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

slipped from her hand and fell onto the floor with a dull

and slowly ascended the stairs. Every step seerned heavy to

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

sank

what to sign. She was more so

Both said nothing for

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

expression, as though he missed her sign language.

want to visit Mrs.

turned and descended the stairs, refusing any communication with her. “You’re

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

Lewis and returned to her bedroom

her bag,

standing there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking

“The hospital.”

her chin. He said

fury. Josephine looked at them, and dread filled her

hand and

as I say. Now, stay at home!”

Josephine’s chin and said, “Don’t

regain her balance, the door abruptly shut, and

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

locked her in

against the door, slowly sliding to the floor. The more he forbade her from going, the more uneasy she felt.

to confirm her belief, but Lewis stopped

her head, forcing herself to think less about it. She told herself it had to

message was

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

on the

heard a loud

The ashtray was on the floor, cigarette butts littering all over.

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

the kitchen door.

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

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

Dr. Halliday saw his intent to kill in

doctor recoiled and nodded

mansion. In the car, he

men over to stand

Phineas didn’t know what happened. He could only

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