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

She didn’t.

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

reached out to tug

words deliberately. She just couldn’t remember, She had

wanted to tell him her memory was dwindling bit by bit, and she found it more difficult to remember those little things as days went

memories she held dear would occasionally be gone

hated herself, but there was nothing

want this

him. It was deeply engraved in her. Even if she forgot everything, she would still love him

He opened the door, got out, and

mirror, 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 the

sat on the floor, exhausted.

forgotten where she put her

and starting her search

door and peered inside

pile of torn-up

fluttered as she picked up the pieces of paper, struggling to identify the words. But it was too difficult for her to make

a lump in her throat-she had forgotten who tore

Lewis came out of the bathroom, he heard

room and saw Josephine sitting on the floor,

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

looked up and saw Lewis standing before her

and looked down at her with his

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

hand grabbed the

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

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

Her mind was

to pick them up, but Lewis abruptly grabbed her wrist and pulled

the fury in his

her teary eyes, and his

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