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

Then, she drank some water and weakly sat on her

afternoon, so she leaned

ringtone woke

her phone and saw it was a message from Lewis. He asked her to go home first without giving her a reason.

time. It was 5.30 pmn.

she hailed a

she could drop by

was in luck at the hospital as the doctor was the one she

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

in words and wrote down a referral for Josephine

read the

it’s cervicitis. Did you take the

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

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

shy. Although it was

nodded, took the medication from the doctor, and went to the infusion room. Familiar with

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

her was a couple. The girl was undergoing an infusion while her boyfriend sat

pressed her lips together and

from Quintin.

are you? 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 ache in her heart no match for the one in

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

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

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

decided not

time and returned to the first question, “Where are

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

dared not provoke Lewis again.

locked her phone screen, and put it back into

and gently knocked. There was no response, so she cracked open the door and peeked through

Horrified, she flung

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