What Separates Me and You

Chapter 270 His Injuries Are Too Severe

The first thing Conrad witnessed upon arriving at the City Hall was the sight of Lewis’

wretched state.

He didn’t even have time to grab an umbrella. The moment he opened the car door, he rushed toward

Lewis and quickly supported him. “Chairman Alvarez, are you alright?”

Clearly, that was a stupid question. When Conrad was chasing behind Lewis’ car, he witnessed it

crashing into the divider, which almost gave him a heart attack.

Just as the assistant was about to call the emergency hotline, he noticed his boss staggering out of the

ruined car before forcing him out of his car and driving it away.

By the time Conrad was able to catch up to Lewis again, that was the exact scene he witnessed.

“I’m fine.” Lewis placed one hand on the hood of his car as he got ready to stand up. However, he

wobbled dangerously before collapsing on the spot.

“Chairman Alvarez!”

Josephine walked for a significant distance, dragging Quintin along with her. Finally, she came to a halt

and released him.

Then, she turned around to look at him.

At that moment, the young woman’s wet hair was a total mess, not to mention she was still drenched.

Water droplets continued to fall off the ends of her hair as she gestured, “Did you get hurt?”

Quintin stared at Josephine blankly for a moment before shaking his head instinctively. When he finally

registered what her sign language depicted, he quickly added, “Right. I’m fine.”

Overall, he was doing fine, save for the punch that Lewis had thrown at him. Even though that punch

might seem mighty, it didn’t hurt much when it made contact with his face.

Josephine noticed the bruise starting to form on Quintin’s chin, making her feel guilty. She had no idea

that Lewis would chase them all the way to the City Hall and start picking a fight with them like a mad

dog.

What confused her was that Lewis had seemed so uncaring and unbothered when Robert called him

earlier.

Jack soon caught up to the couple via his car. He wound down his window while hollering at thern, “Get

into the car, you two!”

Quintin nodded immediately before shooting Josephine a look. Then, he dragged her into the

car.

Jack brought them back to the orphanage. He had to drive for more than an hour to reach the location,

as it was quite far from the city. The area might be rural, but the scenery was quite

beautiful.

At first, Quintin wanted to use an umbrella, but he decided to get rid of that thought since he and

Josephine were already completely drenched.

“Come out, Josephine!” The man opened the car door for his wife while calling out to her. The

orphanage was his favorite place to hang out, other than the pet shelter he used to visit in the

past.

After Josephine exited the car, Quintin quickly led her into the orphanage. The courtyard appeared

empty, as it was a rainy day with no one lingering outside. Instead, everyone was busy with indoor

activities, hence the vacant courtyard.

The man led her to one of the rooms. He rummaged through the closet, only to realize that there

weren’t any suitable clothes for his wife.

Quintin promptly borrowed a set of clothes from Ellie Price, the person in charge of the orphanage. Ellie

was an elderly woman in her 50s, which meant that her clothes wouldn’t be as fashionable as the ones

Josephine wore.

“You can make do with this set for now, Josephine. I’ll buy you some clothes later.”

Josephine nodded in response while hugging the clothes to her chest.

Quintin quickly left the room and closed the door behind him, knowing he shouldn’t be peeking at

Josephine.

Jack asked him in a low tone, “Quintin, are you planning to let Josephine stay here from now

on?”

The man’s expression became grave upon hearing his friend’s question. He didn’t expect Lewis to

continue pestering Josephine despite having divorced her. That was clearly beyond his expectations.

At first, Quintin planned to leave Elysium with Josephine, but Lewis’ threat made him hesitate.

If that man ended up dealing with the Fowler family, Quintin would be the sinner who brought doom

upon his family. There was no way he could handle the consequences.

Right now, Quintin had nothing under his name. He couldn’t do anything to Lewis at all.

If Lewis wanted him dead, all he had to do was snap his fingers. Killing him was as easy as squishing

an ant.

“Quintin?” Jack called out to the man again.

The latter snapped out of his thoughts. “What is it?”

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“Are you still treating everyone to dinner tonight?”

Quintin let out a heavy sigh while walking to the banister so that he could cast his gaze at the courtyard

below. “Let’s postpone it for now.”

