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,

living room. Text or call if you need me, and I’ll be here

an appreciative

So, she stared at

had returned

on the sofa, Nancy glowered as she

sofa, sat,

demeanor. “Lewis, how is it going with your sister’s case?”

blurred his features. “I found

down a little.

“100 percent.”

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

getting her

him. “What do you mean? To send your sister to prison for

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

it, what do I

more than capable when you forced Josephine

almost choked. She looked discomfited, her expression a mixture of emotions.

trying to say? Are you condemning me? Aren’t you the one who wanted the divorce? Aren’t you the one who brought her the divorce agreement? Who was the one who signed the

a cigarette between his fingers, he was deep in thought,

coffee table.

but you’re turning on me instead. I’ve raised a

looked up at Nancy. “Why do you need me when you’re pretty capable yourself?

After a while,

regaining

Is your sister. You can’t just cast her aside. Look, I only have the two of you. Both

her question with a mocking smile.

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

he doused the cigarette

is still eyeing for a chance to drag me down. Do you really think it’s that

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

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