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

slipped from her hand and fell onto the floor with a

sofa and slowly ascended the stairs. Every step seerned

eyes. Many times, she had thought that nothing in this world could possibly interest him.

sank further.

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

hands froze mid-air. Both said nothing for a

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

as though he missed her sign language.

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

and descended the stairs, refusing any communication with

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

with Lewis and returned to her bedroom in

her clothes, brought her bag,

opened the door to find Lewis standing there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way. “Where are you

gestured, “The

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

Josephine looked

hand and gestured, “Why?”

no reason. You are to do as I

chin

her balance,

doorknob, but the door

had locked her

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

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

about it. She told herself

that message

that moment, he dared not step forward because

started smoking on the sofa, one cigarette after another.

the kitchen, Dr. Halliday eventually heard a

floor, cigarette butts littering all over. Fruits were

the reason behind Lewis’ outburst. He quietly

the kitchen door.

the kitchen door was flung open, and Dr. Halliday’s hair

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

purely threatening him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent to kill in his eyes.

doctor recoiled and nodded

the mansion. In

a few men over to stand guard.”

He could only follow the instructions given.

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