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

so she leaned her head on her table

ringtone woke her

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

looked at the time. It was 5.30 pmn.

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

she was there, she could drop by and visit Mrs. Jinkins. It had

at the hospital as the doctor

because she couldn’t speak. She looked through Josephine’s medical records, and

and wrote down a referral for Josephine to get some examinations done before they discussed it further.

the report with a solemn

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

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

and make sure to come for your follow-ups regularly. Take your medicine as prescribed if you don’t want to develop cancer.

frequent to feel shy. Although it was embarrassing to

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

were many patients in need of infusion that night, but most

an infusion while her boyfriend sat beside her,

lips together and averted her

a text from Quintin. Josephine read it.

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

after this, or they’ll get themselves

had

not to reply.

and returned to the

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

not provoke Lewis again.

phone screen, and

and gently knocked. There was no response, so she cracked open the door and peeked

the bed was empty. Horrified, she flung open the

wild-what could have happened