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

head. She didn’t.

won’t keep anything I said in mind anyway. You’ll

She reached out to tug his sleeves,

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

by bit, and she found

would occasionally be

but there was

didn’t want this to

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

communicate with her. He opened the door, got out,

tears rolling down her cheeks. She wiped her tears and hurriedly got out of the car. She

she sat on

where she put

before getting up and starting her search

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

saw a pile of

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

helplessly as she felt a lump in her throat-she had forgotten who

out of the bathroom, he heard Josephine

room and saw Josephine sitting on the floor, hugging

used to cry like this if Daphne spoiled her favorite toy.

the light. Eyes teary, Josephine looked up and saw Lewis standing before her

bathrobe and looked down at

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

slender hand grabbed the

react, Lewis snatched the box away and hurled it aside. The box fell to the floor

of wind blew in, mercilessly sweeping the paper

at the scene. Her mind was

up, but Lewis abruptly grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.

could see the fury in

being with me the reason you suffer so miserably?” Lewis stared into her teary eyes, and

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