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

and fell onto the

the sofa and slowly ascended the

looked into his indifferent eyes. Many times, she had

heart sank

her hands but didn’t know what to sign. She was more so

mid-air. Both

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

wore no expression, as though

gestured again, “I want to

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

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

stopped communicating with Lewis and returned to her bedroom in a fury.

clothes, brought her bag,

to find Lewis standing there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way. “Where are you going?”

gestured, “The

degrees cooler as he grabbed her chin. He said in a low voice, “I said you’re not

Josephine looked at them, and

raised her hand and gestured, “Why?”

to do as I say. Now, stay at home!”

released Josephine’s chin

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

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

had locked her

the floor. The more he forbade her from

believe the message, so she wanted to

less about it. She

message was

the corner and witnessed everything. At that moment, he dared not step forward because he

started smoking on the sofa, one

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

floor. The ashtray was on the floor, cigarette butts

sure of the reason behind Lewis’

the kitchen door.

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

gloomily stood at 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

purely threatening him; Dr. Halliday saw

recoiled and

mansion. In the car, he phoned

a few men over to stand

Phineas didn’t know what happened. He could only follow the instructions given.

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