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

so she leaned her head on her table and

ringtone woke her up.

from Lewis. He

looked at the time. It

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

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

hospital as the doctor was the one

well because she couldn’t speak. She looked through

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

doctor read the report with a solemn face.

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

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

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

Although it was embarrassing

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

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

infusion while her boyfriend sat beside her, concerned. He massaged her belly for her from time to

her lips together and averted

suddenly received a text from Quintin.

The text came with a photo showing Sierra and Lewis attending a gathering

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

out for them after this, or they’ll get

in continuously; Quintin was engrossed in the one-sided conversation. Josephine had barely

decided not

returned to the

reluctant to be too close to him, afraid that Lewis would lose his reasoning again and

really dared not

her phone screen, and put it back into

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

was empty. Horrified, she

thoughts ran wild-what could have happened to Mrs. Jinkins when she was absent? Was Patrick here again?