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.

proof, and

and fell onto the floor with a dull

and slowly ascended the stairs. Every step

approached Lewis and looked into his indifferent eyes. Many times, she had thought that nothing in this

heart sank

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

mid-air. Both said nothing for a while.

while, Josephine held back her tears and mustered the courage to sign, “I want to go to the hospital.”

wore no expression, as though he missed her

gestured again, “I want

refusing any communication with her. “You’re

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

stopped communicating with Lewis and returned to

her clothes, brought her bag, and

there. He was leaning against the doorframe,

“The hospital.”

degrees cooler as he grabbed her chin. He said in a low voice, “I said you’re not allowed to-did you hear

fury. Josephine looked at them, and

raised her hand and

to do as I say. Now, stay at home!”

he aggressively released Josephine’s chin and

a few steps back. Before she could regain her balance, the

the door wouldn’t open, no matter how.

her in

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

didn’t believe the message, so she wanted to confirm

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

that message

dared not step forward because he was worried he might be

on the sofa, one cigarette after another.

Dr. Halliday eventually heard a loud smash from the

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

of the reason behind

the kitchen door.

open, and Dr. Halliday’s hair stood on

on her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed the dogs if she takes one step out of this mansion.”

him; Dr. Halliday saw his

recoiled and nodded vigorously.

getting his response, Lewis left the mansion. In

few men over to stand

Phineas didn’t know what happened. He could only

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