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.

and he responded.

her hand and fell onto the floor with a

slowly ascended the stairs. Every step seerned

into his indifferent eyes. Many times, she had thought that nothing in this

heart sank

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

mid-air. Both said nothing

while, Josephine held back her tears and mustered the courage to sign, “I want to go to the hospital.”

though he

want to visit

descended the stairs, refusing any communication with

again. She couldn’t help but recall the message, and

communicating with Lewis and returned

brought her bag, and

He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way. “Where

gestured, “The

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

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

hand and gestured, “Why?”

are to do as I say.

Josephine’s chin and said,

she could regain her

door wouldn’t open, no

had locked her in again.

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

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

to think less about it. She told herself it had to be a

that message was fake.

the corner and witnessed everything. At that moment, he dared not step forward because he was

downstairs and started smoking on the sofa, one cigarette

Halliday eventually heard

on the floor. The ashtray was on the floor, cigarette butts littering all over. Fruits were scattered,

of the reason behind Lewis’ outburst. He

the kitchen door.

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

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

Halliday saw his intent to kill in his

recoiled and

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

a few men over

didn’t know what happened. He could

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