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.

proof, and he

her hand and fell onto the

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

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

sank further.

to sign. She was more so

froze mid-air. Both

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

wore no expression, as though he missed her sign language.

want

and descended the stairs, refusing any communication with her.

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

and returned to her bedroom in

bag, and was ready to

to find Lewis standing there. He was leaning against

gestured, “The hospital.”

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

eyes were blazing with fury. Josephine looked at them, and

raised her hand and

You are to do as I say. Now, stay at home!”

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

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

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

had locked her in

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

didn’t believe the message, so she wanted to

think less about it. She told herself it had

that message

witnessed everything. At that moment, he dared not step

and started smoking on the

Dr. Halliday eventually heard

cigarette butts littering all over. Fruits were

gulped. He was not sure of the reason behind

the kitchen door.

open, and Dr. Halliday’s hair

“Keep a close watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed the

wasn’t purely threatening him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent to

and nodded vigorously.

mansion. In the car,

over

didn’t know what happened. He could

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