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.

and he responded.

hand and fell onto the floor

the sofa and slowly ascended the stairs. Every step seerned heavy to

Many times, she had thought that nothing in this

sank further.

but didn’t know what to sign. She was

froze mid-air. Both said nothing for a while.

her tears and mustered the courage to sign, “I want

wore no expression, as though

again, “I want

refusing any communication with her. “You’re not allowed

again. She couldn’t help but

stopped communicating with Lewis and returned to her bedroom in a fury.

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

the door to find Lewis standing there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way. “Where are you

gestured, “The hospital.”

few degrees cooler as he grabbed her chin. He said in

with fury. Josephine looked

hand and gestured, “Why?”

as I say. Now, stay at

Josephine’s chin and said, “Don’t

steps back. Before she could regain her

doorknob, but the door wouldn’t open, no matter

had locked her in

slowly sliding to the floor. The more he forbade

so she wanted to confirm her belief,

her head, forcing herself to think less about it. She told herself it had to

message was

everything. At that moment, he dared not step forward because he was worried he might

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

heard a loud smash from the living room.

peeked and saw a mess on the floor. The ashtray was on the floor, cigarette butts littering all over. Fruits were scattered, and the plate was also

not sure of the reason behind Lewis’ outburst. He

the kitchen door.

door was flung open, and Dr. Halliday’s

her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed the dogs if she takes

threatening him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent

doctor recoiled and

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

few men over to stand guard.”

didn’t know what happened. He could only

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