What Separates Me and You

Chapter 322 She Didn’t Look That Haggard

Josephine had no idea how big the island was. All she knew was that she had to run to the depths of the woods where all the lush greenery was.

It was supposedly noon time, yet the depths of the woods were extremely dark. The aftermath of the storm lingered, with water droplets incessantly dripping from the leaves of branches. The grass was quite damp as well, and more droplets were hanging from the grass blades. Even the ground had transformed into endless puddles of mud.

The young woman kept stumbling her way forward, resulting in her tripping over and falling a few times. Her bathrobe was completely stained by filthy mud at that point. Since she wasn’t wearing shoes, her ankles were already sporting a few cuts, while her soles were injured from the sharp edges of stones littering the ground.

“Louie-”

Josephine’s feeble voice was racked with violent sobs. She wanted nothing more than to scream, but the moment her voice escaped from her throat, all she could hear was a whine which was as weak as a kitten’s.

The poor woman fell a couple more times after that. Every time she did, she would climb back. onto her feet, disregarding the pain flaring from various parts of her body. Then, she would wipe her tears away while continuing to travel into the depths.

In the end, Josephine had no idea where she was going.

She could only remain where she was while gazing at the tall trees surrounding her. The birds’ chirps and the insects’ buzzing in the woods were weaved into an invisible net filled with fear and anxiety, ensnaring her senses.

In the distance, Josephine saw a raised platform made of bluestone slabs, so she ran toward it quickly. The platform was the only thing that could offer her the slightest bit of protection in

the woods.

Green vines coiled and meandered around the thick tree trunks, their growth appearing untamed and erratic, resulting in a chaotic intertwining of vegetation. Everywhere the young woman looked, all she felt was the primal fear lurking in the darkness.

Josephine curled into a little ball on the platform.

It seemed that she couldn’t find Lewis at all.

To make things worse, she got lost in the process as well.

Meanwhile, Lewis didn’t find Josephine on the yacht by the time he came back.

A deep frown graced his features as he burst into the cabin. It was vacant, as expected. The. robe he had draped onto her earlier that day was ditched on the ground.

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After the man got off the yacht, he headed in the direction of the woods briskly.

The sun was starting to set. Josephine could vaguely hear the roars from unknown beasts within the woods. A couple of vultures circled the skies above her head while the atmosphere was filled with the crows’ throaty caws and the sounds of a pair of wings flapping rapidly near rustling leaves. All of those sounds drifted into the poor woman’s ears at the same time.

Josephine could only tighten the bathrobe around her body before covering her ears tightly. At the same time, she remained in the same position as a curled-up ball.

The brightness in the woods started dimming as time passed. Josephine could only watch as the outlines of the plants around her began to melt into the darkness.

behind the young woman at that moment. It didn’t sound like the

through the grass.

vaguely spotting the grass blades starting to move on their own. It

blades were separated

the weird

One second.

Two seconds.

witnessed the entity burst

at the sight of the unwanted visitor. All color

was as thick as her wrist. It raised its head in the darkness as though it was camouflaging

midst of the gentle breeze that caressed the woods, both human and snake locked eyes. For a moment, Josephine was very sure that she could hear the

feet as quickly as she could and hop off the platform. Then, she

she didn’t know where she was

no idea if the snake was chasing her or if it was the wind teasing the grass

was the only emotion propelling her to keep bolting forward.

unfortunate bathrobe

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loosely from her bare body,

then Josephine tripped over something and fell down

vines, immediately causing a sharp pain to flood

nerves.

The poor woman

she was left all alone in this world. Hence, she hung her head limply, no longer wishing to fight for her

ground. Occasionally, a few field mice would dart past her fingers. Even so, she lacked the resolve and energy to

“Josephine!”

voice faintly echoed through the woods, Josephine’s eyes snapped open, and she instinctively raised her head, searching for the source of the

where are you?”

to regain their focus,

weak, but it was laced with a strong trace

down Josephine’s cheeks at that moment. She quickly clambered up to her

over and over again. The woods were shrouded in darkness by now; there was no other way for the man to look for his missing partner other

runner, so she was able to cover a

his trajectory to a different direction, resulting in his voice

at her eyes to get rid of her tears before

up to him. She opened her mouth anxiously, wanting to

“Louie-”

so soft that a gust of wind could