Jack nodded in response without asking for the reason. The incident earlier was enough to tell him the

reason, anyway.

He was still impressed by Quintin’s audacity. After all, that man did snatch someone else’s ex- wife,

infuriating him to the point of coughing out blood.

Jack decided not to continue the topic once Josephine exited the room in her new clothes.

Quintin turned around to look at her. She was currently dressed in a black down coat. It was at long

coat that reached her soles.

Either the coat was a few sizes bigger than her size, or she was too skinny. Josephine looked at little

chubby in that coat, so her body size didn’t match her head.

“Your hair is still damp.” Quintin grabbed Josephine’s hand and led her back into the room. Then, he

sat her down on the bed before he started to search for a hair dryer so that he could blow dry her hair.

Meanwhile, Josephine looked slightly awkward. She sat on the bed nervously, listening to the sound of

the hair dryer and feeling slender fingers combing through her hair. The sensory distractions caused

her to drift off into her own thoughts once again.

If she didn’t turn to look at the man behind her, she would have thought that he was Lewis.

Lewis was right. He did raise her.

His favorite activity was to help her wash her hair whenever he gave her a bath. After that, he would

blow dry her hair before styling her hair. A black hair tie had always encircled his wrist. since a long,

long time ago.

Josephine was the same whenever she gave her doll a makeover.

Then again, didn’t she eventually abandon her doll in the storeroom?

Quintin looked at Josephine from time to time as he dried her hair.

He could tell that she wasn’t happy at all.

It was just that he had no idea if she was unhappy because of Lewis’ appearance or the fact that she

got married to him.

That made Quintin’s guilt intensify. His marriage with Josephine was something that could never be

revealed to the public.

At least, things would remain secretive for now. After all, the man didn’t even dare to inform his

parents about the marriage.

After Lewis tracked them down in front of the City Hall, Quintin was starting to feel guilty and remorseful

for acting so brashly in the first place.

Not only was he being irresponsible about his own life and his family’s future, but he was also being

irresponsible when it came to Josephine.

Meanwhile, Lewis slowly stirred back to consciousness in the hospital. Conrad happened to be

conversing with a doctor at the foot of the bed.

The doctor explained, “Mr. Alvarez needs to be hospitalized. His injuries are too severe. He did. break

two ribs, after all. It’s a good thing those shards didn’t puncture any of his internal organs, or his

condition would have been more dire.”

Conrad looked quite conflicted. He knew very well what Lewis was like. There was no way he’d gladly

remain hospitalized at this time.

That man did travel all the way to the City Hall despite sustaining injuries of that severity. Now that

Josephine and Quintin got married, things between them must have progressed to a certain step.

Lewis would rather die than waste precious time recuperating in the hospital.

“Must he really get hospitalized? Can’t he recuperate at home?”

The doctor frowned as he replied, “That works as well, but Mr. Alvarez needs to go through regular

check-ups. Isn’t it even more troublesome for him to travel to the hospital all the time?”

“Well-”

Before Conrad could finish his sentence, Lewis’ voice rang from the bed. “Conrad.”

The assistant paused while turning around hastily to look at his boss. Lewis had already pushed

himself into a sitting position since who knew when. Right now, he was leaning against the headboard

while staring at him.

His complexion was extremely pale. Even his lips were drained of color. Traces of fatigue could be

seen in his expression.

Conrad quickly approached Lewis. “How are you feeling, Chairman Alvarez?”

The latter shot the doctor a glance, who immediately knew what he meant. Soon, the doctor turned

around and left the ward.

Once the door was closed behind the doctor, Lewis asked, “Where’s Layla Saunders right now?

Layla was Lily’s birth mother, who was also Robert’s ex-wife. She had caused chaos at Alvarez Manor

when Lily’s death was confirmed. However, she seemed to have disappeared after that

incident.

Conrad instantly remembered who Layla was. He replied, “She’s still in Elysium. The court

didn’t give a proper verdict regarding the case, so she’s currently enlisting for help. Her greatest wish

right now is getting the court to issue a death sentence to Miss Alvarez.”

The assistant looked puzzled. “Then again, why are you asking about that woman, Chairman Alvarez?”