What Separates Me and You

Chapter 174

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?”

me telling you you didn’t have to pay heed to anyone

She didn’t.

keep anything I said in mind anyway. You’ll only remember what

out to tug his

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

was dwindling bit by bit, and she found it more difficult to

occasionally be gone from her memory only to

there was nothing she could do.

this to happen.

concern for him. It was deeply engraved in her. Even if she

the door, got out, and entered the house.

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

sat on the floor,

had forgotten where she put

the floor for a while before getting up and starting her search again. Finally,

and peered inside using the light filtering in from outside.

a pile of

of paper, struggling to identify the

felt a lump in her throat-she had forgotten

Lewis came out of the bathroom, he

Josephine sitting on the

if Daphne spoiled her favorite toy. She would hug the ruined doll and weep miserably.

Eyes teary, Josephine looked up and saw

looked down at her with his arms

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

slender hand grabbed

stunned. Before she could react, Lewis snatched the box away and hurled it aside. The box fell to the floor with a thud,

blew in, mercilessly sweeping the paper remnants into a chaotic frenzy, scattering them

Her mind was blank as she didn’t know how

them up, but Lewis abruptly grabbed her

see the fury in his eyes.

with me the reason you suffer so miserably?” Lewis stared into her teary eyes, and his temper flared as he asked, “Do

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