What Separates Me and You novel Chapter 479

Gradually lifting her head, Josephine stared at him in disbelief.

"Lewis."

Lewis' fingers paused. He looked up at her, waiting for her to continue.

Josephine's fingers grazed the box, and she tightened her grip on it. She stared fixedly at him. "What exactly do you take me for?"

Lewis looked at her calmly.

They locked eyes for a long moment. For the first time, Lewis looked away before she did. He took a drag of his cigarette, letting the smoke dance around him.

After a pause, he turned his gaze back to Josephine. "I thought you were willing to sell yourself for him."

He chuckled casually. "I thought you'd do anything for him."

Josephine's knuckles turned slightly white, and her eyes began to well up with tears.

She actually believed that he would change after going to such lengths to make her stay.

The truth was, he never changed. He always did whatever he wanted. He would humiliate her all he wanted if he was unhappy.

Perhaps she was wrong. A cruel person would never change.

Maybe what he cared about was never her but rather a man's desire for control.

He was like a child who wouldn't let others take his favorite toy. But when the toy was in his possession, he played with it recklessly.

She had always been his plaything.

Lewis suddenly stood up and walked toward the door. "Since you can't do it, don't resort to such cheap methods in the future. You'll lose your value if you keep behaving like that."

Josephine understood the underlying meaning of his words. He was degrading her.

She forced a smile. "Will you let Seth go if I do it?"

Lewis halted at the door.

He turned his head slightly. "With that mournful face of yours, do you think any man would be interested in you? If you want to please a man, you might as well learn from those prostitutes at Magic Cube."

With that, he walked out without looking back.

Josephine sat blankly on the bed. The rain outside grew heavier, the drops pelting against the window.

She absentmindedly wiped the tears from her face, then lowered her head to look at the items on the bed. She picked them up, put them back into the box, and casually placed the box on the bedside cabinet.

After Lewis went downstairs, he left Styx Mansion.

In Magic Cube, the waiter brought several more bottles of liquor to Lewis. By now, several bottles were already empty on the table.

Lewis was alone in the private room. The screen was dark, and only a few small lights were on. The room seemed eerily dimmed.

A beautiful woman walked over and sat down beside him. She took the bottle from his hand and poured the liquor for him.

"Sir, why are you drinking alone? It's not fun to drink alone."

Lewis glanced at her.

The woman picked up a glass and offered it to him with a faint smile on her lips. "It seems like you have something on your mind?"

Lewis took the glass from her and downed the drink in one go.

After finishing, he said, "Leave."

The woman didn't move. She continued to pour another drink for him. "I won't do anything to you. What's wrong with having someone keep you company while you drink? This is my job. As long as you pay, I can keep you company, even if it's three days and three nights."

She was the fifth woman to enter the room. Lewis drove all the previous ones away.

Everyone knew there was money to be made in this private room and wanted to give it a try. As long as they were allowed to stay, the minimum starting price was fifty thousand.

"Really?"

"Of course. Those of us in this business are here to make money. If I don't get paid, I wouldn't be here wasting my time drinking with you."

Lewis looked at her with a profound gaze and asked, "How much would it cost to buy your lifetime?"

The woman was slightly stunned. She wasn't a novice and wouldn't let this man's words cloud her judgment.

She didn't believe for a second that this man had taken a liking to her, wanting to marry her or even keep her as a mistress.

If she answered wrongly, she would get kicked out like the previous four women.