What Separates Me and You

Chapter 194 Forever Was So Short

Josephine felt as though she was sleepwalking. She didn’t recall walking into City Hall or what she did inside. She only knew that she was holding her copy of the divorce certificate when she exited the building. Lewis had already driven off while she was still in a daze, leaving her there as it rained heavily. She stared blankly at the document in her hand, feeling as though she had been living a dream all this while, and he no longer wanted her now that she had awoken from it.

Standing underneath an awning, she watched as the sky poured heavily after having been cast aside just like that. She didn’t cry, and it wasn’t because she couldn’t. The divorce certificate in her hand felt surreal, to the point where she couldn’t tell if she was awake or dreaming. She walked over to a nearby bench and sat down. A cold wind blew, carrying the raindrops under the awning and onto her face. It was when she felt the chill in the air did it occur to her that it was already winter.

Elysium had a rainy winter season where there would be frequent downpours daily. She had missed the arrival of the winter season while she was in a languid state. However, the void she felt reminded her that she had missed much, much more than just that. She sat helplessly by the entrance to City Hall, like an abandoned puppy, holding her divorce certificate. She didn’t even know where she could go.

A black Volkswagen stopped in front of her a short while later, and a man rushed out of the car. “Why are you sitting here all by yourself, Mrs. Alvarez?”

Josephine looked at him blankly. He looked familiar when she looked at him closely, but she couldn’t remember who he was.

“‘It’s me, Dr. Halliday. Do you still remember me?” Seeing the vacant look on her face, he waved his hand in front of her, but her eyes remained empty and confused. “You… don’t know who I am anymore?”

She stared at him for a long time but still couldn’t recognize who he was, so she weakly shook

her head to indicate such.

He sighed. “This isn’t good. Why has your condition deteriorated so quickly?”

He then rattled off. Her brows furrowed as she couldn’t understand anything he was saying.

the recent hunger strike, self-harm, and the weight of your

her wrist, she noticed the white bandages around it had been stained a bright red that was quickly becoming a red cloth. Blood transferred onto her fingernails when she gently touched the dressing. As though

started undoing her

The cut was deep and exposed her flesh. It had been filled with some sort of powder, which had turned into a paste because of the fresh- flowing blood. It wasn’t hard to imagine that the cut

her, Dr. Halliday was shocked to see her staring vacantly at her wound. He hurriedly went up and squatted down in front of her. “Why did you remove your bandages, Madam? It will get infected.” He chastised as he

his face. He opened his mouth but

you still remember what illness you

shook her head-she had no memory of

before he explained, “You have a mental illness called Alzheimer’s. That’s why

her head and

wouldn’t remember any of it. “I’ll send you home. Let’s go.” He decided that he would inform Lewis

an even bigger mess as she stood up and mechanically got into Dr. Halliday’s car. He sped the entire drive to the villa. She exited the vehicle and was about to run. into the villa like she usually would when the doors slammed shut with

about your condition, Madam. Let me talk to him.” Dr. Halliday walked up to her side and awkwardly

middle-aged woman opened the door a short while later

you looking for?”

see Mr. Alvarez. Is

these yours, Madam? He said I can throw them out if you don’t come back to collect them.” She opened the door wider as she said this and showed them a pile of things in the

and was worried that they would