What Separates Me and You

Chapter 170 Please Practice Safer Ways

Goosebumps crawled across Sierra’s scalp. She tensed up, fixating her gaze on Josephine as her facial expression shifted unpredictably.

After a while, she turned and beamed at Lewis. “It was a slip of the tongue. You know I don’t mean it.”

Lewis looked at her, expressionless. He said warningly, “There’s a difference between being careless and downright foolish.”

Sierra’s smile froze. Lewis’ words were hurtful.

“Are you criticizing me?” asked Sierra in disbelief. Was Lewis actually telling her off?

“I’m not criticizing you. I’m merely reminding you.”

Sierra’s eyelids twitched. She and Lewis had always been casual in their everyday conversations, but that didn’t mean he could embarrass her in Josephine’s presence.

She glared at Lewis and pouted as she left, her heels clicking against the floor.

After Sierra left, Lewis glanced at Josephine.

Josephine was calm. She wasn’t gleeful just because Lewis reprimanded Sierra; that was how they flirted with each other. She would have been thinking too highly of herself if she had thought Lewis was siding with her.

After all, she had flattered herself countless times before, and Lewis proved her wrong each time.

There wouldn’t be room for imagination when there’s no anticipation whatsoever.

His words and actions wouldn’t hurt her in any way, too.

Josephine handed him the documents she held.

Lewis stared at her for a while before taking the documents and leaving.

Josephine’s belly started aching again. She propped herself against the table, waiting for the

water and weakly sat

do in the afternoon, so she

ringtone woke her up.

it was a message from Lewis. He asked her to

at the time. It was

Then, she hailed a cab and headed for the hospital.

on painkiller pills. While she was there, she could drop by and visit Mrs. Jinkins. It had been a while

as the doctor was the

speak. She looked through Josephine’s medical records, and

a referral for Josephine to get some examinations done

read the report

inflammation, but this time, it’s cervicitis. Did

a thin line and shook her head. She couldn’t even recall when the doctor prescribed any medications

doctor sighed, too weary to continue. She promptly gave Josephine her medication and instructed, “You’re getting an infusion, and make sure to come for your follow-ups regularly. Take your medicine as prescribed if you don’t want to develop cancer. Abstain from intimate activities, and please practice safer ways if you really can’t do so.”

it was embarrassing to hear such advice, she didn’t blush.

doctor, and went to the infusion room. Familiar with the procedures, she handed over the referral form and stood in line.

of infusion that night, but most

an infusion while her boyfriend

together and averted her gaze.

suddenly received a text from Quintin. Josephine read it.

and Lewis attending a gathering arm in arm. Josephine glanced at it, the ache in her heart no match for

people dropped by to claim their pets. The owner of that husky you liked claimed it too.” Another

after this, or they’ll get themselves pregnant again.”

the one-sided conversation. Josephine had barely typed a sentence when he

decided not to

and returned to the first question, “Where are

to be too close to him, afraid that Lewis would lose

dared not provoke Lewis

her phone screen, and put it back

was completed. Josephine came to Mrs. Jinkin’s ward and gently knocked. There was no response, so she cracked open the door and peeked

the bed was empty. Horrified, she flung open

hands and feet turning cold. Her thoughts ran wild-what could have happened to Mrs. Jinkins when she was