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.

wanted proof, and he

phone slipped from her hand and fell onto the floor with a

rose from the sofa and slowly ascended

she had thought

heart sank

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

froze mid-air. Both said nothing for

mustered the courage

expression, as though he missed her

gestured again, “I want to visit Mrs.

the stairs, refusing any communication with her.

help but recall the message, and anger

with Lewis and returned to her bedroom in

bag, and was ready

Lewis standing there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way.

“The hospital.”

said in a low

fury. Josephine looked at them, and dread filled her heart.

hand

no reason. You are to do as I say. Now, stay at

released Josephine’s chin and said, “Don’t compel me.”

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

door wouldn’t open, no matter

locked her in again.

sliding to the floor. The more he forbade her from going, the

so she wanted to

herself to think less about it.

that message

everything. At that moment, he dared not step forward because he was worried he might

downstairs and started smoking on the sofa, one

eventually heard a loud smash from the living room.

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

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

the kitchen door.

flung open, and Dr. Halliday’s hair

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

purely threatening him; Dr. Halliday saw

recoiled and

getting his response, Lewis left the mansion. In the

few men over to

know what happened. He could only follow the

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