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

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

Josephine rose from the sofa and slowly

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

heart sank

She was more so afraid of the words he

her hands froze mid-air. Both said nothing for a while.

and mustered the courage

as though he

again, “I want

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

but recall the message, and anger brewed within.

Lewis and returned to her bedroom in

brought her bag, and

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

gestured, “The

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

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

her hand and

no reason. You are to do as I say. Now,

he aggressively released Josephine’s chin

back. Before she could regain her balance, the door

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

had locked her in

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

believe the message, so she wanted to confirm her belief,

head, forcing herself to think less about it. She told herself it had to be

message

lurked in the corner and witnessed everything. At that moment, he dared not step forward because he was worried he might be caught in the

and started smoking on the sofa,

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

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

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

the kitchen door.

open, and Dr. Halliday’s

“Keep a close watch on her. I’ll cut you into pieces

him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent to kill in

and

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

few men over to stand guard.”

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

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