What Separates Me and You

Chapter 190

Chapter 190 Let Her Die If That’s Her Wish

“What’s going on?” asked Conrad intuitively. He regretted it instantly.

His question made him seem dense and incompetent.

Lewis asked, “Conrad, what have you learned all these years working under me? Bootlicking?”

Conrad paused before answering, “Sorry, sir. It’s my fault. I’m too slow and didn’t

sooner.”

get

it

“I’m hanging up.” Lewis ceased speaking. He kept his phone and leaned against the railing lazily, smoking as he contemplated.

Josephine looked up and saw him smoking while leaning against the railing.

He looked troubled.

Josephine’s phone rang. She picked it up.

It was a message from an unknown number saying, “Mary Jinkins is dead.”

It was a short sentence, but it struck Josephine like lightning. She froze on the spot, forgetting

to respond.

A surge of dread overwhelmed her. She felt her blood rushing in the same direction, leaving her hands and feet numb, and she felt like they didn’t belong to her anymore.

Josephine stared at the four words. Her mind was blank. Her first thought was the message

was from a scammer.

This message was a trick from a scammer.

It must be Seth. Seth loved nothing more than deceiving her.

Nevertheless, she couldn’t stop her tears from falling.

She turned and looked at the man standing above her. With her blurred vision, she saw the man lowering his eyes to look at her.

Their gazes met and stirred up an array of emotions between them.

wanted proof, and he responded.

slipped from her hand and fell onto the floor with a dull thud.

and slowly ascended the stairs. Every

and looked into his indifferent eyes. Many times, she had thought that nothing in this

heart sank

sign. She was more so afraid of the words he

hands froze mid-air. Both said

a long while, Josephine held back her tears and mustered the courage to sign, “I want to go

as though he missed

gestured again, “I want

descended the stairs, refusing any communication with her.

She couldn’t help but recall the message, and anger brewed

returned to her bedroom in a fury.

bag, and was ready to leave.

there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way.

gestured, “The hospital.”

cooler as he grabbed her chin. He said in a low voice, “I said

Josephine looked at them, and dread

her hand and

You are to do as I say. Now, stay

aggressively released Josephine’s chin and said, “Don’t

could regain her

doorknob, but the door wouldn’t

locked her in again.

bag and leaned against the door, slowly sliding to the floor. The more he forbade her from going, the more

believe the message, so she wanted to

herself to think less about it.

message was fake.

witnessed everything. At that moment, he dared not step forward

and started smoking on the sofa, one cigarette after

Dr. Halliday eventually heard

floor, cigarette butts littering all over. Fruits were scattered, and the plate

of the reason behind Lewis’ outburst.

the kitchen door.

the kitchen door was flung open, and

the doorway. He stared at Dr. Halliday and said, “Keep a close watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces

saw his intent to kill

and nodded

getting his response, Lewis left the mansion. In the

few men over to

happened. He could only follow the instructions

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