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 else besides me and

her head. She didn’t.

chuckled self-depreciatingly. “Well, you won’t keep anything I said in mind anyway. You’ll only remember what others say.”

out to

tell him she didn’t forget his words deliberately.

bit by bit, and she found it more difficult to

held dear would occasionally be gone

hated herself, but there was nothing she could do.

want this to happen.

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

with her. He opened the door,

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

on

where she put her notebook.

and starting her search again. Finally, she found a box sitting

inside using the light filtering in from outside.

a pile of torn-up papers.

to identify the words. But it was too difficult for her to make out anything.

lump in her throat-she had

Lewis came out of the bathroom, he heard Josephine sobbing.

the storage room and saw Josephine sitting on the floor, hugging

this if Daphne spoiled her favorite toy.

Eyes teary, Josephine looked up and

bathrobe and looked down at her with his arms

slowly lowered hers. She got up to put the box

hand grabbed

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

gust of wind blew in, mercilessly sweeping the paper remnants into a chaotic frenzy, scattering them far

scene. Her mind was blank as she didn’t

up, but Lewis abruptly grabbed her wrist

fury in

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

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