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

slipped from her hand and fell onto the floor with a dull

forever, Josephine rose from the sofa and slowly

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

sank further.

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

her hands froze mid-air. Both

back her tears and mustered the courage

though he

gestured again, “I want to visit

and descended the stairs, refusing any communication with her.

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

returned to her bedroom in

clothes, brought her bag, and

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

“The

said in a low voice, “I said you’re not allowed to-did you hear me?”

looked at them, and

raised her hand and gestured, “Why?”

reason. You are to do as

chin and said, “Don’t compel me.”

could regain her balance, the door

doorknob, but the door wouldn’t

locked her in

leaned against the door, slowly sliding to the floor. The more he forbade

believe the message, so she wanted to confirm

her head, forcing herself to think less about it. She told herself it had

that message was fake.

and witnessed everything. At that moment, he dared not

smoking on the sofa,

in the kitchen, Dr. Halliday eventually heard

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

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

the kitchen door.

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

Dr. Halliday and said, “Keep a close watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed the dogs if she

Dr. Halliday saw his intent to

doctor recoiled and

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

few men over to stand guard.”

happened. He could only follow the instructions given.

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