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?”

telling you you didn’t have to pay heed to anyone

head. She didn’t. She truly

keep anything I said in mind

teared up. She reached out to tug his

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

dwindling bit by bit, and she found it more

occasionally be gone from her memory only to reemerge

was nothing she could

want this

for him. It was deeply

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

and hurriedly got out of the car. She ran

sat on the

where she put her

floor for a while before getting up and starting her

took it to the door and peered inside using the light filtering in from

saw a pile of torn-up papers.

to identify

lump in her throat-she had forgotten who

the bathroom, he heard Josephine sobbing.

room and saw Josephine sitting on the floor,

she used to cry like this if Daphne spoiled her favorite toy. She

shadow blocked the light. Eyes teary, Josephine looked up and saw

champagne bathrobe and looked down at her with his arms

and slowly lowered hers. She got up to

hand

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

sudden gust of wind blew in, mercilessly sweeping the paper remnants

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

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

the fury

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

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