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,

room. Text or call if you

shot him an

slept enough. So, she stared at the ceiling in

had returned to

on the sofa, Nancy glowered as

sofa, sat, and lit

at his pompous demeanor. “Lewis, how is it going with your sister’s

was smoking. The wispy smoke blurred

simmered down a little.

“100 percent.”

out of there as soon as you

getting her a lifelong

table, springing to her feet. Her gaze was filled with fury as she looked toward him. “What do you

indifferently, “Do you think it’s child’s play? Why don’t you get it done yourself, then?”

what do I

smirk. “It seemed you’re more than capable when you forced Josephine into signing

She looked discomfited, her

Aren’t you the one who wanted the divorce? Aren’t

kept quiet. With a cigarette between his fingers, he was

coffee table.

on me instead. I’ve raised a complete ingrate!”

he looked up at Nancy. “Why do you need

shifted unpredictably. After a while, she called something to mind

her anger, regaining her

cast her aside. Look, I only have

replied to her question with a

the cigarette butt into someone’s cup. Then, he reached for the jug and gracefully poured some liquid into

a hiss as he doused the cigarette

it’s not as easy as it looks. Derek is still eyeing for a chance to drag

in prison is just about the same as giving her a death sentence, isn’t it?”

can be alleviated into incarceration, which in turn makes reducing her sentence possible.