What Separates Me and You

Chapter 197 It Would Be Weird if He Didn’t

Seth smiled and straightened up. He reached out a hand to rub Josephine’s head, but she recoiled from him. His hand froze briefly, but he still placed it on her head.

“I’ll be going first, don’t miss me too much.”

She didn’t respond.

He laughed and turned to leave, but he hobbled slightly due to his partially healed leg injury, which wouldn’t be noticeable unless one were to watch him closely. Josephine immediately rushed to the door and bolted it shut once it closed, exhaling in relief as she leaned against it. Something flashed across her eyes as she looked down at her bandaged wrist.

It was pouring heavily outside, and the roads were flooded. A car quietly came to a halt near the house that she was staying in, its wipers swiped away at the rain falling on the windshield. Conrad’s hands and feet were slightly chilly as he sat in the driver’s seat. He watched as Seth walked away holding an umbrella and quickly vanished in the rain before secretly glancing at

the man in the backseat via the rearview mirror.

“Do… Do you want to go in, sir?” he asked tentatively.

Lewis gazed at the door of the small building for some time before he turned away and coldly said, “What for?”

Conrad cleared his throat awkwardly, not knowing how to continue the topic. Why were they here then if he wasn’t going to go in? He didn’t dare say this out loud. Instead, he said, “I just saw Mr. Fairchild come out… He wouldn’t do something to Madam, would he?”

“Madam?”

“M-Miss Vance.” Conrad quickly corrected himself.

Lewis chuckled coldly. “It would be weird if he didn’t.”

“Huh?”

“Why do you think he’s still in Elysium?”

and tentatively said,

felt like slapping himself in the face after saying this. If it was truly for Daphne, Seth wouldn’t have sold her off back then. But… it didn’t make

he felt that she wasn’t attractive enough

“Then he-”

cut Conrad off before he could finish.

though it was never there. He discreetly glanced at Lewis through the rearview mirror again and was puzzled. Why didn’t he take any action even after knowing Seth’s motive and that he would seek out Josephine? Was it because he didn’t care what Seth did to her, or was it because he knew

more serious topic. “By the way, sir, you’re becoming more and more famous now

well-known within Elysium’s social circle, his fame had expanded. to the general public, making

from the backseat as Lewis lit another

started to rise because of

will cause you

“Hmm.”

He pondered, “What did Lewis mean by “hmm’?” He had to rely on blind

the air as Josephine sat alone on the couch in this unfamiliar environment, her ears covered and her eyes squeezed shut. She was utterly frightened, realizing that the sound insulation of this house wasn’t as good as Styx Mansion.

fear, amplifying her sense of loneliness and loss. Being alone in this space frightened her more than ever

making her feel even more lost. However, she could only force herself to get used to it as she only had herself to rely on

of memories flashed through her mind as the thunder rumbled, causing a splitting headache. She clutched her sleeves and shakily raised her head. A bolt of lightning flashed outside the window, momentarily illuminating her pale face.

quivered as she whispered. “Mrs.

out of the house and into the downpour. She ran through the unfamiliar neighborhood, searching for

as she stood in the middle of the neighborhood, glancing in all directions.

to keep her eyes open. She fumbled

arrived and saw her standing in the rain, dressed in a white down jacket. Such a sight

mumbled to himself.

correct, she quickly opened the door and

car seats wet, miss,” the cab driver

her lips