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

in the afternoon, so she leaned her head

phone’s notification ringtone

message from Lewis. He asked her to go

looked at the time. It was 5.30

things and clocked off. Then, she hailed a cab

was running short on painkiller pills. While she was there, she could drop by and visit Mrs. Jinkins. It had been a while since she

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

she couldn’t speak. She looked through

referral for Josephine

doctor read the report with a solemn face.

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

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

doctor 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 activities, and please

too frequent to feel shy. Although it

infusion room. Familiar with the procedures, she handed over the referral form and stood in

night, but most came with companions. She was the only one waiting

while her boyfriend

pressed her lips together and averted

text from Quintin.

The text came with a photo showing Sierra and Lewis attending a gathering arm in arm.

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. I’ll give you two

out for them after this, or they’ll get themselves pregnant

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

decided not to reply.

went on for some time and returned to the

too close to him, afraid that Lewis would lose

not

phone screen,

Jinkin’s ward and gently knocked. There was no response, so she

empty. Horrified, she flung open the door.

wild-what could have happened to Mrs. Jinkins when she was absent? Was