What Separates Me and You novel Chapter 253

Chapter 253 I Want to Visit the Pyramids 

“Okay.” Lewis ended the call right after leaving that one-worded response. 

Dr. Halliday went into a trance for a while as he listened to the beeps from his phone. 

Meanwhile, Lewis casually tossed his phone onto the table before picking up a document and continuing to read it. The computer monitor on his left side showed an image of the live security feed coming from the mansion. 

At that moment, Sophia knocked on the door before entering the office while hugging a folder to her chest. She stopped in front of Lewis’ desk before handing it to him. 

“Chairman Alvarez, this is the company’s annual report. President Kiran asked me to send you a copy. Please take a look.” 

Lewis accepted the report before flipping through it quickly. When he flipped to the final page, he noticed Kiran had already signed on it. 

That prompted him to throw the report onto his desk, no longer wanting to look through it. 

Sophia continued staying in the office even after some time had passed. Lewis raised his head to look at her coldly. “Is there anything else?” 

“There’s half a month left till break time,” Sophia commented. 

“So?” 

“Do you have any plans, Chairman Alvarez?” 

Lewis’s gaze landed on the woman’s face briefly before he finally asked, “Are you asking about my business schedule or private plans?” 

Sophia flashed him a smile. “I was just asking.” 

The man snapped the document in his hands shut before leaning into his chair. He started to make small talk with Sophia in a lazy tone. “It seems you’re eager to start your break, Ms. King. Do you have any plans?” 

The woman replied, “Not really. I was thinking that I might go back to my hometown.” 

“Where’s your hometown, Miss King?” 

“It’s in Hardington.” 

“Hardington?” Lewis had a thoughtful look on his face. He seemed to have recalled something, so he added, “I see. You may leave.” 

Sophia inclined her head slightly at the chairman before turning around and leaving the office. 

Once she was gone, Lewis picked up the telephone receiver belonging to the landline that was 

connected to various departments. Soon, the call was picked up by the other party. 

“What is it, Chairman Alvarez?” Seth’s cheerful voice drifted from the other end of the line. 

“What are your vacation plans, Mr. Fairchild?” 

“I have yet to decide on them. Is there anything I can do for you, Chairman Alvarez?” 

Lewis replied, “Since you don’t have any plans, you should come with me on a business trip to Hardington. There’s a project there that requires my attention.” 

Suddenly, Seth went deathly quiet for a very long time. 

Some time later, he finally said, “Okay.” 

Lewis chuckled softly before continuing, “By the way, I heard Hardington has a hot air balloon site. Is that true?” 

Seth paused for a moment before replying smilingly, “This is a difficult question for me to answer, Chairman Alvarez. I’ve never been there before. I can check for you if you want.” 

“There’s no need for that. You should start making preparations. I’ll have someone send you the details on the project.” 

“Alright.” 

The call ended afterward, so Lewis placed the receiver back on the telephone. Then, he shot a glance at the monitor. 

Josephine had been unconscious for the first two days, so she didn’t leave the bedroom at all during that time. Even though she was awake on the third day, her constitution was too weak. for her to get out of bed. In the end, she never got to leave her room. 

Meanwhile, Sierra had been bombarding Lewis with calls since the morning because she had a wrap party to attend. Now that it was almost time for him to get off work, she started calling him again. 

Hence, Lewis grabbed his phone and answered the call. 

“Have you gotten off work yet, Lewis? I’m at your company’s parking lot right now.” 

“Yeah.” 

Lewis switched off his computer before getting up to leave his office. 

Sierra rushed over to hug him the moment she saw him. “I’ve been waiting for you.” 

Lewis lowered his head to look at her. “Why should I attend your wrap party?” 

The woman replied with a smile, “You’re attending it as my plus one, of course! You know, just so I don’t-” 

The rest of her sentence trailed away after that. When Sierra recalled the time she got drunk, 

she felt as though there was a thorn lodged in her side. There was always dull pain coming from her heart whenever she remembered that unwanted memory. 

Nowadays, she was so embarrassed whenever she was with Lewis that she couldn’t even look him in the eye. Of course, that meant she didn’t dare to seduce him anymore. 

At the same time, Sierra felt lucky that Lewis didn’t intend to be intimate with her. That way, she could take her secret to her grave. 

However, she was also reluctant to release him as well. 

“Alright, let’s go.” Lewis took the woman’s hand and led her into the car. 

As Sierra buckled her seatbelt, she turned her head to ask him, “By the way, it’s almost break time for your company, right?” 

“Yeah.” 

“Let’s go to Egraria together. I want to visit the pyramids there.” 

Lewis brought the car to life before slowly navigating it out of the parking lot. “I can’t. I’m on a business trip.” 

“Where are you going?” 

“Hardington.” 

“Why don’t you bring me along?” 

Lewis didn’t say anything in response. He neither agreed nor disagreed with her. His lack of response displeased Sierra slightly, prompting her to grab the man’s arm while whining coquettishly, “Come on, you have to bring me along.” 

“How many years has it been since you last went home?” Lewis suddenly brought up 

topic. 

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Surprised, Sierra’s gaze became dazed for a moment. She had to rack her brain properly in order to come up with a solid answer. “I think it’s been two years.” 

Then, she mumbled, “I don’t want to go home. My parents will definitely pressure me into getting married. They know I have an extremely rich boyfriend, so they keep nagging me daily to bring you home. You, on the other hand, refuse to go to my hometown with me. What else can I do?” 

Lewis didn’t utter a word again. 

Sierra continued, “Why don’t I go on your business trip with you? Then, you can come with me to my house. I don’t want to hear those villagers gossiping about me again.” 

She didn’t want to go home because the villagers kept gossiping about how inferior her boyfriend was to the other men. They even started speculating about how old and ugly that 

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boyfriend was and that Sierra was his mistress the whole time. 

Why else would she be in a relationship with that boyfriend of hers for so many years without wanting to get married? Something must be fishy about that relationship. 

Sierra continued rambling the whole time. Meanwhile, Lewis didn’t even bother grunting in 

response. 

“So? What do you say, Lewis?”