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 responded.

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

the sofa and slowly ascended the stairs. Every step

times, she

heart sank further.

her hands but didn’t know what to sign. She was more so

Both said nothing for a while.

Josephine held back her tears and mustered the courage

no expression, as though

want to visit

the stairs, refusing any communication with her. “You’re not allowed

help but recall the message,

Lewis and returned to her

brought her bag, and was ready

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

“The hospital.”

grabbed her chin. He said in a low voice, “I said you’re not allowed to-did you

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

hand and

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

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

a few steps back. Before she could regain her balance, the door abruptly shut, and she was locked

doorknob, but the door wouldn’t

her

floor. The more he forbade

to confirm

less about it. She told herself it had to be

message was fake.

that moment, he dared not step forward because he was worried he

and started smoking on the sofa, one cigarette after

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

the floor, cigarette butts

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

the kitchen door.

flung open, and Dr. Halliday’s

Dr. Halliday and said, “Keep a close watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed the dogs if she takes one step out of

threatening him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent to kill

recoiled and

Lewis left the mansion. In the car, he

over to stand guard.”

know what happened. He could only follow the

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