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

from her hand and fell onto

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

Many times, she had

sank further.

to sign. She was more so afraid of the words

mid-air. Both

tears and mustered the courage to

wore no expression, as though he

want to

stairs, refusing any communication with

again. She couldn’t help but recall

and returned

brought her bag, and was ready to leave.

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

“The

gaze grew a few degrees cooler as he grabbed her chin. He said

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

raised her hand and gestured,

as I say. Now, stay at home!”

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

back. Before she could regain her balance,

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

locked her

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

wanted to confirm her belief, but Lewis stopped

less about it. She told herself it had

message

At that moment, he dared not

started smoking on the

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

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

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

the kitchen door.

was flung open, and Dr. Halliday’s hair stood on

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

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

doctor recoiled and

mansion. In the car, he phoned Phineas.

over to stand

what happened. He could only follow the instructions given.

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