Lahat ng Kabanata ng What Separates Me and You: Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 30
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Chapter 21 Blocked
"What's wrong, Lewis? Why do you look so out of it?" Sierra had been in the car for a while, but all Lewis did was sit there and smoke. He'd already gone through two cigarettes, and yet, the car was still in the parking lot. Giving his cigarette a final puff, Lewis chucked the butt out of the window. "Is your ankle any better?" He turned to look at Sierra. She made a face. "I'm honored that you still remember that. Thanks for your concern, but I'm still alive and kicking," she said sarcastically. She was still very much hung up on the incident as she had thought that she could make a big fuss out of it. How was she to know that it would be brushed aside just like that? And to make matters worse, she had yet to receive an apology from that mute!"I'm not in the mood to sweet-talk you. What do you feel like having for dinner?" Lewis massaged his temple, a hint of fatigue in his eyes.Sierra glanced at him in bewilderment after a brief pause. "Is anything the matter? Is it something to
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Chapter 22 I'll Pay More
Avery's smile faded. She gaped and grabbed Josephine's hands in hers. "I'm sorry, I just wanted to get you to come here. I didn't mean to block you. But since you're here, this means that you value me more than that asshole, right?" Josephine pressed her lips into a thin line as she stared at Avery pitifully."Alright, alright. I'll unblock you now. Will that do?" Avery pulled her phone out and unblocked Josephine. "So will you go to Playtime?"Josephine nodded without a moment of hesitation."There's a good girl. See, I've unblocked you. But don't go around dressed in your pajamas. This won't do. Hang on, I'll go get you some new clothes." Avery went and got Josephine a set of clothes, but they were quite loose on her as Avery only had casual, baggy clothes. It wasn't too big of a problem though, since Josephine pulled the look off with her height.Soon, Avery brought Josephine to Playtime on her bike. They told the receptionist what they were there for and were led to the advertisin
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Chapter 23 She's the Odd One Out
Avery was so angry that she laughed. Staring at Mr. Colson, she said, "Why else do you think I'm wasting my time fighting with Sierra for a lousy promotional video, Mr. Colson? Do you think I have nothing better to do with my time?"Beads of perspiration formed on Mr. Colson's forehead as it slowly dawned on him that this wasn't as simple as battling for a role, this was two women fighting for a man!Everyone else's gaze on Sierra became increasingly complicated, and she was on the verge of exploding from frustration.Banging her hand on the table, she stood up and pointed a finger at Avery, crying out, "Avery Green, is something wrong with you? Why the hell are you so hellbent on helping Josephine? What good will it do for you to go against me?""That's up to me! Who do you think will take her side when even her husband isn't helping her? Do you think that everyone is as desperate as you to wantonly seduce another person's husband and even flaunt it shamelessly in front of his wife? J
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Chapter 24 He Doesn't Want Us Anymore
Mr. Casio sighed. His heart ached for the young lady in front of him. Pushing the food to her, he urged, "Go on, tuck in. We don't want the food to get cold."Josephine wiped her tears away and forced a smile.She picked up a fork and ate hastily, stuffing her mouth.From Mr. Casio's point of view, she must have been starving for days.As Josephine wolfed down the stroganoff, her tears kept falling into the plate and mixing in with the food that she ate.The diner was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Casio, a middle-aged couple in their forties. They used to have a child, but the child had passed away due to a traffic accident.They ran the diner and did what they could by trying their best to help people who couldn't afford their meals.Josephine sat in the diner for the entire afternoon and stayed on until after dark.Mrs. Casio was quite worried about her, so she asked her husband, "This poor child looks quite pitiful. Has she nowhere to go?""She can't speak. I guess she's looking for a job h
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Chapter 25 Destroy What She Cares Most About
The tall, slender figure stood at the entrance with his back facing the sun, so Josephine could not see his face clearly. Her grip on the plate in her hands tightened subconsciously.She did not know why he would suddenly come looking for her. Shouldn't he be enjoying his time with Sierra now?"Are you done messing around?" he asked, sounding no different than how he usually did.She had been missing for more than half a month, and all that amounted to him was her messing around?Mrs. Casio was stunned and stood frozen on the spot, her gaze traveling between the two."Who are you to Josie?" Mrs. Casio questioned spontaneously."I'm her husband."Mrs. Casio's jaw dropped in bewilderment. This was not what she expected. She had thought that Josephine's husband was a slacker who bummed around doing nothing. Or a paunchy man who ordered her around, thinking he was all that.Never had it occurred to her that he would be such a handsome young man with a commanding air to him."Josie said you
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Chapter 26 Am I Filthy?
