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

subside. Then, she drank some water and

do in the afternoon, so she leaned her head

phone’s notification ringtone

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

the time. It

clocked off. Then, she hailed a cab and headed

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

luck at the hospital as the doctor was

looked

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

the examination, the doctor read the report with a solemn face.

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

was stunned. She pressed her lips into a thin line and shook her head. She couldn’t even recall

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 your medicine as prescribed if you don’t want to

here too frequent to feel shy. Although it was embarrassing to hear such advice, she didn’t

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

that night, but most came with companions. She was

girl was undergoing an infusion while her boyfriend sat beside her, concerned. He

her lips together and averted her gaze.

received a text from

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,

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

for them after this, or they’ll get

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

not to reply.

for some time and returned to the

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

really dared not

phone screen, and put it back into her pocket.

Josephine came to Mrs. Jinkin’s ward and gently knocked. There was no

bed was empty. Horrified, she flung open

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?