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

her hand and fell onto

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

and looked into his indifferent eyes. Many times, she had thought that

sank

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

froze mid-air. Both

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

expression, as though he

gestured again, “I want to visit

and descended the stairs, refusing any

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

stopped communicating with Lewis and returned to her bedroom in

brought her bag, and was ready

was leaning against

gestured, “The hospital.”

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

Josephine looked at them, and

her hand and gestured, “Why?”

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

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

Before she could regain her balance, the door

doorknob, but the door

her

leaned against the door, slowly sliding to the floor. The more he forbade her from going, the more uneasy she

message, so she wanted to confirm her

her head, forcing herself to think less about it. She told

message was fake.

corner and witnessed everything. At that moment, he dared not step forward because he was worried he might be caught in the

came downstairs and started smoking on the sofa,

eventually heard a

floor, cigarette butts littering all over. Fruits were

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

the kitchen door.

was flung open, and Dr. Halliday’s hair stood on end.

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.

doctor recoiled and nodded

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

over to stand guard.”

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

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