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?”

pay heed to anyone else besides

head. She didn’t. She truly

anything I said in mind anyway.

out to tug his sleeves, but he

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

dwindling bit by bit, and she found it more

dear would occasionally be gone from her memory only

was nothing

want this

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

He opened the door,

and hurriedly got out of the car. She ran into

she sat on

had forgotten where she

for a while before getting up and starting her search again. Finally, she found a box sitting in a

peered inside using the light filtering in from outside.

a pile of

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

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

Lewis came out of the

came to the storage room and saw Josephine sitting on the floor, hugging the box and crying

this if Daphne spoiled her favorite toy. She would hug the ruined

looked up

and looked down at

and slowly lowered hers. She got up to put the box

hand

hurled it

the paper remnants into a chaotic frenzy,

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

but Lewis abruptly grabbed her wrist and

the fury in his eyes.

stared into her teary eyes, and his temper flared as he asked, “Do you want a divorce?”

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