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

to subside. Then, she drank some water

she leaned her head

ringtone

up her phone and saw it was a message from Lewis. He asked her to go home

time. It was

things and clocked off. Then, she hailed a

there, she could drop by and visit Mrs. Jinkins.

in luck at the hospital as the doctor was the one she had previously.

She looked through Josephine’s medical records, and her

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

the examination, the doctor read the

time, it’s cervicitis.

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

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

feel shy. Although it was

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

most came

an infusion while her boyfriend

lips together and averted her gaze.

text from Quintin. Josephine read it.

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 ache

your brother didn’t tell you off last night.” He continued, “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.

them after this, or they’ll

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

not to reply.

on for some time and returned to

was reluctant to be too close to him, afraid that Lewis would lose his reasoning again and treat

really dared not

breath, locked her phone screen, and

was already 10 pm when the 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

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

froze, her hands and feet turning cold. Her thoughts ran wild-what could have happened to Mrs. Jinkins when she was absent? Was Patrick here again?