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 and weakly sat on her chair.

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

phone’s notification ringtone woke

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

the time. It was 5.30

things and clocked off. Then, she

could drop by and visit Mrs. Jinkins.

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

Josephine well because she couldn’t speak. She looked through

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

the report with a solemn

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

a thin line and shook her head. She couldn’t even

sighed, too 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 develop cancer. Abstain from intimate

frequent to feel shy. Although it was embarrassing to hear such

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

night, but most came with companions. She

an infusion while her boyfriend sat beside her, concerned. He massaged her

pressed her lips together and averted

a text from Quintin.

again.” The text came with a photo showing Sierra and Lewis attending a gathering arm in arm. Josephine glanced at it, the

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

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

Josephine had barely typed a sentence when he fired a few more

not to reply.

on for some time and returned to

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

dared not provoke

deep breath, locked her phone screen, and put it back into her pocket.

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

have happened to Mrs. Jinkins when she was absent? Was Patrick here again?