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

from her hand and fell onto the floor with a dull thud.

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

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

sank

but didn’t know what to sign. She

her hands froze mid-air. Both said nothing

held back her tears and mustered the courage to sign,

wore no expression, as though he missed her

want to visit

the stairs, refusing any communication with her.

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

and returned to her bedroom

changed her clothes, brought her bag, and

there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her

“The

grew a few degrees cooler as he grabbed her chin. He said in a low voice, “I said you’re not allowed to-did you hear me?”

blazing with fury. Josephine looked at them, and dread

her hand and gestured,

You are to do as I say. Now, stay

chin and said,

regain her balance, the door abruptly shut, and

door

her in

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

the message, so she wanted to confirm her belief, but Lewis stopped her.

to think less about it. She told herself it

message was

not step forward

downstairs and started smoking on the sofa, one

Dr. Halliday eventually heard a loud smash from the living room.

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

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

the kitchen door.

kitchen door was flung open, and Dr.

a close watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed the dogs if she takes one step out of this mansion.”

wasn’t purely threatening him; Dr. Halliday saw

and

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

over to stand guard.”

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

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