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.

proof, and

and fell onto the floor with

from the sofa and slowly ascended the

his indifferent eyes. Many times, she had thought

heart sank further.

sign. She was more so afraid of the

mid-air. Both said nothing for a

mustered the courage to

expression, as though he missed

gestured again, “I want to visit Mrs. Jinkins.”

descended the stairs, refusing any communication with her.

started falling again. She couldn’t help but recall the message, and

returned to her

changed her clothes, brought her bag, and was ready to leave.

opened the door to find Lewis standing there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way.

gestured, “The

He said in a low voice, “I said you’re not allowed to-did you hear me?”

looked at them, and

hand and

reason. You are to do as I say.

chin

could regain her balance, the door abruptly shut,

doorknob, but the door wouldn’t open,

locked her in again.

the floor. The more he forbade her from going, the more uneasy she felt.

she wanted to confirm her belief, but Lewis stopped

to think less about

that message was fake.

lurked in the corner and witnessed everything. At that moment, he dared not step forward because he was worried he

and started smoking on the sofa, one cigarette after another.

kitchen, Dr. Halliday eventually heard a loud smash from the living room.

ashtray was on the floor, cigarette butts littering all over.

gulped. He was not sure of the

the kitchen door.

and Dr. Halliday’s hair stood on end.

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

him; Dr. Halliday saw

recoiled and

his response, Lewis left the mansion. In the car, he phoned Phineas.

few men over to stand

didn’t know what happened. He could only follow the instructions

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