What Separates Me and You

Chapter 171 Mr. Alvarez Might Have Overdrunk

Josephine halted. Frantically avoiding Mrs. Jinkins’ gaze, she bit her lips and shook her head.

Mrs. Jinkins had seen enough to see right through her reaction.

She took Josephine’s hand and heartfeltly said, “Josie, don’t lie to me. I won’t be at peace with myself if you’re miserable because of me.”

Josephine abruptly looked at her and waved urgently. She signed, “It’s nothing, Mrs. Jinkins. I’m fine. Don’t worry about me.”

Mrs. Jinkins looked at her thoughtfully. She couldn’t help but reach out with her withered hand and caress Josephine’s face.

Mrs. Jinkins choked back a sob as she said, “Josie, I hope I’m not a burden to you.”

Her words triggered Josephine’s urge to cry. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she tightened her grip on Mrs. Jinkins’ hands.

In fact, she was dragging Mrs. Jinkins into this.

If only Mrs. Jinkins had been more self-centered, she wouldn’t end up like this, and her son and daughter-in-law couldn’t have mistreated her to this extent.

Josephine shook her head and hugged Mrs. Jinkins.

Mrs. Jinkins radiated warmth. The feeling was unfamiliar to Josephine-she felt cozy, as though she was with family.

She had felt such warmth from Lewis’ embrace before, but she had no idea why his embrace turned cold after that, infused with someone else’s scent-it no longer belonged to her.

Josephine shut her eyes and attentively enjoyed the fleeting, precious moment. Soon, she might forget about Mrs. Jinkins, Avery, and everyone else. Eventually, she might even forget herself.

Mrs. Jinkins gently caressed her back, lulling her to sleep like she used to when Josephine was

young,

Josephine was probably exhausted; she drifted off to sleep.

It was already 2 am when she woke up.

Looking at the time on her phone, Josephine was alarmed. She sprung upright.

and watched her from aside affectionately.

start, Mrs.

wrong, Josie? Did you have nightmares?”

from visiting Mrs. Jinkins

aside and signed, “Mrs. Jinkins, I

hour. Why

leaving. She couldn’t risk

Jinkins. I’ll hail a

more. She could only urge

put on her shoes, and left the hospital.

the infusion, her belly felt much better. It was

the hospital entrance when she

it though she had no idea who would

The

this Josephine Vance?” The voice sounded familiar, but Josephine couldn’t put a face to it. person on the other end had already introduced himself, “I am Kiran Alvarez. Chairman Alvarez might have overdrunk. Do you think you can come and get him?” Kiran paused before continuing, “I’ll send you our location via text. It’s up to you whether or not you want to come. “Then, he hung up and shared their location with

the text. It seemed they were at a hotel she hadn’t frequented before. At that moment, her cab

“Oh! That’s a

hesitated momentarily before

“Alright. Hop on.”

He was the president, after all. Not everyone was like Seth; Kiran

just

at the thought of

raining every night nowadays; there would be pouring rain on some days and showers on other days. Even if the sun dazzled during the day, it would still rain at night, alternating between torrents

looked out the window at the night view flashing past, her mind flitting back

and Sierra

choose to

She massaged her aching belly and

cab arrived outside the hotel. She paid the fee and entered the hotel according to the location

and Kiran were on the sixth floor. There was a large lounge here. She could hear voices coming from

while. She took a deep breath and raised her hand to open

inside; would Lewis

the one who called her here.

she could make up her mind. Kiran walked out. He saw Josephine and said, “You’re here, Miss