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

hand and fell

what seemed forever, Josephine rose from the sofa and slowly ascended the stairs. Every step seerned heavy

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

sank further.

know what to sign. She was more so afraid of the words he might

her hands froze mid-air. Both said

held back her tears and mustered the courage to sign, “I want to go to the hospital.”

wore no expression, as though

want

stairs, refusing any communication

but recall the message, and

Lewis and returned to her bedroom in

brought her bag, and was ready to leave.

the door to find Lewis standing there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking

gestured, “The hospital.”

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

eyes were blazing with fury. Josephine looked at

her hand

do as I say. Now,

chin and said,

her balance,

the door wouldn’t open, no matter how.

had locked her

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

didn’t believe the message, so she wanted to

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

that message was

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

smoking on the sofa, one cigarette after

eventually heard a loud

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

sure of the reason behind Lewis’ outburst.

the kitchen door.

and Dr. Halliday’s hair stood on

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 mansion.”

purely threatening him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent

doctor recoiled and

response, Lewis left the mansion. In the car, he phoned Phineas.

over to

didn’t know what happened. He

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