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

and fell onto the floor with a dull thud.

from the sofa and slowly ascended the stairs. Every

approached Lewis and looked into his indifferent eyes. Many times, she had

heart sank

what to sign. She was

hands froze mid-air. Both said nothing for a while.

Josephine held back her tears and mustered the courage to sign,

though he

want to

turned and descended the stairs, refusing any communication

but

returned to her bedroom

her clothes, brought her bag, and was ready

door to find Lewis standing there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her

gestured, “The hospital.”

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

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

hand and

are to do as I say. Now,

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

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

doorknob, but the door wouldn’t open,

her in again.

and leaned against the door, slowly sliding to the floor. The

the message, so she wanted to confirm her

about it. She told herself it

that message was fake.

he dared not step forward because he was worried

came downstairs and started smoking on the sofa,

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

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

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

the kitchen door.

kitchen door was flung open, and Dr. Halliday’s hair

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

saw his intent to kill in his eyes.

recoiled and nodded vigorously.

his response, Lewis left the mansion. In the car, he phoned Phineas.

few men over

know what happened. He could only follow the instructions

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