At that very moment, he effortlessly stripped

his inconsistent treatment, and loathed how he restricted her despite

of helplessness and an uncontrollable surge of anger, Josephine stood up, balled her

any impact on the

he firmly grasped her wrists, pushing her back until she stumbled and

and pressed