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

her head. She didn’t. She truly forgot.

self-depreciatingly. “Well, you won’t keep anything I said in mind anyway. You’ll only remember what

eyes teared up. She reached out to tug

forget his words deliberately. She just couldn’t remember, She had forgotten so many things.

bit by bit, and she found it more difficult to remember those

dear would occasionally be gone from her memory only to reemerge

there was nothing she

this to happen.

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

to communicate with her. He opened the door, got

mirror, tears rolling down her cheeks. She wiped her tears and hurriedly got out of the car. She ran into

on

forgotten where she

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

door and peered inside using the

a pile

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

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

out of the bathroom, he heard

room and saw Josephine sitting on the floor, hugging the box and

Daphne spoiled her favorite toy. She would hug the

the light. Eyes teary, Josephine looked up and saw

down at her with

hers. She

slender hand grabbed the

hurled it aside. The box fell to the floor with a

sweeping the paper remnants into a chaotic frenzy, scattering

Her mind was blank

but Lewis abruptly grabbed her wrist and pulled

see the fury in his

suffer so miserably?” Lewis stared into her teary eyes, and

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