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

her hand and fell

the sofa and slowly ascended

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

heart sank further.

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

her hands froze mid-air. Both said nothing for

Josephine held back her tears and mustered the courage

wore no expression, as though

want

refusing any communication with her. “You’re

couldn’t help but recall the message, and anger

communicating with Lewis and returned to her

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

there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way. “Where are you

gestured, “The

gaze grew a few degrees cooler as he grabbed her chin. He said in a

looked at them, and dread

hand and gestured,

as

chin and said, “Don’t compel

back. Before she could regain her balance,

doorknob, but the door wouldn’t open,

locked her in

against the door, slowly sliding to the floor.

message, so she wanted to confirm her belief, but

think less about it. She told herself it had

message was fake.

not step forward because he was worried

started smoking on the sofa, one cigarette after

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

the floor, cigarette butts littering all over.

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

the kitchen door.

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

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

him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent to

recoiled and nodded vigorously.

his response, Lewis left the mansion. In

few men over to stand

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

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