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

head. She didn’t. She truly

“Well, you won’t keep anything I said in mind anyway. You’ll only remember what others say.”

reached out to tug

his words deliberately. She just

tell him her memory was dwindling bit by bit, and she found it more

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

herself, but there was nothing

want this to

deeply engraved in her. Even if she forgot

opened the door, got out, and entered the house.

her cheeks. She wiped her tears and hurriedly got out of the car. She ran into the storage room and rummaged

she sat on the floor, exhausted.

had forgotten where she put

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

and peered inside using the light filtering in from outside.

pile

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

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

out of the bathroom, he heard Josephine

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

Daphne spoiled her favorite toy. She would

Josephine looked up and

looked down at her with his

lowered hers. She got up to

a slender hand

could 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 into a chaotic frenzy, scattering them far

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

pick them up, but Lewis abruptly grabbed her wrist and

see the fury in

Lewis stared into her teary eyes, and his

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