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 he responded.

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

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

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

heart sank further.

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

froze mid-air. Both

her tears and mustered the courage to sign,

expression, as though he missed her sign language.

want to visit

the stairs, refusing any communication

started falling again. She couldn’t help but recall the

stopped communicating with Lewis and returned

bag, and was ready

He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way. “Where are you going?”

gestured, “The

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

were blazing with fury. Josephine looked at

her hand

do as I say. Now, stay

Josephine’s chin and said, “Don’t compel

few steps back. Before she could regain her balance, the door abruptly shut,

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

her in

door, slowly sliding to the floor. The more he forbade her from going, the more uneasy

so she wanted to confirm

forcing herself to think less about it.

that message was fake.

the corner and witnessed everything. At that moment, he dared not

came downstairs and started smoking on the sofa,

Halliday eventually heard a loud smash from the

on the floor, cigarette butts littering all over. Fruits were scattered, and the plate was also on

sure of the

the kitchen door.

open, and Dr. Halliday’s

gloomily stood at the doorway. He stared at Dr. Halliday and said, “Keep a close watch on her. I’ll

him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent to kill in his

and nodded vigorously.

Lewis left the mansion. In the car,

few men over to stand guard.”

what happened. He

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