What Separates Me and You

Chapter 244

Chapter 244 Don’t Make Me Repeat Myself

As he had expected, the bedroom was empty with no signs of Josephine.

Mrs. Larson and Mrs. White stood nervously behind him, their hearts pounding as they stared at Lewis’ back.

Lewis turned around and glared at them coldly, asking, “Where did she go?”

Mrs. Larson said with difficulty, “If we had known where she went, wouldn’t we have… found her already?”

After that, Lewis’ eyes darkened. Mrs. Larson didn’t dare to utter another word.

“What’s the use of hiring either of you?”

Lewis told them icily before turning to the study. He turned on the surveillance camera and saw how Josephine stepped out of the house anxiously, waited for a car for twenty minutes, then got into the car and left.

He reached for his phone and called Conrad.

Knowing that Josephine had gone missing again, Conrad’s heart thumped furiously against his chest. Who was it this time that took her away?

After receiving some instructions, Conrad drove his car along the street in search of her.

Just as Lewis left the house, he bumped into Dr. Halliday, who was rushing over to the Styx Mansion with a medical box.

At the gate, he was blocked by Lewis’ car. Taken aback, he quickly walked over to greet Lewis.

“Mr. Alvarez, I’m here for Miss. Vance’s medical treatment.”

Lewis only spared him a glance. He said with a slightly angry tone, “She’s missing.”

Dr. Halliday widened his eyes in shock. “Huh? Where did she go?”

When Lewis shot him another look, Dr. Halliday snapped back to reality, feeling a strong urge to slap himself for his momentary lapse of judgment.

If Lewis had known where she went, would he still say that she was missing?

Dr. Halliday admonished himself inwardly for his stupidity. Then, he stammered, “May- Maybe she got lost.”

He had mentioned this before. Many people with this exact disease would go missing, and there would be no more news of them. People wouldn’t know if they were alive or dead.

“I’ll search for her with you.”

Lewis didn’t listen. He drove off his car, leaving Dr. Halliday behind to breathe in the exhaust

smoke.

Josephine was curled up in a corner. In a daze, she thought she could hear someone speaking.

She opened her eyes with difficulty and looked toward the metal bars. The wooden plank had been moved away, allowing bright rays of light to shine in.

Josephine raised her arm to block out the sunlight. Her lifeless eyes looked through the gaps between her fingers as someone moved around outside.

It was a woman.

That woman was carrying a plate of food as she crouched and banged at the metal door. “Hey, young madam, it’s time for food.”

Although she was calling Josephine “young madam,” there was not the slightest hint of respect in her tone. In fact, it was full of contempt and hatred.

Josephine propped herself up from the ground with great effort. She held onto the sidewall as she walked to the door and looked up.

She saw a maid standing outside, and the latter was slightly taken aback when she saw Josephine.

Josephine’s white puffer jacket was all dirty. Her hair was in a mess, and debris was all over her face and nose. But all of these couldn’t hide how attractive her eyes were.

The light shining on her made her eyes look even clearer and purer. Her discomposure didn’t make her ugly at all. In fact, she still looked beautiful in a way.

She looked to be the kind of person who would be subjected to bullying.

The maid moved her eyes away and pushed the plate through the gap.

“Here you go.”

Josephine raised her arms to receive it. But before she could do so, the maid had released her grip, and the plate fell onto the ground.

“Bang!” The plate was smashed into pieces, with food splayed all over the ground.

Josephine could only stand there in bewilderment.

The maid pretended to be shocked when she said, “Oops, I’m sorry, young madam. My hand slipped. Perhaps you could pick the food up yourself.”

Pursing her lips together, Josephine stared at the food on the ground without giving a response.

The maid merely shrugged and took the wooden plank to block the metal bars again. She then

turned and left.

Due to the maid’s hasty departure, she neglected to secure the plank in place with the wooden pole. Consequently, Josephine could effortlessly push it aside, despite the mud still holding it in position.

She could only make a gap as wide as her finger. Light shone on her face once again. Looking outside, she saw nothing but grass shoots and mashed soil.

Josephine just stood there, bathing in that small ray of light.

She didn’t pick up nor look at the food on the ground.

After a long wait, the sunlight went away, and the sky turned gray and cloudy. It was quiet in the garden when darkness loomed over the world once again.

Lewis had searched for Josephine around Elysium for a whole day, but there was still no sight of her. It was as if she had disappeared into thin air.

It started raining again outside.

Conrad reported to him as he stood in the study, “That car had a fake car plate number, so we can’t track it. The person behind this is definitely an experienced one, seeing how they avoided the surveillance cameras. The car plate number was changed again after that, so tracking the car down is hard.”

As he spoke, a thought suddenly came to him, prompting him to ask, “Has Madam been. kidnapped?”

Lewis’ eyes were fixated on his laptop, his damp and messy hair falling on his forehead.

He stood up abruptly after hearing that from Conrad.

Conrad was dumbfounded for a moment. Before he could talk again, Lewis had walked out.

After some hesitation, Conrad quickly followed him.

Lewis didn’t bother to use an umbrella when he made his way into the rain. His clothes, which hadn’t dried yet, became wet again because of the rain.

He pulled open the car door and entered. Then, he drove off before Conrad could reach him.

He was heading right toward the Alvarez Manor.

Nancy was coaxing her grandchild inside the house. The child didn’t really cry anymore but would throw occasional tantrums.

The child was making joyful noises in her arms, eliciting a delighted chuckle from Nancy.

A maid walked to Nancy’s side and whispered, “Mrs. Alvarez, Master Lewis is back.”

The smile froze on Nancy’s face. The love in her eyes instantly turned into mockery. “He’s

quite quick to be here, isn’t he?”

As she spoke, she passed the child over to the nanny. Picking up a teacup, she sipped on her tea casually.

Not long after, Lewis appeared in the living room. Coldness emitted from his body, and the atmosphere in the house became stiff.

He strode toward Nancy. “Where is she?”

Nancy gazed at him, evidently upset. “What are you talking about? Requesting to see a woman. immediately upon entering the house. Am I not a woman as well?”

Lewis’ face was as dark as ever. He asked again, “Where is Josephine?”

“How would I know where is she? Your sister is still behind bars, yet I don’t see you being so concerned for her. You’re worried about that mute who has hands and legs to move around instead. Who’s your family here?”

Eyes still on her, Lewis only walked over and sat across Nancy after a long while.

Fearless, Nancy continued to sip her tea while sizing Lewis up.

His hair and clothes were drenched, causing each of his steps to leave behind a small trail of

water and mud.

The high and mighty side of him was long gone. Now, Lewis merely seemed like a young brat who knew nothing good, causing Nancy to feel angry and disappointed. As her son, he

shouldn’t look like this.

Lewis’ eyes continued to bore into Nancy. He warned, “Give me Josephine. Don’t make me repeat myself.”

Nancy’s expression turned sour as she placed her cup back on the table. “Is this how you should be talking to your mother? How dare you speak to me like this just for that mute!” Content © NôvelDrama.Org 2024.

Lewis was suppressing his fury so hard that veins almost popped out of his forehead. “What exactly do want?”

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