What Separates Me and You

Chapter 335 Bring Her Back Before It’s Too Late

Josephine blinked. It only took a split second for her eyes to light up, joy filling them to the

brim.

She nodded quickly before enveloping him in a bone-crushing hug.

A muffled groan arose in response, and she released him immediately. “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.

She must have aggravated his incision site on accident.

Her excitement about the upcoming hot air balloon ride had completely made her overlook the fact that he’d just had surgery.

Lewis pressed his arm against his abdomen, but it didn’t take long before he regained his composure.

He pulled her into his embrace and forced a smile. “It’s okay. I’m fine.”

Josephine stared at him in confusion. He didn’t seem fine at all.

After a while, she signed, “I think we should go back to the hospital. I don’t want to go on the hot air balloon anymore.”

Lewis’ eyes glistened as he cupped her face with one hand. “Why not?”

“I just don’t want to. My stomach doesn’t feel well.”

Lewis scrutinized her closely, trying to ascertain whether or not she was lying.

Josephine did not back down either. She wished he would stop forcing himself for her sake.

Before he could reply, his phone rang. It was Seth.

Lewis was just about to end the call when he hesitated, his finger hovering above the call

button.

Eventually, he accepted the call and placed his phone to his ear. “What?”

Seth’s voice reached him promptly. “Conrad’s afraid that you’d die out there. He even called me to ask if I’d seen you. Where are you?”

in annoyance. “Mind

die wherever you want,

laughed coldly. “And why would I do that?”

before he spoke. “Because she should

to her ancestors.”

words have lost their previous lightness, their

shifted to her direction, but she did

her back. At the very least, she should be able to connect with her ancestry and heritage before it’s too

abruptly that even Seth was startled. ” If you speak of such

speaking nonsense? Who do you think caused this mess in the first place? What’s the point of you bringing her to all these places, huh? Would she even remember this, years down the line?

trying to talk sense into you. Just bring her back here now, or else I’m sending someone down to get her myself.”

ended after his resounding threat.

at the phone and

latter was so unsuspecting, so unaware of the situation they were both in. She gestured in anticipation, “Are we going back

the hot air balloons that were faintly visible in the distance. “Are you sure you really don’t want to go?”

nodded resolutely. “I don’t. Let’s

before sighing. “Fine. Whatever you

at their destination, Lewis simply took her hand as she gazed at the slowly ascending hot air balloons without boarding one. Upon beholding the colorful balloons floating midair, a spark of admiration crossed her face. The sight itself was spectacular.

feel like to fly?

fantasies that tugged at her heartstrings as she daydreamed, allowing the wondrous visions to fill her mind.

it was time to

any further. He guided her over to the cable car once more and returned to the

the scenic areas, Lewis drove her out of

one bit. It was a pity they hadn’t gotten to go on a hot air balloon, but it didn’t matter. They had time to revisit Ecstasia when Lewis was feeling

came, she was determined to go on every ride and attraction Ecstasia had to offer with Lewis by

tugged at the corner of her lips at the thought of spending more time together

steadily, but he did not bring them back to the hospital. Eventually, they found themselves at an abandoned villa, where she was asked to leave the car and stand amid the overgrown grass that seemed on

of fear taking residence in her

gripped Lewis’ hand tightly, unsure why he had brought

Bentley approached them swiftly before abruptly stopping beside

and Seth alighted from

New Year’s Day, he was still clad in that ever-present suit of his, his wavy hair curling slightly by his ear. The resounding image he projected was an ambiguous one, stirring a deep sense

pair

her condition. Is her

did not speak, but he did not deny