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 responded.

fell onto the floor with a

what seemed forever, Josephine rose from the sofa and slowly ascended the stairs. Every step seerned heavy to her.

times, she had

heart sank further.

hands but didn’t know what to sign. She was

her hands froze mid-air. Both said nothing for a while.

long while, Josephine held back her tears and mustered the courage to sign, “I

expression, as though he missed her sign language.

want to

any communication

but recall the message, and

and returned

bag, and was ready to

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

gestured, “The

chin. He said in a low voice, “I said you’re not allowed to-did you hear me?”

with fury. Josephine looked at

her hand and gestured,

as I say. Now, stay at

he aggressively released Josephine’s chin

could regain her balance,

door

her in

the floor. The more he forbade her from going, the more uneasy she felt.

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

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

that message

At that moment, he dared not step forward

smoking on the sofa, one

Halliday eventually heard a loud smash from

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

sure of the reason behind Lewis’ outburst.

the kitchen door.

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

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

wasn’t purely threatening him; Dr. Halliday saw his

and nodded vigorously.

the mansion. In the car, he phoned Phineas.

a few men over

what happened. He could

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