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

fell

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

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

heart sank

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

her hands froze mid-air. Both said

her tears and mustered the

no expression, as though

gestured again, “I want to

and descended the stairs, refusing any

help but recall

Lewis and returned to her bedroom in

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

there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way. “Where

gestured, “The

a few degrees cooler as he grabbed her chin. He said in a low voice,

fury. Josephine looked

her hand and gestured, “Why?”

You are to do as I say. Now, stay

aggressively released Josephine’s chin and

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

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

had locked her

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

the message, so she wanted to confirm her

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

came downstairs and started smoking on the sofa,

heard a loud smash from the living

the floor, cigarette

was not sure of the

the kitchen door.

the kitchen door was flung open, and

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

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

doctor recoiled and nodded

response, Lewis left the mansion. In the car,

few men over to stand

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

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