What Separates Me and You

Chapter 203 Can’t Survive

Josephine unwittingly tightened her grip on her phone when she saw him. She stood up, wanting to

leave. Seth swaggered up to her. He grabbed her arm and yanked her back as she started to run away.

Josephine fell onto the couch, her gaze fixed on him with caution.

Seth did not do anything to her. He sat down beside her and brushed the stray hairs by her ear. He

chuckled and asked, “Am I that scary?”

Josephine’s tensed-up body said everything.

Seth placed his hand on her head. He stared at her for a few seconds before he continued, “It seems

like you remembered.”

Josephine suppressed the fear in her heart and gestured, “What are you doing here?”

“Me? Naturally, I came to clear up your confusion. I’m sure you have a lot of questions now, am I right?”

Seth smiled gently and stroked her head like she was a pet.

Josephine pursed her lips and remained silent. Indeed, she had a lot of questions, but she did not want

to hear the answers from Seth, who had kept deceiving her.

Seth wasted no time as he pulled out a phone and tossed it onto her lap.

Josephine’s eyes fixed on the screen, her gaze flickering as she noticed a paused video displayed on

it. Her heart skipped a beat when she realized it featured herself and Mr. Walter. Without thinking, she

instinctively reached for the phone and pressed play. The video appeared to be edited, with an

accelerated pace that quickly showcased the moment when Mr. Walter had gotten her drunk.

It wasn’t until Mr. Walter revealed the camera from its hidden corner that the pace of the video slowed

down. Josephine fixed her gaze on the screen, noticing the presence of comments scrolling across it.

There was no doubt that the video had been clipped from a live stream. As the video played on,

Josephine’s face grew increasingly pale. Her distress intensified when she witnessed Mr. Walter

removing all her clothes. Reacting swiftly, she pressed the pause button and promptly returned the

phone to Seth.

Seth tilted his head and looked at her. He said, “Do you know what happened now?”

Josephine’s lips trembled as she pressed them tightly together. The realization struck her with a heavy

weight-thousands of people had seen her…

Josephine remembered the comments that she read and closed her eyes in despair.

“What, you can’t even accept this? This video would be more interesting If I didn’t come to your rescue

back then,” Seth said.

Josephine’s eyes flew open. She silently pleaded with him, her gaze begging him to stop. Seth placed

his arm on the backrest of the couch. He leaned closer to Josephine’s face and said, “Do you know

why I was there?”

Without waiting for Josephine’s reply, he pressed on, “It’s because Lewis didn’t send anyone to save

you. He had no intention of coming himself. Everything was orchestrated, including him telling you to

meet Mr. Walter. You must be wondering what his plan was, aren’t you?”

Seth snickered before adding, “He planned to make me fall into his trap. He wanted to let Kiran know

that I was on his side. So, this brings us back to the big question of why I came to

your rescue.”

The color drained from Josephine’s face as Seth spoke, leaving behind a deadly pallor. She stared at

Seth’s smiling face and shook her head heavily. She could not and would never believe what he was

saying. It was not because he lied. It was because the video would remain fake as long as she did not

believe him. Seth could have forged the video to trick her.

Seth grabbed her chin and stopped her action. He said, “It’s fine if you don’t believe me now because

you will one day. But you can’t deny the fact that Mr. Walter is dead.”

Josephine’s pupils contracted, and tears welled up in her eyes. Mr. Walter’s death was reported in the

news. It aligned seamlessly with Seth’s words. 1

However, she couldn’t bring herself to fully believe him.

Seth rubbed her chin with his fingers, gazing into her eyes as he asked, “You’re not curious. about my

reason for saving you?”

Josephine squeezed her fingers. She grimaced and fell into silence. Seth sighed and released

her chin.

“Nevermind,” he said.

Then, he stood up and added, “I’ll visit you another day. The incident with Mr. Walter has not

been concluded.”

Josephine sighed internally as she heard this. Seth turned to look at Josephine when he reached the

door. “Were you not going to ask Lewis about Mrs. Jinkins’ whereabouts?”

Josephine was taken aback. Seth laughed and left without looking back. Josephine sat there for a

moment. She raised her hand and gave herself a knock on the head before looking down at the phone

on the couch. Seth did not take it with him. Either he forgot or intentionally left it for her to see.

Josephine stared at the phone for some time before reaching out to pick it up. She dragged the

progress bar straight to the end. The sight of Mr. Walter’s lifeless face on the screen sent a shockwave

through her, causing her to drop the phone.

Seth’s confession about murdering Mr. Walter had been true all along. Ignoring her pounding

headache, she set off toward Alvarez Corp after picking up the phone.

She arrived at the office and knocked on Lewis’ door.

“Come in.” Hearing his familiar voice, Josephine pushed the door open and went in.

Lewis was looking at some documents. He did not look up when Josephine came in.

Josephine approached him silently, her eyes fixed on his figure. Her grip on the phone tightened, but

she did not know what to ask.

Should she confront him about his true intentions in sending her to meet Mr. Walter? Or perhaps

question why he did not come to her rescue? She grappled with the dilemma, unsure of the grounds

she had to demand answers from him.

After a while, the man looked up and glanced at her. He calmly said, “State your business.”

Josephine fixed her gaze on that familiar face and suddenly felt like crying. She gripped the phone

tightly, unable to ask him anything.

After some time, she silently lowered her head and kept the phone in her pocket. She then gestured,

“Can you tell me about Mrs. Jinkins?”

“Did you manage to secure the partnership?”

Josephine expected this response, and she bit her lip. She looked up and gestured, “Why? She’s just

an innocent old lady. Why are you making life difficult for her?”

Lewis abruptly stood up and stepped closer to her, asking, “I’m making life difficult for her? Josephine, I

told you I have no obligation to care about you or the people around you after the divorce. She left on

her own accord, yet you blame me for making her life difficult?”

Josephine felt pressured by him and stepped back. She lowered her head to look at his belt. because

she could no longer look at his face. Suddenly, a hand grabbed her jaw and lifted it, forcing her to look

at his indifferent eyes as he said, “Josephine, are you trying to approach me using Mary Jinkins as an

excuse? Why? You can’t live without me?”

Josephine felt a piercing pain in her heart. Despite their divorce, the weight of his words struck her

deeply. She hadn’t realized that Lewis saw her as shameless, that he considered her audacious for

approaching him after pushing for the divorce. Shame and anger swirled within her, fueling her resolve.

She forcefully pushed away Lewis’ arm and gestured with determination, “I want to resign.”

Before she could finish gesturing, Lewis grabbed her hand and flung her to the chair. The impact

caused the phone in her pocket to fall out. The screen lit up, showing the broadcast image. Josephine’s

humiliated state was laid bare before Lewis. In a panic, she hastily picked up the phone and hurriedly

kept it back in her pocket.

Lewis grabbed the chair and leaned toward her. His familiar scent filled the air as he mocked, Aren’t

you devoted and responsible?”

Josephine looked up and met his gaze. She suppressed her anger and gestured, “You were the one

who sent me there.”

“I told you to keep that man entertained, and you went. You never listened to a single word I said in the

past. Are you that desperate for a man?” Lewis seized her jaw tightly, his voice sounding light and

ethereal.