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.

and

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

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

looked into his indifferent eyes. Many times, she had thought that

heart sank

She was more so afraid of the words he might

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

her tears and mustered the courage

expression, as though he missed her sign

“I want to

stairs, refusing any

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

stopped communicating with Lewis and returned to

her bag, and was ready to

door to find Lewis standing there. He was leaning

gestured, “The hospital.”

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

fury. Josephine looked at them,

raised her hand and gestured,

as I say. Now, stay at home!”

he aggressively released Josephine’s chin

she could regain her balance, the door abruptly shut, and she was locked

doorknob, but the door

locked her

to the floor. The more he

so she wanted to confirm her belief, but

head, forcing herself to think less about it.

message

not step forward because he

started smoking on

the kitchen, Dr. Halliday eventually heard a loud smash from the

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

the reason behind

the kitchen door.

the kitchen door was flung open, and Dr.

doorway. He stared at Dr. Halliday and said, “Keep a close watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed the dogs if she takes one step out of

him; Dr. Halliday saw his

recoiled and nodded vigorously.

getting his response, Lewis left the mansion. In the car,

over

know what happened. He

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