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

and fell onto the

rose from the sofa and slowly ascended the stairs. Every step seerned heavy to

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

sank

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

her hands froze mid-air. Both

tears and mustered the courage to sign, “I want

as though he missed

want to visit Mrs. Jinkins.”

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

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

and returned to her bedroom in a

changed her clothes, brought her bag,

Lewis standing there. He was leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way. “Where are you going?”

“The hospital.”

cooler as he grabbed her chin. He said

Josephine looked at them, and dread

raised her hand and

as I say.

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

staggered a few steps back. Before she could regain her balance, the door

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

had locked her in again.

slowly sliding to the floor. The more he forbade her from going, the more uneasy she

didn’t believe the message, so she wanted to confirm her

to think less about it. She told herself it had

message was

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

came downstairs and started smoking on the sofa, one cigarette after

Halliday eventually heard a

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

gulped. He was not sure of the reason behind Lewis’

the kitchen door.

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

stared at Dr. Halliday and said, “Keep a close watch on her. I’ll cut you

him; Dr. Halliday saw his intent to kill in

and nodded

mansion. In

men over to

know what happened. He could only follow the instructions

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