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.

proof, and he

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

sofa and slowly ascended the stairs.

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

sank

to sign. She was more so afraid of the words he might say.

froze mid-air. Both said nothing for

mustered the courage to sign, “I want to go to the hospital.”

though he missed

want

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

couldn’t help but recall the message, and

with Lewis and returned to her

her clothes, brought her bag,

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

gestured, “The

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

Josephine looked at them, and dread filled her

raised her hand

do as

Josephine’s chin and said, “Don’t compel me.”

Before she could regain her balance, the door abruptly shut, and she

door wouldn’t open, no matter how.

her in again.

to the floor. The more

didn’t believe the message, so she wanted to

forcing herself to think less about it. She told herself

that message was

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

on the sofa, one cigarette

the kitchen, Dr. Halliday eventually heard a

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

the reason behind Lewis’ outburst.

the kitchen door.

open, and Dr. Halliday’s hair stood on end.

the doorway. He stared 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 this

him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent to kill in

recoiled and nodded

mansion. In the

few men over to

know what happened. He could only follow

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