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 the floor with a dull thud.

the sofa and slowly

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

sank further.

to sign. She was more so afraid of the words he

hands froze mid-air. Both said nothing for a while.

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

wore no expression, as though he

“I want to visit Mrs. Jinkins.”

stairs, refusing any

started falling again. She couldn’t help but recall

Lewis and returned to her bedroom in

clothes, brought her bag, and was ready

there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way.

gestured, “The hospital.”

gaze grew a few degrees cooler as he grabbed her chin. He said in a low voice, “I

blazing with fury. Josephine looked at them, and dread

her hand and gestured,

reason. You are to do as I say. Now, stay

chin

back. Before she could regain her balance, the door abruptly shut, and she was

but the door

her in

slowly sliding to the floor. The more he forbade her from going,

the message, so she wanted to confirm

about it. She told herself it had

message

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

came downstairs and started smoking on the sofa, one cigarette after another.

kitchen, Dr. Halliday eventually heard a

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

the reason behind Lewis’ outburst. He quietly

the kitchen door.

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 into pieces and feed the dogs if she takes

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

recoiled and nodded

Lewis left the mansion. In the

a few men over

sir.” Phineas didn’t know what happened. He could only follow the

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