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?”

telling you you didn’t have to pay heed to anyone else besides me and

shook her head. She didn’t.

I said in mind anyway. You’ll only remember

reached out to tug his

forget his words deliberately. She just couldn’t remember, She had forgotten so

him her memory was dwindling bit by bit, and she found it more difficult

be gone from

was nothing she

didn’t want this to

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

refused to communicate with her. He opened the door, got out, and

at his silhouette in the rearview mirror, tears rolling down her cheeks. She wiped her tears and hurriedly got out of the car. She ran into the storage

on the floor, exhausted.

she put her notebook.

sat on the floor for a while before getting up and starting her search again. Finally, she found a box

it to the door and peered inside using the light filtering in

saw a pile of torn-up papers.

paper, struggling to identify the words. But it

a lump in her throat-she had forgotten who tore it

came out of the

to the storage room and saw Josephine sitting on the

she used to cry like this if Daphne spoiled her favorite toy. She would hug

teary, Josephine looked up and

bathrobe and looked down at her with

and slowly lowered hers. She got up to

a slender hand grabbed

and hurled it aside. The box fell to

sweeping the paper remnants into a chaotic frenzy,

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

wanted to pick them up, but Lewis abruptly grabbed

see the fury

so miserably?” Lewis stared into her teary

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