What Separates Me and You

Traces of panic could be heard in his hoarse voice.

Josephine’s eyes slid shut. She had no intention of replying to him.

However, she knew very well that the man wasn’t Lewis.

He wasn’t him.

She was already exhausted by then. As she remained trapped in Lewis’ arms while listening to his

strong heartbeat, she started losing her ability to think.

Lewis released the woman in his arms when she finally stopped moving.

Her eyes remained shut, but there were teardrops hanging from her eyelashes, resulting in strands of

her eyelashes being glued together. Her brows were tangled into a deep frown as well. More tears

continued to slide down the corner of her eyes even though she was already asleep.

The man placed her back on the bed before caressing her cheek with a hand to wipe those tears

away.

Time was always the cruelest punishment. Some people, as well as some things, could never return to

how they were in the past.

An adult could never fit into the clothes they used to wear when they were two years old. They wouldn’t

be able to do cartwheels in the backyard without a worry in the world as well.

Similarly, the person Josephine wanted to be with would never be able to return to her side.

Even if said person was already standing before her, he was no longer the person she wanted

to be with.

Lewis sat on the spot next to Josephine the whole time. There was nothing but a tiny gap between

them, yet that gap felt like a rift that was the size of the universe.

Meanwhile, Dr. Halliday stood at the doorway, not daring to enter the bedroom. He noticed how lonely

the man’s silhouette was in the room. It was rare to see him looking so dejected

and lonely.

Hence, the doctor left the room quietly as though he never came here in the first place.

It kept snowing throughout the night.

The next morning was sunny. The outside world was covered in a thick blanket of snow, whereas the

trees in the courtyard sprouted their new winter look.

Mrs. Larson and Mrs. White were in the midst of paving the driveway. They worked hard to pile the

snow in a corner to reveal the driveway.

Josephine was awakened by the loud noises of the shovels scraping against the ground. Her

eyelashes trembled slightly as she struggled to crack her eyes open.

As she looked up at the ceiling, a strong wave of disappointment and sorrow flooded through. her

system once again.

Fresh tears glistened in her eyes while waves of fatigue soon took over her body. Josephine didn’t

even feel like sitting up.

Suddenly, she turned her head as though she had sensed something. She was stunned upon

noticing the man sitting near the headboard.

He was wearing a black shirt. In fact, his appearance was already immaculate. He happened to be

leaning against the headboard while bowing his head so that he could stare at her.

For a moment, Josephine fell into a daze upon making contact with Lewis’ eyes.

None of them spoke a word.

She could no longer remember what happened last night. That man was still a stranger to her.

Even if he shared the same face as Lewis, Josephine couldn’t detect a trace of familiarity in his

eyes.

One’s eyes would always tell the truth.

Josephine quickly clambered from the bed while ignoring the man beside her. Then, she waddled out of

the bedroom.

Lewis followed her down the stairs. Both of them didn’t say a word to each other as they walked.

Mrs. Larson wanted to let them know that breakfast was ready, but she kept her mouth shut after

sensing the weird atmosphere between them.

Josephine walked past the housekeeper and headed for the main door instead.

“Um-” Mrs. Larson stared at the silhouette, which was about to pass through the door. Before she

trailed after Josephine, Mrs. Larson turned back to look at Lewis and said, “I’ll follow Madam around.”

“It’s fine.” Lewis left the mansion in wide strides after leaving the two-worded response behind.

Once Josephine walked out of the mansion, she looked a little confused upon noticing the white snow

covering everything around her. It seemed as though the world had completely changed overnight.

All she could see was white.

The sun was out, but its rays did nothing but sting her eyes. There wasn’t a trace of warmth at all

Josephine proceeded along the path, her footsteps crunching loudly on the snow with each stride.

Some of the snow seeped into her shoes, instantly melting and sending a shiver of coldness through

her body.

After walking for a very long time, Josephine finally noticed a cab that was about to pass by.

She flagged it down before showing the driver the address on her phone. The latter nodded, clearly

understanding his mission.

The cab stopped in front of the Elysium University of Finance a while later. After getting out of the car,

Josephine plopped down on a side block of the sidewalk, already clad in her down. jacket She

proceeded to stare at the school gates from afar.

Lewis’ Bentley parked at the side of the road, not far away. He gazed at Josephine, who sat on the

sidewalk through the window.

Having spent only a while out there, the tip of her nose soon reddened, followed by her cheeks.

However, Josephine remained there stubbornly while gazing at the school gates. She was afraid that

she might miss that person if she wasn’t attentive enough.

Lewis, on the other hand, lit a cigarette while leaning against the car window. There, he smoked slowly.

Fortunately, the sun still hung in the sky. It was able to provide a bit of warmth to the world coated in ice

and snow.

Someone was shoveling the snow from the sidewalk, thus creating loud scraping noises.

The students who walked on the sidewalk would occasionally aim a kick at a nearby snow- laden tree,

causing big patches of snow to fall from its branches and onto Josephine’s form

It was a good thing she had her beanie on, so the accumulated snow could slide down her beanie

The young woman continued staring at the school gates. Meanwhile, Lewis kept staring at her

from afar

There was a road between them, separating them from each other. They were neither close

nor far from each other.

Time gradually slipped away, unnoticed by all. The exact moment when the sun retreated behind the

veils of clouds remained a mystery. Soon, dark clouds took over the sky.

Snowflakes started falling from the sky again, this time in light showers. Soon, there was snow floating

everywhere in the air.

Josephine’s phone rang again. She fished it out to look at the screen. It was a message from Quintin.

She could barely remember anything about this person, but she got to know how her relationship with

him was after checking the chat history.

Since she didn’t get to reply to Quintin’s message yesterday, he decided to send her another

one.

“Josephine, it’s almost break time for your company, right? Where are you planning to go during the

holidays?”

Quintin knew that Josephine and Lewis had already gotten divorced, so she was currently living alone.

Besides, he had already requested his men to check her background. It turned out that Josephine

wasn’t Lewis’ actual sister at all; she was adopted into the Alvarez family when she was a little girl.

That was why she didn’t have a home to return to after her divorce. Perhaps she had nowhere to go

when it was time for the holidays.

Quintin couldn’t bear the thought of Josephine spending the new year’s holidays all by herself.