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 the

the sofa and slowly ascended the stairs.

his indifferent eyes. Many times, she

heart sank

but didn’t know what to sign. She

Both

and mustered the courage

though he missed

want

stairs, refusing any communication

She couldn’t help but recall the message, and anger

Lewis and returned to her

her clothes, brought her bag, and was

standing there. He was leaning against

“The

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

eyes were blazing with fury. Josephine looked at them,

her hand

You are to do as I say. Now,

chin and

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

twisted the doorknob, but the door

locked her in again.

door, slowly sliding to the floor. The more he forbade her

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

head, forcing herself to think less about it. She told herself it had to be a

message was fake.

not step forward because he was worried he might be caught in the

on the sofa, one cigarette after

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

peeked and saw a mess on the floor. The ashtray was on the floor, cigarette butts littering all over.

was not sure of the

the kitchen door.

the kitchen door was flung open, and Dr. Halliday’s hair stood on end.

on her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed the dogs if she takes one step out of

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

doctor recoiled and

mansion. In the car,

few men over to stand guard.”

Phineas didn’t know what happened. He

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