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.

phone slipped from her hand and fell onto the floor with a

from the sofa and slowly ascended the stairs. Every step seerned heavy to

times, she had thought that nothing

heart sank further.

hands but didn’t know what to sign. She was more so afraid of the

Both said nothing for a

mustered the courage to sign,

as though he

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

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

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

with Lewis and returned

clothes, brought her bag,

He was leaning against

gestured, “The

grew a few degrees cooler as he grabbed her chin. He said in a low voice, “I said

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

raised her hand and

do as I say. Now, stay

released Josephine’s chin and said, “Don’t compel me.”

her balance, the door abruptly shut, and she

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

her in

and leaned against the door, slowly sliding to the floor. The

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

forcing herself to think less about it. She told herself it

that message was fake.

that moment, he dared not step

and started smoking on the sofa, one cigarette after another.

eventually heard a loud smash

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

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

the kitchen door.

open, and

“Keep a close watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces and feed the dogs if she takes one step out of

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

recoiled and nodded

response, Lewis left the mansion. In the car, he

few men over to

happened. He

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