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.

and fell onto the floor with a dull

forever, Josephine rose from the sofa and slowly

his indifferent eyes. Many times, she had thought that nothing in this world could possibly interest

sank further.

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

mid-air. Both said nothing

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

though

again, “I want to visit

any communication with

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

with Lewis and returned to her bedroom

her clothes, brought her bag, and was ready to

He was leaning

gestured, “The

grew a few degrees cooler as he grabbed her chin. He said in a low voice, “I said you’re not allowed

fury. Josephine looked at them, and dread filled her

her hand and gestured, “Why?”

to do as I say. Now, stay at

he aggressively released Josephine’s chin and

Before she could regain her balance,

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

locked her

to the floor. The more he forbade her from

she wanted to

forcing herself to think less about it. She told herself it

message was fake.

he dared not step forward because he was worried he might be caught

smoking on

kitchen, Dr. Halliday eventually heard a loud smash

a mess on the floor. The ashtray was on the floor, cigarette butts

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

the kitchen door.

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

doorway. He stared at Dr. Halliday and said, “Keep a close watch on her. I’ll cut you

saw his

doctor recoiled and nodded vigorously.

mansion.

over to

He

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