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

from her hand and fell onto the floor with a

slowly ascended the stairs. Every

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

heart sank further.

what to sign. She was more so

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

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

wore no expression, as though he missed her

want

any communication

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

Lewis and returned to her

changed her clothes, brought her bag,

Lewis standing there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her

gestured, “The

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

eyes were blazing with fury. Josephine looked at them, and dread filled

raised her hand and gestured, “Why?”

no reason. You are to do as I say. Now,

aggressively released Josephine’s chin

she could regain her balance,

but the door wouldn’t open, no matter

her in

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

message, so she wanted to confirm her belief, but

forcing herself to think less about it. She told herself it had to

message was fake.

everything. At that moment, he dared not step forward because he was worried he might be caught in the crossfire.

came downstairs and started smoking on the sofa, one

eventually heard a loud smash from the living

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

was not sure of the reason

the kitchen door.

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

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

Halliday saw his intent to kill in his

recoiled and

the mansion. In the car, he phoned

over to

what happened. He could

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