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.

afternoon, so she leaned her head on her table and

notification ringtone

picked up her phone and saw it was a message from Lewis. He asked her to go home first without

time. It was 5.30 pmn.

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

she could drop by and visit Mrs. Jinkins. It had been a

luck at the hospital as the doctor was the one she had previously.

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

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

the examination, the doctor read the report

but this time, it’s cervicitis. Did you take the medicine I prescribed?”

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

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.

to feel shy. Although it was embarrassing to hear such advice,

Familiar with the procedures, she

that night, but most came with companions.

infusion while her boyfriend sat beside her, concerned. He massaged her

her lips together and averted her gaze.

received a text from Quintin.

your brother again.” The text came with a photo showing Sierra and Lewis attending a gathering arm in arm. Josephine glanced at it, the ache in her heart

hope your brother didn’t tell 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 you liked claimed it too.” Another message came in right after. “But two of the dogs in

for them after this, or they’ll

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

not to

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

not provoke Lewis

breath, locked her phone screen, and put it back

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

realized the bed was empty. Horrified, she flung

could have