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 he

from her hand and fell onto the floor with a

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

looked into his indifferent eyes. Many times, she had thought that nothing

heart sank

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

froze mid-air. Both said nothing for a

while, Josephine held back her tears and mustered the courage to sign, “I want to go

as though he missed her

want to

and descended the stairs, refusing any communication with her. “You’re

couldn’t help but recall the

returned to her bedroom in a fury.

clothes, brought her bag,

leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way. “Where are you going?”

“The

degrees cooler as he grabbed her chin. He said

with fury. Josephine looked at them, and dread filled her

hand

no reason. You are to do as I say. Now, stay at

released Josephine’s chin and said, “Don’t

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

the doorknob, but the door wouldn’t open, no matter

had locked her in again.

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

to confirm

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

that message was

At that moment, he dared not

smoking on the sofa, one

Dr. Halliday eventually heard a loud smash

on the floor, cigarette butts littering all over. Fruits

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

the kitchen door.

flung open, and Dr. Halliday’s

and said, “Keep a close watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed

him; Dr. Halliday saw his

recoiled and

his response, Lewis left the mansion. In the

few men over to stand

didn’t know what happened. He could only

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