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 weakly sat on her

do in the afternoon, so she leaned her

ringtone woke her

it was a message from Lewis. He asked her to

time. It was 5.30

and clocked off. Then, she hailed a

she was there, she could drop by and visit Mrs. Jinkins. It had been

at the hospital as the doctor was the one she

remembered Josephine well because she couldn’t speak. She looked through Josephine’s medical records, and her expression was indescribable.

putting it in words and wrote down a referral for Josephine to get some examinations done

the report with a solemn face.

inflammation, but this time, it’s cervicitis. Did you take the medicine

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

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

shy. Although it was embarrassing to hear such

went to the infusion room. Familiar with the procedures, she handed over the

many patients in need of infusion that night, but most came with companions. She

while her boyfriend sat beside her,

pressed her lips together and averted her gaze.

suddenly received a text from Quintin. Josephine read

came with a photo showing Sierra and Lewis attending a gathering arm

to claim their pets. The owner of that husky you liked claimed it too.” Another message came in right after. “But two of the

them after this, or they’ll get

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

not to

some time and returned to the

close to him, afraid that Lewis would lose his reasoning again and

dared not

breath, locked her phone screen, and put it back

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

bed was empty. Horrified, she flung open the door.

feet turning cold. Her thoughts ran wild-what could have happened to Mrs. Jinkins when she was absent? Was Patrick