What Separates Me and You

Chapter 186 That Mute Can’t Stay

Josephine was unusually composed after listening to Dr. Halliday, seemingly at peace with her peculiar condition.

She looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

“Have you lost a lot of memory recently?”

Josephine furrowed her brows, puzzled. She contemplated, but how could she know what she had forgotten when it was already not part of her memory?

Dr. Halliday said, “I’ve been researching your condition lately. The onset symptom of your condition is absent-mindedness, which means you’ll easily forget recent events. However, it won’t cause you too much inconvenience because you’ll eventually recall those memories. One day, if you encounter a stranger that recognizes you but not you of him, that may indicate your condition has worsened. Therefore, you must take your medication consistently. It would be best if the above scenario never happened; it’s not as severe if you only forget things and not people.”

Josephine nodded in acknowledgment.

Dr. Halliday smiled resignedly and continued, “You may remember my words now, but there’s no telling if you can still recall them when the morning comes. Well, that doesn’t matter. You must remind yourself to take your medication, that’s all.”

Josephine nodded and pointed at her messenger bag.

After a brief pause, Dr. Halliday stood and took the bag for her. “Is this what you want?”

Josephine opened her bag and took out a notebook the size of her palm. She flipped it for Dr. Halliday to skim.

She wanted to tell Dr. Halliday that she didn’t forget her medication; she just didn’t have the chance to take it these two days.

Dr. Halliday saw the notebook’s content and nodded, gratified. He remarked, “That’s good. You write down whatever’s important and bring it wherever you go, having access to it all the time. You did great.”

He sounded like he was coaxing a child. Josephine’s lips curled resignedly.

She looked like she had a sudden realization and flipped open the notebook to write, “Where’s Lewis?”

Dr. Halliday froze and stuttered, “H-He went out after answering a call.”

Josephine was unperturbed. She nodded and stashed her notebook away.

Dr. Halliday saw he was not needed here anymore, so he stood and said, “Have a good rest,

the living room. Text or call if you need me, and I’ll be here in a jiffy.”

him an appreciative glance.

bed. She had slept enough. So, she stared at the ceiling in a daze.

returned to

Nancy glowered as she coldly

the sofa, sat, and lit a

his pompous demeanor. “Lewis, how is it

smoking. The wispy smoke blurred his features. “I found a lawyer.”

simmered down a little. “What’s the probability?”

“100 percent.”

“That’s great. Get her out of there as soon

“Of getting her a lifelong sentence.”

fury as she looked toward him. “What do you mean? To send your

said indifferently, “Do you think it’s child’s play? Why don’t

If I can do it, what do

more than capable when you forced Josephine into signing the divorce

She looked discomfited, her

me? Aren’t you the one who wanted the divorce? Aren’t you the one who brought her the

his fingers, he was deep

coffee table.

you’re turning on me

on his faint smirk as he looked up at Nancy. “Why do you need me when you’re

expression shifted unpredictably. After a while,

anger, regaining her

just cast her aside. Look, I only have the two of you. Both of you are my closest family, related

question

into someone’s cup. Then, he reached for the jug and

as he doused the cigarette butt.

a chance to drag me down. Do you really think it’s that simple to

about the

can be alleviated into incarceration, which in turn makes reducing her sentence possible. Don’t you