What Separates Me and You novel Chapter 376

"You may leave." Lewis glanced at the person on the bed who was writhing in pain and added, "Give her some painkillers."

Dr. Halliday took a bottle of painkillers from his bag and handed it to Lewis. "She should take less of this. It works wonders but induces overdependence."

Lewis took the bottle and sat beside Josephine. He helped her sit up and fed her one pill.

She barely had any strength left by then. She lay limply in his arms, her teary eyes focused on him.

Her hair was damp from sweat and messily plastered to her face. She looked so pathetic.

Lewis swept her hair away from her face and said in a low voice, "It's alright now. You'll feel better in minutes."

Josephine's eyes started losing focus when she heard his persuasive voice.

She leaned on him and sniffed his scent; it felt familiar.

He patted her back and caressed her head.

Slowly, the pain subsided. Her eyelids struggled to stay open, but she soon fell asleep in Lewis' arms.

When she was sound asleep, he put her back on the bed, tucked her under the blanket, and left the bedroom.

He instructed Conrad to get the medications Dr. Halliday prescribed. Dr. Halliday gave him a few more, and Conrad casually stuffed them into the drawer of the coffee table. Once Lewis opened the drawer, he was surprised to find a wide array of medicine inside.

His face changed as he stared at the numerous bottles in the drawer. He had never realized when Josephine started to take so many different pills. Lewis took them all out. He could understand the need for every one of them except for one. Why was there a tocolytic drug?

Before he could mull over it, he received a call from Seth. He glanced at the medicine and stuffed it back into the drawer before he went upstairs.

Josephine woke up in the middle of the night. She clambered up from bed and scanned her surroundings. The silence was deafening. Clutching her sleeves nervously, she walked out of the room. There was no one outside too.

Josephine was scared. She descended the stairs and searched the living room, yet no one was there. Without hesitation, she immediately walked toward the front door. She opened it and bolted out, the darkness engulfing her figure in the blink of an eye.

In the study, Lewis had just gone through the work accumulated over these few days. Pinching his brows, he went to the bedroom just to find the door wide open. His eyelid twitching, he entered the room. It was empty. "Mrs. Larson!"

Mrs. Larson came out from another room while rubbing her eyes. She looked like she had just woken up. "What is it, Master Lewis?"

"Where is she?"

Mrs. Larson snapped awake when she heard Lewis' query. She briskly jogged to the bedroom door and looked in. What she saw scared her out of her wits.

Her face paled at a remarkable speed. She stuttered, "I-I was sure the madam was sound asleep before I entered my room."

Lewis' face darkened, and his eyes seemed to burn into Mrs. Larson. "That's why I'm asking. Where is she now?"

"I'll look for her!" She dared not dawdle. She searched all the rooms on the second floor and everywhere downstairs but to no avail.

Meanwhile, Lewis had already drawn his phone to check Josephine's location. She was in a dark place, and the image was shaking violently. He couldn't make out where Josephine was at that moment.