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.

proof, and

fell onto the floor with a

seemed forever, Josephine rose from the sofa and slowly ascended the stairs. Every step

she had thought that nothing in this world could possibly interest him.

sank

sign. She was more so afraid of the

hands froze mid-air. Both said nothing for

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

wore no expression, as though he missed

want to visit Mrs. Jinkins.”

turned and descended the stairs, refusing any

but recall the message, and

with Lewis and returned to her

changed her clothes, brought her bag, and was

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

“The

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

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

hand

as I say. Now, stay at

chin

regain her balance,

the doorknob, but the door wouldn’t open,

her in again.

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

didn’t believe the message, so she wanted to confirm her

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

message was

and witnessed everything. At that moment, he dared not step forward because he was worried he might

and started smoking on the

in the kitchen, Dr. Halliday eventually heard a loud

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

sure of the

the kitchen door.

and Dr. Halliday’s hair stood

the 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

saw his intent

and

Lewis left the mansion. In

men over to stand guard.”

what happened. He could only follow the instructions

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