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 weakly sat on

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

ringtone woke

a message from Lewis. He asked her

the time. It was 5.30

packed her things and clocked off. Then, she hailed a cab and headed for the hospital.

by and visit Mrs. Jinkins. It had been a while since she

as the doctor was the one

She looked through Josephine’s medical records, and her

up putting it in words and wrote down a referral for Josephine

doctor read the

having another inflammation, but this time, it’s cervicitis.

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

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

here too frequent to feel shy. Although it was embarrassing to hear such advice, she

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

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

undergoing an infusion while her boyfriend sat beside her, concerned. He massaged her belly for her from

lips together and averted her gaze.

received a text from Quintin. Josephine

a gathering arm in arm. Josephine glanced at it, the ache in her heart no match for the one

brother didn’t tell 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 dogs in my shelter are expecting. I’ll give you two puppies later.” That message

must watch out for them after this, or

had barely typed

decided not

some time and returned to the first

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

dared not provoke Lewis

phone screen, and put

Mrs. Jinkin’s ward and gently knocked. There

realized the bed was empty. Horrified, she flung open

thoughts ran wild-what could have happened to Mrs. Jinkins when she