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 he

fell onto the floor with a

what seemed forever, Josephine rose from the sofa and slowly ascended

Many times, she

heart sank

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

Both said nothing

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

expression, as though he missed

gestured again, “I want

descended the stairs, refusing any communication

couldn’t help but recall the message, and

communicating with Lewis and returned to her bedroom in

bag, and was ready to

was leaning against the doorframe, blocking

“The hospital.”

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

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

raised her hand

do as I say.

he aggressively released Josephine’s chin and said, “Don’t

Before she could regain her

doorknob, but the door wouldn’t

her in

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

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

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

message was

he dared not step forward because he was worried

started smoking on

the kitchen, Dr. Halliday eventually heard a

mess on the floor. The ashtray was on the floor, cigarette butts littering all over.

of the reason behind

the kitchen door.

open, and Dr. Halliday’s

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

Halliday saw

doctor recoiled and nodded vigorously.

the mansion. In the car, he phoned Phineas.

over

He could only follow the instructions given.

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