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

slipped from her hand and fell

forever, Josephine rose from the sofa and slowly ascended

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

sank

to sign. She was more so afraid of the words

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

the courage to sign, “I want to go

expression, as though he missed her sign

gestured again, “I want to visit Mrs. Jinkins.”

any communication with

help but recall the message, and

returned to her

changed her clothes, brought her bag, and was ready

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

gestured, “The

he grabbed her chin. He said in a low

Josephine looked at them, and dread filled her

raised her hand and

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

he aggressively released Josephine’s chin and said,

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

doorknob, but the door wouldn’t open, no

her

floor. The more he forbade her

believe the message, so she wanted to confirm her belief, but

think less about it.

message was fake.

that moment, he dared not step forward because he was worried he might be

came downstairs and started smoking on the

the kitchen, Dr. Halliday eventually heard a loud smash

and saw a mess on the floor. The ashtray was on the floor, cigarette

gulped. He was not sure of the reason

the kitchen door.

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

close watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed the

him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent to kill in his eyes.

doctor recoiled and

his response, Lewis left the mansion. In

a few men over to stand guard.”

know what happened. He

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