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 chair.

the afternoon, so she leaned her head on her

notification ringtone woke her up.

up her phone and saw it was a message from Lewis. He asked

time.

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

by and visit Mrs. Jinkins.

in luck at the hospital as the doctor was

speak. She looked through Josephine’s medical records, and her

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

read the report with

inflammation, but this time, it’s cervicitis.

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

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 practice safer ways if you really can’t do so.”

been here too frequent to feel shy. Although it was embarrassing to hear such

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

infusion that night, but most came with companions. She was

undergoing an infusion while her boyfriend

together and averted her

from Quintin. Josephine read

photo showing Sierra and Lewis attending a gathering arm in arm. Josephine glanced at it, the ache

pets. The owner of that husky you liked claimed

“I must watch out for them after this, or

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

decided not

on for some time and returned to the first question,

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

really dared not provoke Lewis

her phone screen, and put it back into her

ward and gently knocked. There was no response, so

empty. Horrified,

feet turning cold. Her thoughts ran wild-what could have happened to Mrs. Jinkins when she was absent? Was