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

her hand and fell onto the

seemed forever, Josephine rose from the sofa and slowly ascended the stairs. Every step

approached Lewis and looked into his indifferent eyes. Many times, she had thought that nothing in this world

sank further.

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

mid-air. Both said nothing for a

while, Josephine held back her tears and mustered the courage to sign, “I want to go to the hospital.”

though he missed

gestured again, “I want to visit Mrs.

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

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

returned to her bedroom in

changed her clothes, brought her bag, and was ready to

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

“The

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

fury. Josephine looked at them, and

hand and gestured,

to do as I say. Now, stay at home!”

aggressively released Josephine’s chin and said,

regain her

twisted the doorknob, but the door wouldn’t

her

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

believe the message, so she wanted to

about it. She told herself it

that message was fake.

At that moment, he dared not step forward because he was worried he might be caught in the crossfire.

and started smoking on the sofa, one cigarette

heard a loud smash from

cigarette butts littering all over. Fruits were scattered, and

Halliday gulped. He was not sure of the

the kitchen door.

open, and Dr. Halliday’s hair stood

a close watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces

saw

and nodded

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

a few men over

He could only follow the instructions given.

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