What Separates Me and You

Chapter 262 Robert’s Scheme

Lewis no longer continued speaking. He stared at Josephine quietly. Only a sense of unfamiliarity lingered as the two made eye contact with each other.

Josephine looked down afterward to avoid his gaze.

Lewis held her in a tender embrace, letting out a quiet sigh. He gently played with her locks. while murmuring, “Go to sleep.”

His tone was calm once again, as though nothing had happened between them.

Josephine lay quietly in his arms, listening to the rhythm of his heartbeat. However, she found it difficult to sleep.

Both of them stayed up throughout the night.

Lewis got up at the crack of dawn. The moment he did, Josephine’s eyes flew open instantly. She stared at the man’s silhouette as he entered the walk-in closet.

Then, she saw him coming out of the enclosed space.

Lewis wasn’t wearing a suit today. Instead, he was dressed in a black turtleneck sweater. His entire outfit was black, lending him an air of coldness and emotional detachment.

He grabbed his jacket and left the room without sparing Josephine a glance.

Once Lewis was gone, Josephine propped herself up on the bed and leaned against the headboard so that she could peek out the window.

It had been a few days since it last snowed. The weather was sunny, so the snow had already melted. Only a pile of ice remained lodged in the corners. The once white and clean world was now left in a messy state.

Lewis headed toward the company without bothering to have breakfast.

He had a board of directors’ meeting to attend in the morning. After that, he would need to pay Moss Corporation a visit in the afternoon. Today was destined to be one of chaos for him.

Josephine’s leg injury was nearly healed. She made her way downstairs and soon arrived in the living room, where Mrs. Larson called her for breakfast.

The woman sat in the dining room. She stopped eating after two bites, realizing that she didn’t have much of an appetite.

Mrs. Larson noticed how bored Josephine looked, so she turned on the television and put on the cartoons for her.

Josephine’s phone suddenly rang the moment she sat on the couch.

She grabbed it, soon noticing Robert’s name on the caller ID. That prompted a slight frown to appear on her face as she wondered if the older man had dialed her number by mistake.

Back when she lived in Alvarez Manor, Robert always treated her as though she was invisible. They barely exchanged a few sentences in one year.

If anything were to happen, Robert would talk to Lewis right away. He would never call her.

still answered Robert’s call.

you right

he suddenly remembered that Josephine couldn’t speak, so he added, “Come over to Alvarez Manor right now. Someone will be there to fetch you shortly.”

his intention was merely to inform her

rarely sought Josephine out. If he were to take the initiative to do that, chances were that something had

put down her phone before looking at Mrs. Larson.

looked a little hesitant. “But… Master

I call him and ask for

voice fell, someone knocked on the main door loudly.

man standing at the doorway. She instantly recognized him as an employee of Alvarez Manor. He was one of the people who served

“Madam, Master Robert has requested

come with

said, “I need to inform Master Lewis

this matter.”

man strode toward Josephine briskly before stopping in front of her. “Master Robert is the one requesting her presence. Does he lack even

“Well-”

another gesture for Josephine to follow him.

was a strong hint of aggressive dominance that

Larson didn’t know

choice but to stand up and follow the

man took his

direction. Only small mounds of snow collected at the street corners broke

prompted her to pull the flaps of her down jacket tightly around herself before she tore her

He drove into the courtyard and rolled to a stop outside. the main entrance, which served as the gateway for visitors to enter the mansion’s

room.

out of the car, Madam.”

she was told. Then, she observed the mansion’s surroundings, quickly noticing the small

oak tree planted in the courtyard was gone. Instead, a parterre outlined the space where it once stood.

looked around quietly while counting the changes that Alvarez Manor had gone

living room, where Nancy could be spotted resting there.

and pale complexion as she lounged on the couch while snugly wrapped in

shoulders.

the footsteps coming from the outside, seeing as she opened her eyes immediately. She didn’t

gaze elsewhere. After that, she closed her eyes, having

where she was. She couldn’t help but notice

to her, “Please head upstairs, Madam. Master Robert is waiting for you

two seconds before averting her gaze and following the