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

some water and weakly sat on her chair.

do in the afternoon, so she leaned her head on her

notification ringtone woke

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

the time.

her things and clocked off. Then, she hailed a cab and

While she was there, she could drop by and visit Mrs. Jinkins. It had been a while since she met Mrs.

as the doctor was the

speak. She looked through Josephine’s medical

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

the examination, the doctor read the report with

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

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

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

to feel shy. Although it was embarrassing to hear such advice, she didn’t blush.

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

most came with

infusion while her boyfriend sat beside her, concerned. He

pressed her lips together

from Quintin. Josephine read

I think I saw your brother again.” The text came with a photo showing Sierra and Lewis attending a gathering arm in arm. Josephine

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

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

in the one-sided conversation. Josephine had barely typed a sentence when

decided not

went on for some time and returned to the

that Lewis would lose his reasoning again and treat Quintin

not

deep breath, locked her phone screen, and

infusion was completed. Josephine came to Mrs. Jinkin’s ward and gently knocked. There was

realized the bed was empty. Horrified, she flung open

froze, her hands and feet turning cold. Her thoughts ran wild-what could have happened