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 responded.

from her hand and fell onto

rose from the sofa and slowly ascended the stairs. Every step seerned heavy to her.

Many times, she had thought that nothing in this world could possibly

heart sank further.

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

Both said nothing for a

her tears and mustered the courage

no expression, as though he missed her sign language.

again, “I want to visit

any communication with her. “You’re not allowed

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

with Lewis and returned to her bedroom in a

changed her clothes, brought her bag, and was ready to

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

gestured, “The hospital.”

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

fury. Josephine looked

raised her hand and gestured, “Why?”

reason. You are to do as I say. Now, stay

chin and

back. Before she could regain her balance, the door abruptly shut, and she

but the door wouldn’t open, no matter how.

had locked her in

floor.

so she wanted to confirm her belief, but Lewis stopped

less about it. She told herself it had to be

that message was

corner and witnessed 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,

heard a

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

was not sure of the reason behind Lewis’ outburst.

the kitchen door.

open, and Dr.

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

saw his

and

the mansion. In the

over to stand

happened. He could only follow the instructions given.

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