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

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

looked into his indifferent eyes. Many times, she had thought that nothing in this world could possibly interest

heart sank further.

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

Both said nothing for a while.

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

wore no expression, as though he missed her

“I want to visit Mrs. Jinkins.”

descended the stairs, refusing any communication with her. “You’re not allowed to.”

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

communicating with Lewis and returned

bag, and was ready to

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

gestured, “The hospital.”

he grabbed her chin. He said in

blazing with fury. Josephine looked at them, and dread filled her

her hand

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

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

steps back. Before she could regain her balance, the

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

her in

the floor.

message, so she wanted to confirm her belief, but Lewis stopped her.

herself to think less about it.

message was

everything. At that moment, he dared not step forward because he was worried he might be caught in the

started smoking on the

in the kitchen, Dr. Halliday eventually heard

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

not sure of the reason

the kitchen door.

and Dr. Halliday’s

said, “Keep a close 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

and

getting his response, Lewis left the mansion.

few men over

didn’t know what happened. He could

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