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?”

you didn’t have to pay heed

shook her head. She didn’t. She truly

keep anything I said in mind

up. She reached out to tug his sleeves, but

to tell him she didn’t forget his words deliberately. She just

wanted to tell him her memory was dwindling bit by bit, and she

the memories she held dear would occasionally be gone from her memory

but there was nothing she

want this

that remained in her memory was her concern for him. It was deeply engraved in her. Even if she forgot everything,

with her. He opened the door, got out, and entered the house.

mirror, tears rolling down her cheeks. She wiped her tears and hurriedly got out of the car. She ran into the storage room

she sat on the floor, exhausted.

forgotten where she put

before getting up and starting her search again. Finally,

peered inside using the light filtering in

a pile of

pieces of paper, struggling to identify the words. But it was too difficult for her

lump in her throat-she had

of the

on the floor, hugging the box and

if Daphne spoiled her favorite

Eyes teary, Josephine looked up and saw Lewis

champagne bathrobe and looked down at her with his

lowered hers. She got up

slender hand grabbed the box.

hurled it aside. The box fell to the floor with a thud,

the paper

was blank as she didn’t know how

pick them up, but Lewis abruptly grabbed her wrist and

the fury in

the reason you suffer so miserably?” Lewis stared into her teary

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