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

her hand and fell onto the floor with a

from the sofa and slowly ascended the stairs. Every

eyes. Many times, she had thought that nothing in this world

heart sank

sign. She was more so afraid of the words

hands froze mid-air. Both said

a long while, Josephine held back her tears and mustered the courage to sign, “I want to

wore no expression, as though

“I want to visit Mrs.

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

help but recall the message,

and returned to her bedroom in a

her clothes, brought her bag, and was ready to leave.

opened the door to find Lewis standing there. He was leaning against

gestured, “The

gaze 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?”

were blazing with fury. Josephine looked

her hand and gestured,

are to do as I say. Now, stay at

released Josephine’s chin

Before she could regain her balance, the door

the door wouldn’t open,

her

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

she wanted to confirm her belief, but

about

message was

that moment, he dared not step forward because he

started smoking on the

in the kitchen, Dr. Halliday eventually heard a

the floor, cigarette butts littering all over. Fruits were scattered, and

of the reason behind Lewis’ outburst. He

the kitchen door.

and

said, “Keep a close watch on her. I’ll

wasn’t purely threatening him; Dr. Halliday saw his

recoiled and nodded

Lewis left the mansion. In the car, he

a few men over to stand guard.”

He could

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