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

her hand and fell onto the floor with

and slowly ascended the stairs. Every step seerned

indifferent eyes. Many times, she had thought that nothing in

heart sank

her hands but didn’t know what to sign. She

hands froze mid-air. Both said nothing

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

no expression, as though

gestured again, “I want to visit Mrs.

turned and descended the stairs, refusing any communication with her.

but recall the message, and anger brewed within.

stopped communicating with Lewis and returned to her bedroom in a

clothes, brought her bag, and

leaning against the

“The hospital.”

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

blazing with fury. Josephine looked at

raised her hand

do as I say.

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

back. Before she could regain her balance, the door abruptly shut, and she was locked in.

twisted the doorknob, but the door wouldn’t open, no matter how.

locked her

door, slowly sliding to the floor. The

wanted to confirm

herself to think less about it. She told herself it

message

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

and started smoking on

eventually heard a loud

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 quietly

the kitchen door.

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

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

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

and nodded vigorously.

response, Lewis left the mansion. In the

a few men over to

what happened. He could only follow the instructions

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