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.

hand and fell onto the floor with a dull

rose from the sofa and slowly ascended the stairs. Every step seerned heavy

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

heart sank further.

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

froze mid-air. Both said nothing

long while, Josephine held back her tears and mustered the courage

wore no expression, as though he missed her sign

want to visit Mrs.

turned and descended the stairs, refusing any communication

but recall the

communicating with Lewis and returned to

her bag, and was ready

standing there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way.

“The hospital.”

her chin. He said in a low voice, “I

looked at

hand and

do as I say.

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

her balance, the

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

her in again.

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

the message, so she wanted to confirm her belief, but Lewis

to think less about it. She told herself it had to be

that message was

At that moment, he dared not step forward because he was worried he might be caught

started smoking on the sofa, one cigarette after another.

eventually heard

was on the floor, cigarette butts littering all over. Fruits were scattered, and the plate was also on the

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

the kitchen door.

and Dr. Halliday’s hair stood on

Dr. Halliday and said, “Keep a close watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed the dogs if she

wasn’t purely threatening him; Dr. Halliday saw

recoiled and

Lewis left the mansion.

men over to

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

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