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.

proof, and he

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

forever, Josephine rose from the sofa and slowly ascended the stairs. Every step seerned heavy to her.

into his indifferent eyes. Many times, she had thought that nothing in

heart sank further.

to sign. She was more so afraid of the words he

Both said nothing for

Josephine held back her tears and mustered the

as though he missed her

want to visit Mrs.

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

started falling again. She couldn’t help but recall the

stopped communicating with Lewis and returned to her bedroom

brought her bag, and was

leaning against the doorframe, blocking

“The

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

were blazing with fury. Josephine looked at them, and

raised her hand

You are to do as

Josephine’s chin and said, “Don’t

could regain her balance, the door abruptly shut,

twisted the doorknob, but the door wouldn’t open,

had locked her in again.

sliding to the floor. The more

the message, so she wanted to

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

that message

not step forward because he was worried he might

on the sofa, one cigarette after

heard a loud smash from the living room.

and saw a mess on the floor. The ashtray was on the floor, cigarette

not sure of the reason behind

the kitchen door.

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

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

Halliday saw his intent to kill in his eyes.

and nodded vigorously.

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

over to stand

didn’t know what happened. He could only follow the instructions given.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255