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

shook her head. She didn’t. She truly

won’t keep anything I said in mind anyway. You’ll only

She reached out to tug his sleeves, but he

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

him her memory was dwindling bit by bit, and she

dear would occasionally be gone from

herself, but there was

this to

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

the

tears and hurriedly got out of the car. She ran into the storage room

on the

had forgotten where she

for a while before getting up and starting her

it to the door and peered inside using the light

saw a pile

identify the words. But it was too difficult for her to

she felt a lump in

came out of the

sitting on

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

shadow blocked the light. Eyes teary, Josephine looked up and saw Lewis standing before her

and looked down at her

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

slender hand grabbed

was stunned. Before she could react, Lewis snatched the box away and hurled it aside.

wind blew in, mercilessly sweeping the paper remnants

at the scene. Her mind was

pick them up, but Lewis abruptly grabbed her wrist

could see the fury

into her teary eyes, and his temper flared as he asked,

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