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?”

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

She

said in mind anyway. You’ll only remember what

She reached out to tug

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

bit by bit, and she found it more

would occasionally be gone from

but there was nothing

this to happen.

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

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

wiped her tears and hurriedly got out of

sat on

forgotten where she put

sat on the floor for a while before getting up and starting her search again.

it to the door and peered inside using the light filtering

saw a pile of

struggling to identify the words.

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

Lewis came out of the bathroom, he heard Josephine

saw Josephine sitting on the floor, hugging the

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

Josephine looked up

and looked down at her with

hers. She got up to put the box back

a slender hand grabbed the box.

away and hurled it aside. The box fell to the floor with

blew in, mercilessly sweeping the paper remnants into

Her mind was blank as she didn’t know how to

up, but Lewis abruptly grabbed

see the fury in his

into her teary eyes, and his temper flared as he asked, “Do you want

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