Chapter 174 You Were Too Rash

Josephine was stunned. Then, she immediately opened the door, hopped in, and put on her

seatbelts.

Lewis didn’t say anything as he reversed the car.

The rain had stopped, but the weather was still depressing. Josephine’s hands and feet were icy and numb after being in the hotel all night.

The window was open. The breeze brought along a faint hint of alcohol.

Josephine was worried. Lewis drank alcohol, yet he was driving.

She dared not utter a sound. She glanced at him and looked elsewhere, the breeze slapping against her face.

Josephine slowly inched her finger toward the control and closed the window, keeping the frosty air out.

They reached Styx Mansion. After he parked the car, Josephine reached out and tugged his sleeve.

Lewis looked at her silently, but Josephine could feel the cold air he emitted.

She signed, “Do you want to bathe? I’ll get the bath ready.”

Lewis didn’t reply. He looked away from her and pulled out a cigarette. Then, emotionlessly, he asked, “You’d listen to everyone else except for me, huh?”

Josephine paused. She shook her head and tried to sign, but he wasn’t looking at her.

She stared at his side profile-he was upset. She opened her mouth and struggled to say, “I…w -was…worried…”

He listened to her without a word this time, but she didn’t know if he understood.

Shortly, he finished his cigarette and threw the butt out. Then, he glanced at her.

“Do you

Conrad?”

have to pay heed to anyone else

shook her head. She

I said in mind anyway. You’ll only remember

reached out to tug his sleeves, but he

wanted to tell him she didn’t forget his words deliberately. She just couldn’t remember, She had forgotten so

bit, and she found it more difficult to remember those little things as days went

would occasionally be gone from her memory

hated herself, but there was nothing she could do.

this

in her memory was her concern for him. It was deeply

to communicate with her. He opened the

at his silhouette in the rearview mirror, tears rolling down her cheeks. She wiped her tears and

on

had forgotten where she

for a while before getting up and starting her search again. Finally, she found a box sitting

peered inside using the

saw a pile of torn-up papers.

identify the words. But it was

as she felt a lump in her

Lewis came out of the bathroom, he heard Josephine

sitting on the floor, hugging the box and crying her

were young, she used to cry like this if Daphne spoiled her favorite

Eyes teary, Josephine looked up

wore a champagne bathrobe and looked down

met his icy gaze and slowly lowered hers. She got up to put the box back

hand grabbed the

she could react, Lewis snatched the box away and hurled it

of wind blew in, mercilessly sweeping the paper

absently at the scene. Her mind was blank as she didn’t know how

intuitively wanted to pick them up, but Lewis abruptly grabbed her wrist

could see the fury in

teary eyes, and his temper flared as he asked, “Do you

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