What Separates Me and You

Chapter 218 A Trace of Joy

Phineas decided to plead with her regardless of her response.

“It pertains to your current situation. Could you please keep it a secret from Chairman Alvarez? If he were to find out, I would be dead.” Phineas clasped his hands together in a

gesture of earnest request.

After speaking, he saw a perplexed look in Josephine’s eyes. She looked confused. Phineas was taken aback and said, “Madam?”

Josephine pressed her lips together and gestured, “Do we know each other?”

Phineas was not fluent in sign language. He stared at Josephine’s fingers and testingly asked, ‘ Are you saying that you don’t recognize me?”

”

Josephine gave it a thought. Although that was not what she said, the meaning was similar, so she nodded at Phineas. Phineas became anxious and quickly explained, “I’m Phineas. We met before. How could you forget me so quickly?”

They had met a few times. How was it possible that she had no recollection of him at all? Just as Phineas was in confusion, Josephine looked at him again. However, she still could not remember him and shook her head.

Phineas helplessly sighed. He simply thought Josephine was unwilling to forgive him and refused to help him keep this a secret. His heart sank, feeling a sense of desolation. He abandoned his plea, resigning himself to face whatever fate awaited him. He turned around, retrieved the breakfast tray, and passed it to Josephine, “Have some breakfast.”

Josephine was slightly taken aback. She glanced at Phineas’ disappointed face and then shifted her

to the breakfast in his hands. She silently took the tray from his hand and picked up the

not to your liking?” Phineas

her head as she put down the fork. She gestured,

her sign language, using whatever knowledge he had. He furrowed his brows and asked tentatively, ” Are you asking if I have anything

the fork and started eating.

pain had subsided, and it only hurt a

It appeared that the doctor’s

was still eating when Phineas stood up and said,

Josephine frowned. She lowered her head to look at her wrist and the injuries on her legs. She had forgotten what had happened again. She recalled the

in her mouth but found it difficult to swallow them. The food felt more like sand. Josephine struggled to

the room with a cage. “Madam, look

be traumatized by yesterday’s incident, so he stood at the door as he showed her the cage. Josephine turned and saw two puppies confined within. They looked about two to three months old. The puppies were scurrying around inside the cage, looking for an exit. Josephine’s eyes widened, and her mouth was slightly parted as her eyes lit up

you like these

puppies to look at Phineas. He seemed slightly anxious. Josephine nodded heavily. Phineas let out a sigh of relief and brought the cage over. He placed it under her bed and opened it. He carried one of the puppies out of the cage and passed

from his hands and held it gently in her arms. The puppy was restless. It sniffed around in her arms, wagging its tiny tail. It tried to climb up to Josephine’s face and

eagerly continued to shower Josephine’s hand with affectionate licks, but as its tongue made contact with her fingers, Josephine instinctively withdrew her hand. She couldn’t understand why she would react that way. She simply thought it was

their teeth yet. They won’t bite. Even if they do, it won’t hurt,” Phineas reassured Josephine. Phineas placed his hand near the puppy’s mouth to demonstrate his point. Sure enough, the puppy opened its mouth and nibbled on

as I demonstrated. If they get used to it, they

and nodded to indicate that she understood.

puppy is going to bite you, it’s important to react firmly.

Josephine nodded heavily.