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.

feeling suspicious, Josephine still answered Robert’s call.

are you

that question, he suddenly remembered that Josephine couldn’t speak, so he added, “Come over to Alvarez

on Josephine after that. It seemed that his intention was merely to inform her instead of asking her if

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

woman put down her phone before looking at Mrs. Larson. She gestured, “Dad told me

a little hesitant. “But… Master Lewis ordered you not to go anywhere.”

seemed to have recalled something. “Why don’t I call him and

someone knocked on the

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

noticing Josephine, the man continued, “Madam, Master Robert has

home. Please come

Mrs. Larson again, who quickly said, “I need

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 the authority to make such requests in this family?”

“Well-”

made another gesture for Josephine to follow him. “This

might look respectful, but there was a strong hint of aggressive dominance that no one could overlook in

know what

but to stand up and follow the man to Alvarez Manor.

the man took his place in the driver’s seat and drove

of snow collected at the street corners broke the

pull the flaps of her down jacket tightly around herself before she tore her gaze away from the desolate

arrived at Alvarez Manor. 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.

get out of

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

it once stood. Flowers no longer decorated the sides of the driveway, having been replaced by evergreen shrubs.

looked around quietly while

walked into the living room, where Nancy could be

lounged on the couch while snugly wrapped in a blanket. A housekeeper stood behind her,

shoulders.

the footsteps coming from the outside, seeing as she opened her eyes immediately. She didn’t bother hiding the disdain in her eyes after glancing

greet Nancy, but she immediately averted her gaze elsewhere. After that, she closed her eyes, having

rather awkward as she stood where she was. She couldn’t help but notice the

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

Nancy for another two seconds before averting her gaze and following the