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 responded.

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

what seemed forever, Josephine rose from the sofa and slowly

into his indifferent eyes. Many times, she

sank further.

what to sign. She was more so afraid

her hands froze mid-air. Both said

back her tears and mustered the courage to

as though he

want to visit Mrs. Jinkins.”

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

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

with Lewis and returned

changed her clothes, brought her bag,

find Lewis standing there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way. “Where

“The hospital.”

chin. He said in a low voice, “I said you’re not

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

raised her hand

reason. You are to do as I say. Now, stay

he aggressively released Josephine’s chin and

few steps back. Before she could regain her balance, the door abruptly shut, and

twisted the doorknob, but the door wouldn’t open, no matter

her

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

so she wanted to confirm her belief,

forcing herself to think less about

message

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

on

Dr. Halliday eventually heard a

cigarette butts littering all

the reason behind Lewis’ outburst. He

the kitchen door.

and Dr.

close watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed the dogs if she takes one step out of this

him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent to kill in

and

response, Lewis left the mansion. In the

over to

happened. He could only follow

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