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 he responded.

and fell onto the floor with a

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

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

heart sank further.

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

froze mid-air. Both said nothing

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

expression, as though

gestured again, “I want to visit

turned and descended the stairs, refusing any communication with her. “You’re not allowed to.”

help but recall the message,

communicating with Lewis and returned to her bedroom in a

brought her bag, and was

to find Lewis standing there. He was leaning against

gestured, “The

as he grabbed her chin. He said in a low voice, “I said you’re not allowed to-did

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

her hand

do as I say. Now, stay

chin and

she could regain her balance, the door

door wouldn’t

had locked her in

the door, slowly sliding to the floor. The more

to confirm her belief, but Lewis stopped her.

forcing herself to think less about

message was

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

started smoking on the sofa,

heard a

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

He was not sure of the reason behind Lewis’

the kitchen door.

kitchen door was flung open, and

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

wasn’t purely threatening him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent

recoiled and nodded

response, Lewis left the mansion. In the

over

didn’t know what happened. He

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