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

afternoon, so she leaned her head on her table and rested.

phone’s notification ringtone woke her

saw it was a message from Lewis. He

time. It was 5.30

things and clocked off. Then, she hailed

by and visit Mrs. Jinkins. It had been a

the doctor was the one she

remembered Josephine well because she couldn’t speak. She looked through

probably gave up putting it in words and wrote down a referral for Josephine to get some

read the

having another 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

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

frequent to feel shy. Although it was

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

most came with

was undergoing an infusion while her boyfriend

her lips together and averted her

a text from Quintin. Josephine

The text came with a photo showing Sierra 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 liked claimed it too.” Another message came in right after. “But two of the dogs in my shelter

“I must watch out for them after this, or they’ll get themselves pregnant again.”

one-sided conversation. Josephine had barely

decided not

returned to the first question, “Where are you?”

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

really dared not provoke

deep breath, locked her phone screen, and put it back into her

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

the bed was empty. Horrified,

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