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

slipped from her hand and fell

from the sofa and slowly ascended the stairs.

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

heart sank further.

what to sign. She was more

froze mid-air. Both said nothing for

the courage to sign, “I want to go to

though he missed

gestured again, “I want to

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

She couldn’t help but recall the message, and

returned to

clothes, brought her bag, and was

find Lewis standing there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking

“The hospital.”

as he grabbed her chin. He said

fury. Josephine looked at

her hand

reason. You are to do as I say. Now, stay

chin and said, “Don’t compel

she could regain her balance, the door abruptly shut, and she

doorknob, but the door wouldn’t open, no

her

the floor. The

believe the message, so she wanted to confirm her belief, but

forcing herself to think less about it. She

message was

moment, he dared not

and started smoking on the sofa, one cigarette

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

on the floor, cigarette butts

gulped. He was not sure of the reason

the kitchen door.

door was flung open, and Dr. Halliday’s hair stood on

watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed the dogs if she takes one step out

threatening him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent to kill in his eyes.

and

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

few men over to stand guard.”

sir.” Phineas didn’t know what happened. He

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