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.

and

and fell onto

rose from the sofa and slowly ascended the

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

heart sank

sign. She was more so afraid of the words he might say.

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

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

expression, as though he missed her sign

“I want to

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

She couldn’t help but recall the message,

stopped communicating with Lewis and returned

her bag, and was ready

standing there. He was leaning against the doorframe,

gestured, “The hospital.”

said in a low

with fury. Josephine looked

raised her hand and

to do as I say. Now, stay at home!”

chin and said, “Don’t compel

Before she could regain her balance, the door abruptly

the door wouldn’t

had locked her in

clutched her bag and leaned against the door, slowly sliding to the floor. The more he forbade her from going,

message, so she wanted to confirm her

about it. She told herself it had to

that message was

and witnessed everything. At that moment, he dared not step

started smoking on the sofa, one cigarette after

kitchen, Dr. Halliday eventually heard a loud

The ashtray was on the floor, cigarette butts littering all

Halliday gulped. He was not sure of the reason behind Lewis’ outburst.

the kitchen door.

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

and said, “Keep a close watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed the dogs if she takes one step

wasn’t purely threatening him; Dr. Halliday saw

recoiled and nodded

the mansion. In

over to

what happened. He could only

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