What Separates Me and You

Chapter 198 Two Complete Strangers

Josephine sent out her message but only received another red exclamation mark in response. She huffed and couldn’t help the bitter smile that appeared on her face-Lewis still had her

blocked.

The disappearance of the text made her start to doubt if she had fabricated it or dreamed

about it. Mrs. Jinkins had been discharged solely because they had divorced, and no one was there to continue paying for her exorbitant medical fees.

Josephine hailed another cab to Patrick’s house to verify these events, only to find his house. locked. She knocked on the door multiple times, but no one answered.

“Stop knocking. The people in that house moved away two days ago,” the neighbor across opened the door and said to her just as she was about to give up hope.

Surprised, Josephine looked at the female neighbor in confusion and was about to sign. However, it occurred to her that the neighbor probably wouldn’t be able to understand her, so she gave up on the idea.

“The whole family has moved away and in quite a hurry too. This house is probably listed for sale online by now,” the neighbor continued.

“Is the elderly lady still around?” Josephine finished typing on her phone by the time the neighbor finished speaking in one breath.

Glancing at Josephine’s phone, the neighbor frowned disbelievingly. “I’m not sure. They were already almost done moving by the time I noticed. You can give them a call if you want to find

out.”

Josephine nodded gratefully at the woman.

besides telling Josephine not to knock on the door anymore as her child was asleep. Josephine waited until the woman had closed

her heavy feet, she walked to the

her phone.

found it hard to believe that Lewis had nothing to do with Patrick’s family moving away in a hurry. But what was he trying to cover up with this? She closed her eyes and leaned groggily against the wall. The cold draft from the stairwell,

fell asleep. She had a long dream about

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he still looked at her with warmth in his eyes. But intertwined with these pleasant memories were the painful

ignoring her presence, and how he had heartlessly abandoned her. Whether it was a dream or a nightmare, these

words eluded her understanding. Lost in the ethereal realm of her dream, vivid images tugged at her

effort, she opened her eyes, only to encounter a blurry figure that defied her attempts to bring it into focus. The silhouette resembled someone all too familiar… Lewis. Yearning, she reached out to touch

her surroundings snapping into clarity as the scent of medicinal herbs pervaded

awake, Miss

blew on it before passing it to her. “Drink up. You’ve had a fever

as she struggled to recall what had happened. Taking the bowl from him, she held her breath and downed the concoction in one gulp without batting an eye as though it was tasteless. She then returned the empty bowl to him and began scanning her surroundings in search of

major danger, but refrain from running out on your

It’s too dangerous.”

Retrieving her phone from the headboard, she typed out her question. “How did

head and had an awkward expression on his face as he replied, Someone who lives in the building found

gratitude in her heart, she typed

and began keeping his things before continuing, “I’ll be leaving. You

got out of bed, and hailed a cab to Alvarez Corp to see Lewis. Her mind was consumed with thoughts of Mrs. Jinkins, making it impossible for her to stay at home until

been falling for the entire week had finally let up today. The sky might