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.”

got into his van and drove away, disappearing

remained fixed on the departing vehicle before he turned

from

pulled her closer, causing her to lean

and spoke softly, “Did you have

word pierced her heart like a sharp needle.

refusing to meet his gaze because she knew how cold

caressed her cheek with his fingers, inch by inch, until they reached her

a sharp

her forehead. He glanced at it before casually tossing it onto the

and clothes

were slow and gentle, but Josephine couldn’t sense any emotion in

like how she would compulsively overeat when feeling down, not due

a

shivered. The sky was still

hand and led her

bathroom.

seeing the bathroom, she inexplicably

in the bathroom and picked up the showerhead to adjust

kept her head down and remained silent. Fingers

at her and spoke again. “I said take your clothes

tone was commanding

Josephine didn’t

bent down to

body away as if challenging his actions.

next second, Lewis grabbed her shoulders and turned her around.

to push him away, but her efforts proved futile. At that very moment, he effortlessly stripped

treatment, and loathed how he restricted

a wave of helplessness and an uncontrollable surge of anger, Josephine stood up, balled her fists, and struck out

blows barely had any

grasped her wrists, pushing her back until she

raised her hands and pressed them against