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

hand and fell onto the floor with a dull

forever, Josephine rose from the sofa and slowly ascended

looked into his indifferent eyes. Many times, she had thought that

sank further.

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

mid-air. Both said nothing for

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

as though he missed her

“I want to visit Mrs.

and descended the stairs, refusing any

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

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

her bag, and was

door to find Lewis standing there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way.

“The hospital.”

He said in a low voice, “I said you’re not allowed to-did you hear me?”

Josephine looked at them, and dread

her hand

as I say. Now, stay

Josephine’s chin

her balance, the door abruptly shut,

doorknob, but the door wouldn’t open,

her

sliding to the floor. The more he forbade her from

wanted to confirm her belief, but Lewis

head, forcing herself to think less about

that message was fake.

moment, he dared not step forward because he was

started smoking on the

the kitchen, Dr. Halliday eventually heard a

and saw a mess on the floor. The ashtray was on the floor, cigarette butts littering all over. Fruits were scattered, and the plate was also on the floor.

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

the kitchen door.

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

Halliday and said, “Keep a close watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed the dogs if she

saw his intent to kill in his

and nodded

getting his response, Lewis left the mansion. In the car, he phoned

a few men over to stand

happened. He could

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