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 he

her hand and fell onto

what seemed forever, Josephine rose from the sofa and slowly ascended the stairs. Every step seerned heavy

she had thought

heart sank further.

didn’t know what to sign. She was

hands froze mid-air. Both

a long while, Josephine held back her tears and mustered the courage to sign, “I want to go to

as though

want

turned and descended the stairs, refusing any

couldn’t help but recall the message, and anger

and returned to

clothes, brought her bag,

opened the door to find Lewis standing there. He was leaning

“The

as he grabbed her chin. He said in a low voice, “I said

eyes were blazing with fury. Josephine looked

hand and

to do as I

he aggressively released Josephine’s chin and said,

could regain her balance, the door abruptly

twisted the doorknob, but the door wouldn’t open,

her in

floor. The more he forbade her from going, the more uneasy she

didn’t believe the message, so she wanted to confirm her

herself to think less about it. She told herself it had to

that message

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

downstairs and started smoking on the

in the kitchen, Dr. Halliday eventually heard a loud smash

The ashtray was on the floor, cigarette butts littering all over. Fruits were scattered,

was not sure of the reason behind Lewis’ outburst.

the kitchen door.

was flung open, and

at the doorway. He stared at Dr. Halliday and said, “Keep a close watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed the dogs if she takes one

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

and nodded

mansion. In

a few men over to stand

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

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