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

had nothing to do in the afternoon, so she leaned her head on her

notification ringtone woke her up.

it was a message from Lewis. He asked her to

the time. It was 5.30 pmn.

clocked off. Then, she hailed a cab and headed for

painkiller pills. While she was there, she could drop by and visit Mrs. Jinkins. It

in luck at the hospital as the doctor was

She looked through

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

the doctor read the report with a solemn face.

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

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

had been here too frequent to feel shy. Although it was embarrassing to hear

took the medication from the doctor, and went to the infusion room. Familiar with the procedures, she handed

most came with companions. She

her boyfriend sat beside her, concerned. He massaged her belly

pressed her lips together and averted her gaze.

suddenly received a text from Quintin. Josephine read it.

a gathering arm in arm. Josephine glanced at it, the ache in her

several people dropped by to claim their pets. The owner of that

“I must watch out for them after this, or they’ll get

conversation. Josephine had barely typed a sentence when he fired a

not to

and returned to the first

to him, afraid that Lewis would lose his reasoning again and treat Quintin like he treated Mrs. Jinkins and Avery.

dared not provoke Lewis again.

deep breath, locked her phone screen, and put it back

pm when the infusion was completed. Josephine came to Mrs. Jinkin’s ward and gently knocked. There was no

the bed was empty. Horrified, she flung open

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