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.

and

and fell onto the floor with

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

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

sank

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

Both

the courage to sign,

expression, as though he missed her sign

again, “I want to

and descended the stairs, refusing any communication with

tears started falling again. She couldn’t help but recall the message, and anger

Lewis and returned

her bag, and was ready to leave.

He was leaning

gestured, “The

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

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

hand and gestured, “Why?”

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

released Josephine’s chin and said, “Don’t compel me.”

her balance, the door abruptly shut, and she was locked in.

the doorknob, but the door

had locked her in

floor. The more he

she wanted to confirm her belief, but Lewis

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

that message was fake.

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

on the sofa, one cigarette

in the kitchen, Dr. Halliday eventually heard a loud smash

the floor, cigarette butts littering all over. Fruits were

gulped. He was not sure of the

the kitchen door.

was flung open, and

“Keep a close watch on her.

purely threatening him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent to kill in his eyes.

and nodded vigorously.

left the mansion.

a few men over to stand

sir.” Phineas didn’t know what happened. He

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