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

and fell onto the floor with

forever, Josephine rose from the sofa and slowly ascended the stairs. Every step

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

heart sank further.

what to sign. She was more so afraid of

Both said

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

as though he missed her

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

and descended the stairs, refusing any communication with her. “You’re

She couldn’t help but

stopped communicating with Lewis and returned to her bedroom in a

brought her bag, and

opened the door to find Lewis standing there. He was leaning against

“The hospital.”

grabbed her chin. He said

Josephine looked at them, and dread

raised her hand and

do as I say. Now,

he aggressively released Josephine’s chin and said, “Don’t compel

staggered a few steps back. Before she could regain her

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

her in again.

floor. The

she wanted to confirm her belief, but Lewis

forcing herself to think less about it.

that message was fake.

dared not step forward

and started smoking on the

the kitchen, Dr. Halliday eventually heard a

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

sure of the reason behind Lewis’

the kitchen door.

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

a close watch on her. I’ll cut you into

purely threatening him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent to

and

mansion. In the car, he phoned Phineas.

men over to stand

happened. He could only

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