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.

and fell onto the floor with a dull thud.

and slowly ascended the stairs. Every step seerned heavy to

Many times, she

heart sank further.

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

mid-air. Both said nothing

mustered the courage to sign, “I want to

no expression, as though he

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

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

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

Lewis and returned to her bedroom in a fury.

bag,

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

gestured, “The

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

hand

reason. You are to do as I say. Now, stay at

Josephine’s chin

her balance, the door abruptly shut, and she was locked in.

the door

her in again.

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

message, so she wanted to confirm her belief,

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

that message was

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

and started smoking on the sofa, one cigarette after

eventually heard a loud smash from

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

of the reason behind Lewis’

the kitchen door.

the kitchen door was flung open, and Dr.

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

Dr. Halliday saw his

and nodded vigorously.

left the mansion. In the car, he phoned Phineas.

men over to stand guard.”

He could only follow the instructions

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