What Separates Me and You

He walked directly into Seth’s office.

The door was open, and Seth was still buried in work. Upon hearing Lewis’ knock, he raised hist head

and glanced at the door.

“Lewis. You’re here.”

Seth immediately stood up and greeted him. “I thought you were not coming in today.”

Lewis approached him slowly and joined him on the couch.

“Is there anything you’re here for, Lewis?” Seth poured him a cup of coffee.

“I saw that you haven’t left work yet, so I came here to see you.” Lewis’ gaze scanned the room before

landing on Seth’s face. “Are you still busy?”

“Yeah, there are a lot of problems I still have to solve. Of course, you wouldn’t know about all these

little things in the company.”

A subtle smile tugged at the edges of Lewis’ lips. He folded his legs and leaned back against the

couch. “Daphne said you haven’t been home in a while. Don’t you plan on going back?” he asked

calmly.

Seth paused before smiling bitterly. “There’s too much to do in the company. I can’t leave yet. I’ll go

back when I have the time.”

“Don’t wait for when you have time. Go home now. I’ll give you some time off. Spend some quality time

with Daphne.”

Seth’s brows knitted together. “Now?”

“Yes. I’ll have someone settle these matters of yours. The longer you don’t return, the more Daphne will

drive herself crazy worrying about you.”

“Oh, yeah?”

Lewis pretended to be surprised as well. “Didn’t she tell you? Don’t you know that she sold all her

shares in the corporation?”

2.5

Seth’s smile froze before he quickly regained his composure. “Oh. That’s what you mean. Of course, I

do know that.”

“What else could it be?”

Seth spoke in a low voice. “I’ll find the time to persuade her.”

“Don’t wait to find the right time anymore. Do it now. If you don’t go back and persuade her, she might

as well start setting her sights on father’s shares.”

This time, Seth completely lost his composure. He looked at Lewis in complete bewilderment.

Why would Lewis tell him all this?

He was beginning to find it increasingly difficult to understand Lewis’ actions.

Lewis’s smile remained nonchalant throughout their conversation, hiding his real thoughts.

Seth tugged at the corner of his lips, forcing himself to smile again. “I got it. I’ll go now.”

Lewis nodded lightly. “Go, then.”

Seth simply cleared up his desk and left the company soon after. Lewis watched his disappearing

figure, the smile playing on his lips deepening.

Seth rushed back to the Alvarez mansion as quickly as possible.

When he returned to the bedroom, he saw Daphne holding Bambam, gently coaxing him. Upon closer

inspection, there was no anxiety in her gaze at all.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Daphne turned, her face a picture of happiness.

“Seth, you’re back!”

Seth hummed in acknowledgment and walked over to her. Seeing the baby in her embrace, he

said, “He’s asleep.”

“Oh, yeah. Yeah, he is.” Daphne quickly placed the baby into the cot and turned back to face Seth.

“Why are you back today?”

Seth smiled faintly. “I just remembered what you said about moving a while ago. Have you finished

packing?”

Daphne’s eyes welled up with tears as she heard his words. “No, I’ve been waiting for you to come

back.”

“Have you found a new place?”

“I did-”

Seth pondered for a moment before speaking again. “Since I have some free time now, how about we

move tonight?”

3/5

Daphne grabbed his hands suddenly and looked deeply into his eyes. She murmured, “Seth, if- if

something happens to me, will you take good care of Bambam?”

Seth’s movements stilled. He looked at Daphne in astonishment.

Could it be that what Lewis had said was true?

Had she been planning on touching Robert’s shares just to fill the gap on his behalf?

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Seth inhaled deeply. “Daphne, don’t do anything stupid. Bambam has always been under care. Without

you, how would I be able to raise him properly? I promise I’ll settle this entire matter myself. Don’t you

worry about it. Just stay at home and take good care of Bambam, alright?”

Seth’s voice was soft, his tone as gentle as the spring breeze, but why did someone so gentle carry

such ice in his eyes?

Still, hearing his words, tears trickled down Daphne’s cheeks, the resolve in her heart hardening.

She forced a smile. “Alright, I promise. For you and Bambam’s sake, I won’t let anything happen to

me.” Daphine’s gaze was filled with determination and her deep affection for Seth.

She thought secretly, “Nothing’s going to go wrong, right?”

Seth observed her smile, his eye twitching.

Daphne was foolish, even more so than an ordinary fool.

Seth knew this more than anyone else. He didn’t need to think to guess her true intentions.

She really was pathetic.

Daphne was still basking in his warmth. She was even slightly hopeful. After all that she’d done for him,

would she finally be able to move him?

Seth supposed that some people were that stupid after all. They naively believed that by tugging at the

heartstrings of the other person, they could secure their affection.

In reality, it was never the case. Only Daphne herself had been moved by her own actions.

No one else would change their minds just because she’d managed to move herself.

Whether one loved another person or not had always been predetermined by fate.

Seth was smiling on the outside, but his heart was cold.

He wasn’t sure what Lewis wanted him to do, and that feeling alone was deeply unsettling.

The thought crossed his mind that Josephine might know something about it.

Seth’s gaze flickered. He stood up suddenly and said, “Daphne, I need to go out for a while. I’ll

be back later.”

“You’re leaving again? For what?”

Seth patted her head gently, his smile turning somewhat eerie. “I need to go handle some

work.”