What Separates Me and You

Chapter 295 She Was Scared of the Dark

Seth trampled on the grass as he headed toward the mansion slowly.

The moment he pushed the rusted iron gates open, they let out a loud creak.

It was easy for him to wade through the tall weeds.

There wasn’t any trace of a smile on Seth’s face when he stopped in front of the mansion. If Lewis had been around, he would have recognized the sadness in his eyes.

Seth stood at the doorway for a long time. A gentle gust of breeze welcomed him, lightly caressing his short hair and the hems of his tuxedo jacket.

The stark whiteness of the tuxedo looked incredibly jarring amidst the forest of greenery around him, not to mention it seemed quite unnatural as well. It felt as though his presence was a discordant mistake, an aberration in the creator’s design of this world.

A while later, Seth finally started moving toward the main entrance.

The door wasn’t locked, so it was easy for him to enter the mansion.

The interior was in a state of extreme disarray. Sticky cobwebs and thick layers of dirt covered almost every inch of the place. As Seth surveyed the rooms, all he saw was chaos upon chaos. This particular mansion had earned a notorious reputation as the haunted mansion of Hardington. A group of university students had ventured here for exploration in the past, only for the two of them to lose their sanity as a result of their ill-fated adventure.

Ever since that incident, no one dared to set foot in this place.

It didn’t get demolished for certain reasons, so it got abandoned instead.

Seth was very familiar with the mansion. Despite the disarray, he easily located the staircase, maneuvering through the mess with familiarity.

With every step he took, countless bugs rushed out from where he landed and skittered in all directions.

The man went to the second floor. As he walked down the corridor slowly, his gaze scanned every inch of his surroundings as though he could still see the mansion’s former glory.

For example, there used to be a painting hanging on that very wall, and a potted plant used to take up this particular corner.

However, there was nothing left in the mansion. Its interior was bare for all to see, not to mention it was constantly shrouded in damp, cold darkness.

Even if it was a bright and sunny day, the sun’s rays would never be able to penetrate into the mansion.

Seth opened every door in the mansion, making sure to study each room carefully as though he could restore its furnishings just by looking at it.

Once he arrived at the end of the corridor, he reached out to open the door. As soon as he did, he was stunned by what he saw.

There was a person sitting on the abandoned bed in that room.

She was wearing a white sweater and had her hair put up in a cute bun, and her back was turned to him the whole time.

his eyes by

called out subconsciously.

turned

atmosphere surrounding them became even quieter. It was as though they could hear each other’s breathing despite their

gazed at him, a familiar hint of confusion appearing in her eyes.

by the shoulders as a look of excitement appeared on his face; even his tone took on an emotional

the strength to push against him,

but understanding dawned on him quickly. Josephine had forgotten

your older

clearly not believing

related to her. Finally, he was able to dispel all traces of confusion which plagued her mind and made her believe that he was her actual brother.

took a seat next to her on the bed, not caring about

nodded in response. She couldn’t remember how she got to this mansion in the first

the past two days. Did you not leave this mansion at

woman nodded again before gesturing, “What is this place?”

her this time, it was filled with a hint of contemplation. “You

and thought for a moment. In the end, she still shook her

know what this place is, then how did you get

“I don’t know.”

for a long time

phrase sounded extremely sarcastic for some reason.

stare back in confusion.

explain anything to her, so he asked, “You’ve been stuck here for a while. Are

The

rubbed her stomach before nodding

it wasn’t for her being too hungry, she would have gotten up and left long ago. She only continued to sit

was still waiting for that

sweater was dotted with dirt and ash, whereas her bun was already falling apart, Strands

than enough to prove that she was a pampered young woman who got lost in

Josephine never left the mansion. Otherwise, she might have gotten kidnapped by someone else. To make things worse, she’d think of that kidnapper as a

led to him asking, “Did you encounter anything strange ever since you arrived at this place?”

he was asking her a peculiar question. She shook her

“Are you afraid?”

for her to be scared as there wasn’t anyone accompanying her in this dark mansion at

also

a flurry of footsteps coming from the outside. His expression shifted as he

light, as though the person was making an effort to remain

abruptly ceased, the sound disappearing into