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?”

have to pay

shook her head. She didn’t. She

anything I said in

teared up. She reached out to tug his sleeves, but he was indifferent.

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

him her memory was dwindling bit by bit, and she found it more difficult to remember those little things as days went

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

but there was nothing

this

was deeply engraved in her. Even if she forgot

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

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

sat on the floor, exhausted.

forgotten where she

sat on the floor for a while before getting up and starting her search

to the door and peered inside using the light filtering

saw a pile

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

box helplessly as she felt a lump in her

came out of the bathroom,

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

if Daphne spoiled her favorite toy. She would hug the ruined doll and weep miserably.

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

and looked down at her with his arms

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

hand grabbed the box.

snatched the box away and hurled it aside. The

in, mercilessly sweeping the paper remnants into a chaotic frenzy, scattering them far

scene. Her mind was blank as she

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

the fury in his eyes.

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

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