Josephine slowly reached out to scoop a handful of ash off the ground. It was promptly blown away by a gust of wind. She looked up at Lewis helplessly.But all he did was gaze back at her condescendingly, as though all he had destroyed were some worthless garbage, and that in his eyes, Josephine was no different from the garbage he had just dealt with. Her friends, even herself, and all she held dear meant nothing to him.She picked herself off the ground and signaled. "Why? Why do you treat me like this?"Lewis took a step forward and reached out to wipe her tears away, saying softly as he did, "These things should not have appeared here in the first place. I've told you to stay away from Avery. Why don't you listen?"She even had the audacity to bite him for these pieces of trash!"Am I not even allowed to have friends?" Josephine signed."You have me, and that should be enough. Why do you need friends?" His tone was gentle, but to Josephine, those words scared her to no end.She sta
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Chapter 27 Keep the Child
Lewis did not set foot into the bedroom the entire night. When Josephine woke up the next morning, he was no longer in the mansion.She stayed in bed and stared at the ceiling for two whole hours before finally getting out of bed.Although she had no appetite, she still made some oatmeal and forced herself to eat two servings of it. Then, she took the medicine prescribed by the doctor.At around five in the evening, someone rang the doorbell.She opened the door to find Lewis' assistant, Conrad Berg, standing there."Good day, Mrs. Alvarez. President Alvarez sent me to get you." Conrad nodded at her politely.Josephine's brows knitted together, puzzled. Conrad couldn't read sign language, so she did not sign anything."It's your birthday today, Mrs. Alvarez. President Alvarez said that you should wear the new clothes you bought yesterday."Josephine was surprised. She had thought that Lewis was just comforting her to make her feel better when he said that he would celebrate her birthda
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Chapter 28 Happy Birthday
The smile froze on Sierra's face. She struggled for quite a while before finally managing what seemed like a smile."I was just joking! What's gotten into you, why are you being so fierce?"The corners of Lewis' lips raised as he chuckled. "I was just kidding too."……People in the restaurant came and left, and still, Josephine waited silently. An hour passed, and then another. Still, there was no sign of Lewis.She rested her chin on her hand, gazing out the window at all the lights out there. One by one they went out, and the bustling crowd on the road dwindled gradually.Soon, the diners in the restaurant left too.The lights outside were slowly switched off, and in the end, even the lights inside the restaurant were switched off.The person who promised to celebrate her birthday with her never showed up."Mrs. Alvarez," someone called out behind her.Josephine snapped out of her reverie and turned around. It was the manager followed by two waitstaff standing beside her.The manager
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Chapter 29 Teach a Lesson
"I need to make a move," Lewis said as he walked away without even looking back.This made Sierra so angry that she almost jumped up from the sofa. "Lewis!" she yelled, but he didn't even turn back. Sierra was fuming. She had just been discharged from the hospital, and this apathetic man didn't even think of comforting her.Lewis drove very fast to the restaurant, but when he got there, it was already closed for the day. He sat in his car, staring at the unlit restaurant in silence for a moment before taking out his phone to call Josephine.The call couldn’t get through as her phone was switched off. Feeling annoyed, he took out a cigarette and lit it. Taking a few puffs, he threw it out of the window before driving back to the mansion.However, he didn't find anyone in the mansion either. The bed was still neatly made, showing that Josephine had not come back.Suddenly, Lewis remembered that he had frozen Josephine's card. She probably didn't even have the money for a taxi.
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Chapter 30 Take a Look
Josephine pounded on the door for a while, but she eventually collapsed and sat on the ground. The cluttered storage room was pitch-black and cramped. It was too quiet. Even the air was still.The overwhelming darkness enveloped Josephine, like countless spider webs wrapping around her, making it difficult for her to breathe.She crouched on the icy floor, hugging her knees tightly.The only sounds in the entire room were the sounds of her breathing and the beating of her heart.Lewis asked her to reflect on herself, but she didn't know what to reflect on. Was it because she waited alone in the restaurant for five hours, or was it because she sent Mrs. Jinkins home? She didn't know what she had done wrong.Josephine felt around in her pocket and took out her phone. It was dead and wouldn't turn on.Curled up against the door, she shut her eyes and covered her ears. Josephine pretended that she was still in her bedroom, just that it was dark outside.When she was six years ol
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