What Separates Me and You

Chapter 258 Distinguished and Haughty

The loud screeching sound of the brakes being applied made Josephine’s scalp go numb. Thankfully,

the car narrowly brushed past her. Her knees went weak immediately before she collapsed to the

ground.

A moment later, the car door was opened before a man got out of the car and stomped toward

Josephine angrily. Then, he started screaming at her.

“Are you trying to die? If that’s what you fucking want, don’t fucking die here! Why the fuck would you

try to con me in the middle of the road? You fucking deserve to get run over, idiot!”

Josephine could only sit on the ground helplessly, finally feeling waves of pain flaring from her knees

while listening to Rufus shouting at her.

Just now, the car hood had bumped into one of her knees.

Josephine looked up at the furious man, noting his heavy-set appearance and balding head. He looked

extraordinarily unfriendly and fearsome.

The driver, Rufus, became angrier when he realized Josephine didn’t say anything. “Why the fuck are

you still sitting on the ground? Are you trying to con me? Well, you can forget about it! I won’t spare

idiots like you even a penny, you hear? Fuck off!”

Poor Josephine looked down at her lap before she attempted to get up while trying to tolerate. the pain.

The pain was too much for her to handle; intense pain would start flaring every time she tried to move

even an inch.

“Ho! Are you trying to con me for real? I got a dashcam installed in my car, so it’s useless for you to sit

here!”

Many cars which happened to pass by the area slowed down to a stop. Everyone watched the scene

unfold before their eyes, clearly enjoying it. Some of them did attempt to appease Rufus.

“I think that lady is really hurt. Maybe you should take her to the hospital.”

Rufus didn’t hesitate to retort. “As if I’ll do that! Can’t you see that she’s trying to con me? This didn’t

happen to you, so you’re able to spout all those righteous bullshit in my face! I’d like to see you do the

same after getting conned!”

Once that man started cursing at everyone else, no one dared to speak up for Josephine.

However, a kind person still went forward and asked Josephine, “Are you alright, miss?”

She hung her head while clutching her injured knee with her hands. Then, she shook her head mutely.

“Can you stand up?”

Josephine continued to shake her head. It was true that she couldn’t stand up right now. If she

could, she would have left a long time ago.

Rufus became even more frustrated upon seeing Josephine’s reaction. “Just look at her! If she’s not a

con artist, then what is she? She’s clearly conning me!”

Josephine bit her bottom lip while trying to push herself up from the ground with her hands, but she

was forced to give up after trying to get up several times in a row.

“She looks so young. Why must she be a con artist instead of taking up any other respectable jobs?”

Drivers were scared of people who rushed out in front of their cars all of a sudden the most. It didn’t

matter whether those people were actual con artists or were just simply too careless-if anything were to

happen to them, the drivers were always the ones facing the consequences.

Many people could relate to Rufus right now. They all hated reckless people the most. There were

times when they got so frustrated that they wanted to run over those reckless people and get it over

with.

“That young lady’s nothing compared to the elderly people you see these days. They tend to latch onto

you without any intention to leave you alone.”

“Ugh! People like them will face their own retribution one day! Dude, we’ll become your witnesses and

prove that she’s the one who tried to con you!”

“I know, right? Lady, you should leave right now. Otherwise, you won’t be able to wash your hands off

this incident once the traffic police are here.”

The crowd’s voices started swirling like an invisible tornado above Josephine’s head. Their words

buzzed in her ears, making her feel like a criminal who had just committed an atrocious. crime.

Everyone surrounded her while blaming her for what she had done.

Josephine bit her bottom lip and covered her ears, not wanting to listen to those strangers.

More and more people joined the crowd and the act of blaming Josephine. They gradually surrounded

her, not giving her any room to breathe at all.

Poor Josephine could only clutch her head while forcing herself to drown out all those voices. However,

harmful words continued to flow into her ears.

No longer able to withstand the murmurs and gossip about her anymore, Josephine raised her hands

to start gesturing to explain that she wasn’t a con artist. She merely couldn’t stand up due to her injury.

However, no one could understand her.

Someone even started jeering at her. “She’s pretending to be mute! Hah, she’s still trying to pull off this

trick! Dude, I think she’s going to latch onto you this time!”

“Maybe she’s an actual mute. That’s why she’s trying to weasel money out of people because she’s

unable to survive without a job.”

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“She can always beg for money on the streets! Why must she drag us down with her?”

Josephine’s hands froze in mid-air as she stared at the disgusted expressions on everyone’s faces.

She opened her mouth, but in the end, her hands lowered to her sides helplessly.

Right, her explanation wasn’t important at all.

Everyone in this world only cared about their own profits and benefits. They were all afraid that they

would be the next victim on the con artists’ list.

Originally, Rufus wanted to leave, but he was worried that something did happen to Josephine. That

meant he would be charged with the “hit and run” crime.

Hence, he could only chase Josephine away with his mean words, hoping she could leave as soon as

possible.

Since Josephine could not move, Rufus reached out to grab her arm. “Stop pretending like you don’t

hear me! Hurry up and get lost! Are you hanging around this place just so you can con other people?”

The poor woman could only let Rufus drag her along. She was unable to move her legs at all, so Rufus

ended up dragging her across the icy road.