What Separates Me and You

Chapter 332 The Cold Mercilessness of His Words

Bad-tempered patients weren’t that uncommon, but none of them could rival Lewis’ petulance.

For others, at least their rage was justified, but Lewis’ was already at an all-time high when the doctor hadn’t even opened his mouth to speak since entering the ward.

If he hadn’t fainted earlier, the doctors wouldn’t have found the opportunity to operate on him -he was that obstinate.

The doctor turned to Josephine now. “I have to examine Mr. Alvarez’s wounds. Could

Josephine immediately understood the implicit meaning behind his words.

you…”

She glanced at Lewis, thought about it for a moment, and approached him slowly, signing as she did.

Yet, Lewis hardly spared him a single glance.

Awkwardness flooded the room, tainting everyone in it, the doctor included.

Lewis was no longer at the age appropriate to throw such a childish tantrum.

Josephine squatted down in front of him and tugged at his arm.

“I’m not dying anytime soon. What’s there to examine?” he replied impatiently.

His brashness rendered her speechless.

The doctor explained hurriedly, “Mr. Alvarez, whether or not you die is not up to you to decide. I am the one making that call here.” He paused slightly before adding, “This injury of yours should have been operated on long ago. You’ve delayed treatment for so long that it’s already exacerbated more significantly than anyone could ever anticipate. I need to see how well you’re recovering after the surgery to ensure there aren’t any unforeseen complications.”

Lewis simply sat on the couch and looked at the doctor wordlessly.

“Are

you really not in pain?” the doctor asked.

The anesthesia should have worn off by now.

Josephine tugged at his arms again, her eyes wide and pleading.

When Lewis finally turned to glance at her, tears had already welled up in her eyes.

Conrad had called it, after all.

The glimmer of her tears stirred something foreign and complicated within him.

a move, Josephine’s tears began to trickle

afraid of losing him, of watching him slip away in her

only

raised his arms to rub his

movement threw him off balance, causing his body to sway violently.

forward to steady him.

and took a moment to regain his balance. After that, he pulled his arm away from her grip and

As the incision site had just been cleaned a while back, it appeared reddish and swollen as well. His chest, on the other hand, wasn’t simply a fracture anymore. The condition it had been in before the surgery had resulted

recovering well, but I’ll order an X-ray to ensure that we’re not missing anything crucial.” Then, seeing Lewis’ blatant displeasure, the doctor

to finish up his check-up, the doctor reminded Josephine to have Lewis take his medications on time, to which she readily agreed with a brief nod.

eye on Lewis’ IV drip as he administered it with swift precision and instructed her to press the call button once

everything down meticulously. The doctor left soon after, and Josephine watched his figure disappear around a corner as she shut the door behind him and

him receive the IV drip without complaint, raising her arms

at her

of cigarettes on his bedside table. “You can

better.”

were tentative, timid. At the end of the day, she was still afraid

a fit of rage and ignore her in the days

her hands tightly. “Fine.

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words before a radiant

him quietly, basking in the undisturbed silence of the moment. It was nice to share

falling and once again shrouding Elysium in darkness.

it wasn’t complete darkness that descended, for New Year’s Eve called for blazing lights and fireworks adorning the velvety night sky with their brilliance. Yet, despite the earth-

ever.

two of them listening to the sound of fireworks erupting in the sky above them, watching the sky light

their shared moment. Immediately, Josephine scrambled to hand

from his mother,

his brows perpetually knitted,

connected. “Lewis, hi. Are you not

as he waited for his mother to finish bombarding him with questions. “I’m not in Elysium. I’m afraid I won’t be coming

stubborn child! What are you doing, loitering outside, today of all days? Who

it was not entirely unexpected. In her eyes, the incident on the cruise ship could very well be another news article unworthy of her time and attention. She did. not know that her son was in the hospital-no one had

jail, and you-you’re not here either, which leaves me alone in the house, spending New Year’s Eve

was tinged with despair the more she spoke, stark loneliness permeating her words.

maid has gone

did not speak for a long time, though his expression remained carefully blank.

in frustration after a long pause. “Why aren’t you saying

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is there

not coming home?” she asked,