What Separates Me and You

Chapter 278 What an Unfamiliar Word

It was already morning when Josephine woke up.

She clambered up from bed in a daze. She felt an excruciating pain when her palm came in contact with the sheets.

Josephine intuitively raised her hands before her eyes. Both were in bandages. Wounds were also all over her fingertips and had Band-Aids over them.

Confusion flashed in her eyes.

Something peeked through the clouds in her mind, but it disappeared when she focused on it, leaving her in suspense.

Frustration rose within her.

Suddenly, the door opened, and Seth walked in. Josephine looked at him. This man was

another reason for her confusion.

Seth wore a black tuxedo with a longer lapel today. As he strode in, he lowered his eyes, and their

gazes met.

Josephine hadn’t ceased being surprised whenever she saw him. She would secretly guess his gender. Then, she saw his Adam’s apple. She gestured, “Who are you?”

Seth read her gestures, and his lips curled into a smile. “Have you forgotten me again?”

Josephine frowned.

Seth sat beside her and reached out to touch the top of her head. Josephine flinched.

However, he still managed to touch her. He caressed her and said smilingly, “I’m your brother -have you forgotten?”

Josephine was stunned. She sized him up. She had no memories of having a brother.

Seth took advantage of her memory loss and started fabricating lies. “We lost each other when you were five. I’d been searching for you all these years and had finally located you three years ago. But you’ve forgotten all about me now. How sad.”

Josephine’s eyes gradually widened. She remembered being adopted into the Alvarez family when she was five, but she remembered nothing of her life prior to that.

She acknowledged that she wasn’t one of the Alvarez family. Therefore, she gave Seth the benefit of the doubt.

missed home all these

bullied her. She would always imagine

she was with her true family.

her utter dismay, she didn’t even know who her parents

was Lewis. Every night, she would be afraid that she would wake up to Lewis abandoning her too.

was her brother, Josephine felt something squeeze her

his lips faded ever so slightly. “Hm? Do I’m lying?”

you think

tears fell uncontrollably. She shook her head and gestured, “But why do

to her, providing details about her condition and clarifying how much time had passed since the year she believed

checked the time and

no reason to doubt him now.

her phone and stared back at

smiled innocently. He looked harmless and gentle, like the boy next door. His appearance was deceptive.

let her guard

you believe me now?”

she gestured,

stroked her head with more force and pulled her into his arms.” That’s

pressed her lips together. She tried to speak but failed

her. He found it strange. She was

might be related to her

speak-she would still

heartbeat and smelled the faint

his scent somewhat familiar and disliked it

believed he was her brother, Josephine set up a wall between her and Seth, putting some distance between them.

before releasing her. “Are you

paused. It might be psychological, but her stomach cooperatively rumbled just as

“Come on, let’s get something to eat,” he said as he headed outside.

back for several seconds before getting out of bed. She picked up her phone and saw unread messages. She clicked

saw was

say much except that Lewis suffered severe injuries, and he

when

Was Lewis injured?

appetite after