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

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

she had thought that nothing in this world could possibly interest

sank further.

to sign. She was more so afraid

Both said nothing for a

the courage to sign, “I want to

as though he

again, “I want to visit Mrs.

any communication

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

communicating with Lewis and returned to her bedroom

brought her bag, and was ready to leave.

there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way.

gestured, “The hospital.”

cooler as he grabbed her chin. He said in a low

with fury. Josephine looked at

hand and gestured,

to do as I say. Now,

chin and said, “Don’t compel

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

doorknob, but the door wouldn’t open, no

had locked her

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

believe the message, so she wanted to confirm her belief, but Lewis

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

message

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

started smoking on the sofa, one

Halliday eventually heard a loud smash from

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

of the reason

the kitchen door.

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

stared at Dr. Halliday and said, “Keep a close watch on her.

saw his intent to kill in his

recoiled and nodded

the mansion. In the car, he

a few men over

know what happened. He

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