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?”

didn’t have to pay

head. She didn’t. She truly forgot.

anything I said in mind anyway. You’ll

reached out to tug his sleeves, but he

wanted to tell him she didn’t forget his words deliberately. She just couldn’t remember, She had forgotten

dwindling bit by bit, and she found it more

she held dear would occasionally be gone from her memory only to reemerge

herself, but there was

didn’t want this to

remained in her memory was her concern for him. It was deeply

communicate with her. He opened the door,

cheeks. She wiped her tears and hurriedly got out of

she sat on the

she put

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

to the door and peered inside using the light filtering

a pile of

paper, struggling to identify

hugged the box helplessly as she felt a lump in her throat-she had

came out of the

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

were young, she used to cry like this if Daphne spoiled her favorite toy. She would hug the ruined doll

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

wore a champagne bathrobe and looked down at

and slowly lowered hers. She got up to put the

hand grabbed the

react, Lewis snatched the box away and hurled it aside.

paper remnants into a chaotic frenzy,

scene. Her mind was blank as she didn’t know

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

could see the fury in his eyes.

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

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