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 he

phone slipped from her hand and fell

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

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

heart sank further.

She was

froze mid-air. Both said nothing for a

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

as though he missed her sign language.

want

descended the stairs, refusing any

couldn’t help but

stopped communicating with Lewis and returned to her bedroom

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

find Lewis standing there. He was leaning

gestured, “The hospital.”

he grabbed her chin. He said in a low voice,

were blazing with fury. Josephine looked at them,

her hand and gestured, “Why?”

to do as I say.

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

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

twisted the doorknob, but the door

had locked her in

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

she wanted to confirm her belief, but Lewis stopped

to think less about it. She

message was fake.

lurked in the corner and witnessed everything. At that moment, he dared not step forward because he

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

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

the floor, cigarette butts littering all over. Fruits were scattered,

He was not sure of the reason behind

the kitchen door.

flung open, and Dr. Halliday’s

Halliday and said, “Keep a close watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed the dogs if she takes one step out of this

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

doctor recoiled and nodded vigorously.

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

men over to stand guard.”

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

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