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?”

you didn’t have to pay heed to anyone else besides me and

She

“Well, you won’t keep anything I said in mind anyway. You’ll

eyes teared up. She reached out to tug his sleeves, but

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

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

occasionally be gone from

herself, but there was nothing she could

didn’t want this

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 love him

with her. He opened the door,

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

sat on

where she put her

floor for a while before getting up and starting her search again. Finally,

door and peered inside using the light filtering in from outside.

pile of torn-up

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

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

of the bathroom, he heard Josephine

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

if Daphne spoiled her

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

a champagne bathrobe and looked down at

hers.

slender hand

the box away and hurled it aside. The box fell

the paper remnants into a chaotic frenzy, scattering them far

scene. Her mind was blank as she didn’t

but Lewis abruptly grabbed

see the fury in

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

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