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 he

her hand and fell onto the floor with a dull

from the sofa and slowly

and looked into his indifferent eyes. Many times, she had

sank

didn’t know what to sign. She was more so afraid of the words he

hands froze mid-air. Both said

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

as though he missed her sign language.

“I want

descended the stairs, refusing any communication with her. “You’re not allowed to.”

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

returned to her bedroom in a fury.

clothes, brought her bag,

leaning against

“The hospital.”

said in a low voice, “I

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

raised her hand and

You are to do as I say. Now, stay

aggressively released Josephine’s chin and said,

her balance, the door abruptly shut, and she was locked in.

door wouldn’t

her

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 to be a

that message was

dared not step forward because he was worried he might be

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

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

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

not sure of the reason behind Lewis’ outburst. He

the kitchen door.

flung open, and Dr. Halliday’s

at Dr. 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

Dr. Halliday saw his intent to kill in his

and nodded vigorously.

his response, Lewis left the mansion. In

men over to

what happened. He could only follow

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