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 responded.

fell onto the floor with a dull

seemed forever, Josephine rose from the sofa and slowly ascended

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

sank

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

mid-air. Both said nothing

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

wore no expression, as though he missed her

again, “I want

descended the stairs, refusing any

but recall the

stopped communicating with Lewis and returned to her bedroom

changed her clothes, brought her bag,

leaning against the doorframe, blocking her

“The

as he grabbed her chin. He said in a low voice, “I said

blazing with fury. Josephine looked at them, and dread filled her heart.

her hand and

You are to do as I say.

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

staggered a few steps back. Before she could regain her balance, the

but the door wouldn’t open,

her in

slowly sliding to the floor. The more he forbade her from going, the more uneasy

didn’t believe the message, so she wanted to confirm her

think less about it. She told

that message was

the corner and witnessed everything. At that moment, he dared not step forward because he

smoking on the

Halliday eventually heard a loud smash from

on the floor. The ashtray was on the floor, cigarette butts littering all over. Fruits were scattered, and the

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

the kitchen door.

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

close watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed the dogs if she

him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent to kill

doctor recoiled and nodded

the mansion.

few men over

Phineas didn’t know what happened. He could only follow

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