What Separates Me and You
Chapter 16 Babe, You’ve Gone Viral
He waved off Josephine’s hand and stood on his feet. “No need.”
After speaking, he walked toward the bathroom, and soon came the sound of water.
Josephine breathed a sigh of relief and touched her lower abdomen. Suddenly, she felt a wave of panic.
She couldn’t keep using this excuse for ten months straight.
This panic pulled her back from her desire for his gentleness, which was nothing significant.
He didn’t love her, just like how flowers wouldn’t bloom in the mud.
Her love was just child’s play to him.
After nearly 20 minutes, Lewis came out of the bathroom, and his face seemed to have gone back to its normal expression.
He looked at his phone and said to her, “It’s ten o’clock. You should go to bed.”
Josephine lifted her head, but before she could speak, the man had already bent. down and carried her in the bridal pose.
With her arms wrapped around his neck, she stared at the curve of his chin. Pursing her lips, she silently lowered her gaze.
At night, Josephine struggled to fall asleep. Her eyes were open until midnight. At some point, she finally drifted off to sleep.
In the morning, she was awakened by the ringing of her phone.
She groggily reached out and answered the call. On the other end came Avery’s voice. “Babe, check Whatsapp.” She hung up after that.
Josephine unlocked her phone and opened Whatsapp. Avery had sent her a video.
It was a painting that Avery had done, and the subject of her art was Josephine.
In the painting, she was sitting by the window, looking out at the sky with sunlight. shining into her clear and bright eyes. Despite that, the portrait had a touch of melancholy not belonging to a young girl.
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