What Separates Me and You novel Chapter 218

Chapter 218 A Trace of Joy 

Phineas decided to plead with her regardless of her response. 

“It pertains to your current situation. Could you please keep it a secret from Chairman Alvarez? If he were to find out, I would be dead.” Phineas clasped his hands together in a 

gesture of earnest request. 

After speaking, he saw a perplexed look in Josephine’s eyes. She looked confused. Phineas was taken aback and said, “Madam?” 

Josephine pressed her lips together and gestured, “Do we know each other?” 

Phineas was not fluent in sign language. He stared at Josephine’s fingers and testingly asked, ‘ Are you saying that you don’t recognize me?” 

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Josephine gave it a thought. Although that was not what she said, the meaning was similar, so she nodded at Phineas. Phineas became anxious and quickly explained, “I’m Phineas. We met before. How could you forget me so quickly?” 

They had met a few times. How was it possible that she had no recollection of him at all? Just as Phineas was in confusion, Josephine looked at him again. However, she still could not remember him and shook her head. 

Phineas helplessly sighed. He simply thought Josephine was unwilling to forgive him and refused to help him keep this a secret. His heart sank, feeling a sense of desolation. He abandoned his plea, resigning himself to face whatever fate awaited him. He turned around, retrieved the breakfast tray, and passed it to Josephine, “Have some breakfast.” 

Josephine was slightly taken aback. She glanced at Phineas’ disappointed face and then shifted her 

gaze to the breakfast in his hands. She silently took the tray from his hand and picked up the fork. But she suddenly remembered something and looked at Phineas. 

“What’s wrong, Madam? Is the food not to your liking?” Phineas asked. 

Josephine shook her head as she put down the fork. She gestured, “What happened?” 

Phineas did not understand what she was gesturing. He tried his best to recognize her sign language, using whatever knowledge he had. He furrowed his brows and asked tentatively, ” Are you asking if I have anything else to say?” 

Josephine pressed her lips tightly together. After confirming that Phineas could not read sign language, she stopped gesturing. She picked up the fork and started eating. Phineas carefully asked, “Madam, do your legs hurt? Do you want me to bring you some painkillers?” 

Josephine shook her head. The immense pain had subsided, and it only hurt a little now. 

“Okay, that’s good.” Phineas felt relieved. It appeared that the doctor’s painkillers were effective. 

Josephine was still eating when Phineas stood up and said, “Madam, I need to go retrieve something.” 

Phineas ran out without waiting for Josephine to respond. Josephine frowned. She lowered her head to look at her wrist and the injuries on her legs. She had forgotten what had happened again. She recalled the dream she had last night and felt her heart tightened. Could it be that it was not a dream but a reality? 

She had food in her mouth but found it difficult to swallow them. The food felt more like sand. Josephine struggled to get the food down her throat. Eventually, she placed the tray aside on the cabinet, unable to continue eating. 

After a while, Phineas entered the room with a cage. “Madam, look at this.” 

Phineas did not dare to get too close. He was afraid that Josephine would be traumatized by yesterday’s incident, so he stood at the door as he showed her the cage. Josephine turned and saw two puppies confined within. They looked about two to three months old. The puppies were scurrying around inside the cage, looking for an exit. Josephine’s eyes widened, and her mouth was slightly parted as her eyes lit up with joy. 

Phineas asked, “Do you like these two dogs?” 

Josephine shifted her gaze from the puppies to look at Phineas. He seemed slightly anxious. Josephine nodded heavily. Phineas let out a sigh of relief and brought the cage over. He placed it under her bed and opened it. He carried one of the puppies out of the cage and passed it to Josephine. 

Josephine was slightly perplexed. She carefully took the puppy from his hands and held it gently in her arms. The puppy was restless. It sniffed around in her arms, wagging its tiny tail. It tried to climb up to Josephine’s face and lick her. Her expression softened with tenderness as Josephine gazed at the harmless and adorable puppy. She mustered the courage to stroke the puppy’s head. 

The puppy eagerly continued to shower Josephine’s hand with affectionate licks, but as its tongue made contact with her fingers, Josephine instinctively withdrew her hand. She couldn’t understand why she would react that way. She simply thought it was probably something to do with the images from her dream about dogs biting her. 

“Madam, the puppies haven’t even grown their teeth yet. They won’t bite. Even if they do, it won’t hurt,” Phineas reassured Josephine. Phineas placed his hand near the puppy’s mouth to demonstrate his point. Sure enough, the puppy opened its mouth and nibbled on his finger with undeveloped teeth. Phineas swiftly withdrew his hand and gently smacked the puppy on its head to discourage his behavior. 

“But, Madam, don’t do as I demonstrated. If they get used to it, they might also bite in the future.” 

Josephine listened attentively and nodded to indicate that she understood. 

Phineas added, “No matter when, if it looks like the puppy is going to bite you, it’s important to react firmly. Give it a beating to discourage the behavior. With consistent correction, the puppy will learn that biting is not acceptable.” 

Josephine nodded heavily. 

Phineas continued to share more tips and information about dog care with Josephine. As he handed her the second puppy, he couldn’t help but notice the smile and joy on her face. He thought to himself, “Madam seems happy. Maybe now she’s more inclined to help me keep this secret. It would be beneficial if she could put in a good word for me as well.”