What Separates Me and You

Chapter 198

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.

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

to the head of

her phone.

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, combined with her drenched clothes, made her feel even colder. She wrapped her arms around

grew heavy while she was in a daze, and she unwittingly fell asleep. She had a long

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strolled hand in hand through familiar streets when he still looked at her with warmth in his eyes. But intertwined with these pleasant

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

her understanding. Lost in the ethereal realm of her dream, vivid images tugged at her thoughts, accompanied by

to encounter a blurry figure that defied her attempts to bring it into focus. The silhouette resembled someone all too

clarity as the scent of medicinal herbs pervaded the

you awake,

tonic in his hand. He gently blew on it before passing it to her.

downed the concoction in

refrain from running out

It’s too dangerous.”

house to visit Mrs. Jinkins. Retrieving her phone from the

face as he replied, Someone

she chose to believe him nonetheless. With gratitude in her heart, she typed out a simple

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

Leaning against the headboard briefly, she threw off her quilt, 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 she confirmed that Mrs. Jinkins was

week had finally let up today. The sky might

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