What Separates Me and You novel Chapter 299

Lewis wrapped an arm around Josephine's waist to support her while he flicked the cigarette into the ashtray with his other hand. After that, he poured some water from his glass onto the ashtray to extinguish the embers.

After returning to his seat on the couch, he placed both hands on Josephine's waist while gazing into her eyes.

"What's wrong?"

Josephine continued to hug Lewis' neck while scanning every inch of his face. She shook her head afterward before releasing him.

The next moment he knew, she got up to her feet again so that she could sit on his lap. There, she gestured, "I think you look old."

Lewis didn't say anything. Besides, he didn't know what to say as well.

It made sense that the 29-year-old man was quite old in the eyes of Josephine, who thought of herself as an 11-year-old girl.

If one were to have a baby at such a tender age, the child would have grown to be about ten years old by now.

Lewis' hand found Josephine's a while later. He used his other hand to tuck a stray lock behind her ear, murmuring, "Yeah, you're becoming younger."

Josephine didn't understand what he meant. She could only gaze at him in confusion.

Lewis' lips curled into a small yet bitter smile at that moment.

He scooped the young woman into his arms before moving to place her on the bed. "Alright. It's time for bed."

Josephine shook her head in response. "I can't sleep."

She had just opened her eyes some time ago, after all. It was impossible for her to fall asleep again.

"Just lie on the bed, then," the man coaxed, shifting her so she could lie down.

However, the young woman refused to let him go, seeing as her arms were still firmly circled around his neck. She was acting even more clingy than before. It wasn't a good thing at all.

Lewis thought for a moment before climbing into the bed as well.

He leaned against the headboard, allowing Josephine to rest her head on his chest with her arms wrapped loosely around his waist this time. She even moved to hook her leg over his body as though she was a baby koala.

The man stroked her hair gently while gazing at a certain spot in the room without saying a word.

Meanwhile, Josephine found herself gazing at Lewis' open collar, which exposed his collarbone. She tilted her head upward and looked at his Adam's apple.

However, he didn't look happy at all. There wasn't a trace of a smile on his face.

Josephine looked down once again before moving to stick her cheek against his chest, feeling his chest heaving up and down slowly. Then, she closed her eyes.

Gusts of wind continued to blow into the room via the open window, making the room feel quite cool. Occasionally, the pair could hear the waves lapping against the shore.

The hotel room they stayed in seemed to take on a cold tone. Perhaps it was because of the interior design and the colors.

For some reason, they felt extraordinarily stressed whenever they hung out in the room.

Even though Josephine claimed not to be able to fall asleep, the sound of Lewis' heartbeat was able to lull her to sleep. Once she closed her eyes, she had the tendency to dream.

It was another dream which seemed to stretch on for ages. However, the dream she was having now looked rather confusing.

It was already the next day by the time Josephine opened her eyes.

She was still snuggling against Lewis with her arms firmly wrapped around him. He had been holding her as well without bothering to change out of his old clothes.

After opening her eyes, Josephine stared at Lewis for a while before reaching out to touch his nose bridge, which looked very straight.

The moment her fingertip made contact with his nose bridge, she saw the man's eyes flying open in an instant.

Both of them gazed at each other after that.

Josephine blinked mutely before flashing him a smile.

That smile was so dazzling that it stunned Lewis for a moment. Still, he stared at her for a very long time after that.

The sight of his stoic face made her smile slowly fade away.

Josephine lowered her head while playing with one of Lewis' buttons absent-mindedly. Soon, she started rubbing against the smooth surface uneasily.

Lewis closed his eyes silently for a few minutes. Finally, he opened his eyes and bowed his head to look at Josephine.

He didn't hesitate to lift her chin with his fingers while asking, "How old are you now?"

Josephine stared into the man's deep eyes for some time, feeling weirded out by his question. Had he forgotten about her age?

She raised her hands a moment later to gesture, "I'm 11 years old."

Lewis' brows, which were already tangled into a deep frown, started to relax after seeing the answer. He then dragged her forcibly out of bed. "You must be hungry. Let's go have breakfast."

Josephine nodded in response while jumping out of bed as fast as she could.