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.

phone slipped from her hand and fell onto the floor with

seemed forever, Josephine rose from the sofa and slowly ascended the stairs. Every

she had thought that

heart sank further.

what to sign. She was

mid-air. Both said nothing for a while.

while, Josephine held back her tears and mustered the

expression, as though he missed her sign

gestured again, “I want to visit Mrs.

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

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

returned to her bedroom in a fury.

clothes, brought her bag, and was ready to leave.

door to find Lewis standing there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way. “Where are you going?”

gestured, “The

her chin. He said in a low voice, “I

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

raised her hand and gestured,

do as I say. Now, stay

he aggressively released Josephine’s chin and said,

staggered a few steps back. Before she could regain her balance, the door abruptly shut, and she was locked in.

but the door

had locked her

the door, slowly sliding to the floor. The more

she wanted to confirm

forcing herself to think less about

that message was fake.

witnessed everything. At that moment, he dared not step

came downstairs and started smoking on

Dr. Halliday eventually heard a loud smash from the living room.

cigarette butts littering all

He was not sure of the reason behind Lewis’

the kitchen door.

the kitchen door was flung open, and

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

wasn’t purely threatening him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent to kill

doctor recoiled and nodded

his response, Lewis left the mansion. In the car, he

few men over

didn’t know what happened. He

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