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

she drank some water and

the afternoon, so she leaned her

phone’s notification ringtone woke her

from Lewis. He asked her to go

looked at the time. It

clocked off. Then, she hailed a cab

pills. While she was there, she could drop by and

at the hospital as the doctor was the one

speak. She looked through Josephine’s

down a referral for Josephine to get some examinations done before they discussed it

the report with

this time, it’s cervicitis.

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

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

been here too frequent to feel shy. Although it was embarrassing to hear such advice, she

from the doctor, and went to the infusion room. Familiar

patients in need of infusion that night, but most came with companions. She was the only one waiting

a couple. The girl was undergoing an infusion while her boyfriend sat beside her, concerned. He massaged her

together and averted her

a text from

I think I saw your brother again.” The text came with a photo showing Sierra and Lewis attending a gathering arm in arm. Josephine glanced at it, the

“I distributed some flyers today, and several people dropped by to claim their pets. The owner of that husky you liked claimed it too.” Another message came in right after. “But two of the dogs in my shelter are expecting. I’ll give you

out for them after this, or

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

not

some time and returned to the

to him, afraid that Lewis would lose his reasoning again and treat Quintin like he

really dared not provoke

screen, and put it back into her pocket.

already 10 pm when the infusion was completed. Josephine came to Mrs. Jinkin’s ward and gently

Horrified, she flung open the door.

ran wild-what could have