What Separates Me and You

Chapter 204 Just a Rat

Lewis’ words pierced through Josephine, leaving her with a maelstrom of conflicting emotions. It was as if she was holding her breath, struggling for air in the face of hist accusations She knew she couldn’t match Lewis’ skill in turning the tables on her, leaving her tongue tied Defeated, she looked away, recognizing the futility of trying to argue when her words failed to flow.

Lewis fixed his gaze upon her, his eyes dark and penetrating The atmosphere in the room grew frigid, causing a chill to creep into Josephine’s hands and feet. She rose from her seat, attempting to escape, but Lewis forcefully pushed her back, trapping her in the chair. He accidentally pinched her wound as he gripped her wrist, and Josephine’s eyes reflected a hint of pain.

With a look of confusion, Josephine raised her head to meet Lewis’ gaze Sunlight poured in through the window, casting an enchanting halo around him. The soft beams of light traced the lines of his face, highlighting his features, while his eyes remained unfathomable, unaffected by the illumination.

Josephine struggled but could not escape. Just when she thought there was no hope, a sudden knock on the door interrupted her struggle. Her eyes widened with a glimmer of relief, and she pleaded with Lewis to release her.

Lewis did not panic. Instead, he lowered his head, sinking his teeth into her lip with force. Josephine let out a soft whimper as a sharp pain shot through her.

“Wait for me after work,” Lewis said before releasing her. Then, he turned to face the door. and uttered, “Come in.”

Josephine remained seated on the chair, unable to rise in time before the door swung open. She slid down the chair in a panic and hid under the desk. His words reverberated in her mind, leaving her feeling suffocated and overwhelmed. She couldn’t help but wonder if he had conveniently forgotten about their divorce.

Conrad and Sophia walked in and immediately noticed the blood stain on his lips. Conrad was surprised. He asked, “Chairman Alvarez, your lips…”

Lewis calmly wiped it off with his thumb and replied, “I accidentally bit myself.”

After speaking, he sat on the chair and leaned back. His gaze fell upon them as he asked, What’s the matter?”

Conrad glanced at Sophia, signaling for her to go first. They each came here with a different purpose and had met at the door. Sophia handed the folder in her arms to Lewis and explained, “President Alvarez instructed me to deliver these to you. They are the documents regarding the merger between the overseas holding group and Alvarez Corp. The documents require your signature.”

Lewis took the folder and flipped through the documents. He said, “You can collect them

tomorrow.”

hesitantly spoke up, “He insists on having them today. Given the circumstances, he

shifted his gaze from the documents and directed it toward Sophia. He

off guard and did not grasp the intention behind his question. However, she maintained a polite smile and responded, “The nature of my job remains unchanged, regardless of who holds the position of president. This is just me carrying out routine

gave her an ambiguous smirk. He skimmed through the documents and signed them sloppily with a ball pen from

was unclear about what he meant by it, she

folder. “I will.”

squatted as she hugged her knees. She could only see Lewis’ slender legs up to his belt from her position. As her legs grew numb, she shifted

Walter on

look at the person under the desk. Josephine felt his gaze and looked up at him. She

sight.

understand his actions. He testingly asked, “Is the floor not cleaned properly?”

a cigarette. He replied, “No worries, it’s just a

that there was a rat in the office. He said, “I’ll ask someone

bother. What were you

the matter regarding Mr. Walter.” Conrad

toward the ashtray and lightly flicked the cigarette. He said, “It would only

looked confused as he asked, “Give him a hand? Won’t the situation spiral out of control if

and quizzically answered, “Conrad, what would you do if you found a fly in

does

to that

“No, I won’t…”

not find a fly but a rat instead?”

and a shiver went down his spine as he gave it a thought. “How could there be a rat in the food?

he suddenly understood.