Chapter 191 What Had She Done Wrong

An irate tone crept into Lewis’ voice. “Which part of that did you not understand?”

Flinching, Dr. Halliday paused before saying, “A-Alright.” Not daring to utter another word, he hung up, thinking, “That was terrifying

In the office, Lewis loosened his necktie. Finding it a hindrance, he snatched it off and cast it on the table. Because of his excessive force, two of his buttons popped off.

Kiran knocked on the door before entering.

He glanced at the necktie on the table and the buttons that fell on the floor quite a distance. away before saying, “Chairman Alvarez, has something unpleasant happened?”

Lewis leaned back in his chair and lit a cigarette. Then, he cast Kiran a glance with an aloof expression as though the burst of temper seconds ago was only a hallucination. “What kind of unpleasant incident do you hope to hear about, President Kiran?”

Kiran adjusted his glasses and said, “I hoped for nothing of the sort.”

“Then why are you asking?”

Kiran was rendered speechless for a while. Then, he immediately apologized, “I’m sorry for being intrusive.” He handed the documents he was holding to Lewis and continued, “Two documents are waiting for your approval.”

“Leave it.”

Without saying anything else, Kiran left the documents on the table and left.

Lewis watched him leave with narrowed eyes. Suddenly, he doused the cigarette he was holding.

Dr. Halliday waited the entire day for Lewis, but Lewis didn’t turn up.

It seemed like he had decided not to care about Josephine.

Josephine looked sweet and gentle, but she was really an obstinate person. She refused to open the door despite Dr. Halliday’s persuasion.

It went on until noon the next day.

Dr. Halliday was squatting before Josephine’s door, feeling sleepy, when he heard a torrent of footsteps. He jerked awake and saw Lewis walking toward him with several bodyguards.

He quickly stood and greeted, “Mr. Alvarez.”

Indifferent, Lewis shot him an expressionless glance. “Is she still inside?”

Dr. Halliday bobbed his head up and down at high speed. “That’s right. It’s been two days. I’ve

her food three times

he spoke,

twisted the doorknob. Realizing it was locked, he stepped back

forcing it open after several

and rebounded after hitting the wall. Before it could close, Lewis

door and

Halliday immediately entered after him with the

her back facing the door, hugging her wretched bag. She didn’t realize the

her cracked lips spoke of

checkup on her. A minute later, he timidly said, She has fainted

said that, he stole a glimpse at Lewis’ face but observed nothing-Lewis

understood his gesture and placed the

a spoonful of broth and fed it to Josephine. When he

spoon

broth flowed into her airway. She started coughing irresistibly.”

opened her eyes. Her vision was blurred, and

her vision regained. clarity. Her eyes flickered, and she immediately dropped her

her the broth. Josephine closed

eyes

and

hand holding Josephine’s shoulders reached forward to grab her chin. The pain forced Josephine

her throat. She coughed

of the broth.

even entered her nasal cavity, and the irritation caused her eyes to redden, which stood out against her pale

blooming in

her spoonful after spoonful of broth regardless of

weak, and her fingers fell on his arm instead, like

clenched her teeth firmly and refused to take in any more broth.

grip so strong it felt

mouth. Lewis fed her another spoonful of

up struggling and swallowed the broth.

for the clinking sound when the

down the bowl and released

clutched a

his head and looked at her with a

eyes; she looked pitiful. She opened

you want to go out?”

“Divo… M-Mrs….”

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