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.

wanted proof, and

and fell

Josephine rose from the sofa and slowly ascended

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

heart sank

sign. She was more

hands froze mid-air. Both said nothing for

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

no expression, as though he missed

again, “I want to visit Mrs. Jinkins.”

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

help but

and returned to her bedroom in

her clothes, brought her bag,

the door to find Lewis standing there. He was leaning against the

gestured, “The hospital.”

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

looked at them, and dread filled

her hand and gestured, “Why?”

no reason. You are to do as I

aggressively released Josephine’s chin and

regain her

doorknob, but the door wouldn’t

her in

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

she wanted to confirm her belief, but Lewis stopped her.

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

that message

witnessed everything. At that moment, he dared not step forward

downstairs and started smoking on

kitchen, Dr. Halliday eventually heard a loud

was on the floor, cigarette butts littering all over. Fruits were

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

the kitchen door.

open, and Dr. Halliday’s hair stood on end.

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

him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent to kill in

recoiled and nodded

mansion. In the car, he

over to stand guard.”

happened. He could

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