What Separates Me and You 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 here . " When most of the diners left for the night , Mrs. Casio approached Josephine . " Young lady , where do you stay ? " Josephine shook her head . She didn't have a home . She hadn't had one since she was five . Mrs. Casio sighed . " Why don't you stay here and work for us if you don't have a place . to go ? We have a storage room in the back where you can sleep . All you have to do is wash the dishes and keep the place clean during the day . " Josephine was stunned . She looked at Mrs. Casio in wonder . Mrs. Casio chuckled . " But we don't make much too , so you're not going to get any wages . " Josephine nodded in agreement , and even though Mrs. Casio did not understand . sign language , Josephine still signed her a " Thank you " . Mrs. Casio looked at her dazedly . She seemed to look past Josephine to a faraway place . " If my daughter was still alive , she'd be around your age . " Josephine's gaze was downcast as she kept silent . They cleared out the storage room which had a metal bed frame in it . That was where they usually took a break after a long day in the diner . There Josephine slept in the cramped storage room , and though it wasn't as spacious and luxurious as Lewis ' mansion , she felt an inexplicable sense of security . She caressed her belly and thought to herself how nice it would be if Lewis didn't come for her and she could keep staying here until the baby was born . Lewis went home to an empty mansion that night . He looked down at his wristwatch . to find that it was almost midnight . And … the mute wasn't home yet . He went to the kitchen , and then to the bedroom upstairs , all to no avail . As he searched for her , his expression darkened . At the thought of something , he hurried over to the walk - in wardrobe , pushed open the door , and found Josephine's clothes still inside . His expression lightened up ever so slightly . He went back to the living room and gave his assistant a call . " Find out where Josephine's at . " " Has Mrs. Alvarez gone missing ? " Lewis lit a cigarette and took a long drag . With a laugh , he said , " She's enjoying a taste of freedom . " Lewis ' assistant could tell from his tone that something wasn't right , so he immediately agreed and cut the call . It wasn't difficult to track her down . All they needed to do was to check the CCTV outside Playtime to know in which direction she went . Then , they saw that she got down at the last station , and headed to the older part of town , so they knew that Josephine had to be there . Lewis ' assistant stole a glance at him and saw that his gaze was fixed on the footage . displayed on the monitor . His face held no expression . His assistant asked cautiously , " Should I bring Mrs. Alvarez back ? " " Nc . Freeze all her cards . Lewis shut off the CCTV footage and smirked . " Shell come back when she's had enough of a hard time . " However , things did not seem to go as he wished . The diner's business wasn't great per se , but still , it buzzed with customers after work hours . However , as they did not charge much for food , they did not make much . of a profit . Josephine was very helpful and diligent . Not only did she wash the dishes in the kitchen , but she would also clean the tables after diners left without being asked to .. Mr. and Mrs. Casio was very pleased with her work , and they even felt bad for not paying her any wages . Contrary to what Lewis believed , Josephine did not go back because she was suffering . In fact , she actually enjoyed it there . Mr. and Mrs. Casio treated her very well . They had their meals and went grocery shopping together . She had never felt this happy with Lewis . It almost gave her the delusion that she finally had a home . Mrs. Casio would teach her how to cook basic meals , but Josephine already knew how to do that . Lewis was an extremely picky eater who could taste the most minute difference in each dish , so Josephine was always practicing her culinary skills after marriage . She trained herself to cook everything to suit his tastes . Hence , after Josephine showed them what she could cook , Mrs. Casio was impressed . " Josie , you've learned to cook before , haven't you ? " Josephine nodded as she smiled brightly . " Not bad at all ! Seems like we've wasted your talent by having you wash dishes ! Should you be a chef here ? " Josephine waved her hands . She got nauseous at the smell of food these days , so she was worried that she might just throw up in the pot one day . Just as Mr. Casio was about to say something , Josephine felt her stomach churn . She immediately rushed over to a corner where the rubbish bin was and started dry heaving . She retched for quite a while , but all that came out was some bile . Mrs. Casio came over to pat her on the back at the sight of that . " What's wrong ? Are you feeling unwell ? " Josephine took a few breaths to steady herself before she straightened up and wiped her mouth . She touched her belly to gesture that she was pregnant . Mrs. Casio gaped in astonishment and exclaimed , " You're pregnant ? Then … Where's . your husband ? " Josephine pursed her lips as she took out her phone and started typing . " He doesn't want us anymore . " She did not think that there was anything wrong in putting it that way . She had left . for several days , and Lewis did not so much as send her a text message . Maybe he hadn't even gone back to the mansion yet ! He was probably over the moon now that she was gone . This way , he had not broken . his promise to his grandfather and was still able to stay with Sierra without a care int the world . Although that was all to be expected , Josephine still felt something weighing down . on her heart at the thought of that . Mrs. Casio was obviously angered by what she saw . " Is he even a man ? How irresponsible ! He's a bastard , that's what he is ! How could he let you fend for yourself out here ? How can you live like this ? " Josephine's gaze lowered . It seemed like everyone thought that she would never survive once she left Lewis . Mrs. Casio noticed her sadness and consoled her , " Don't you worry , you just stay here and be at ease . You've got great culinary skills . It'll be easy for you to find a job as a chef after you give birth to your child . You'll make enough to support yourself and your child . " Her words gave Josephine hope . She raised her head and met Mrs. Casio's gaze with a determined one . She nodded with a smile . She had already started to plan for her future , but two weeks later , Lewis showed up . at the run - down diner . When he caught sight of Josephine , she was crouched down on the ground washing dishes . Her grey sweatshirt looked like rags , and she had an apron around her waist . Her sleeves were rolled up , showing off her slender arms . She had her back toward him , and her hair was tied up into a bun , so he was able to see her bare neck . Josephine wiped the sweat off her brows and transferred the clean dishes to another pail . Her hands were still busy washing the plates in the sudsy and murky water in the basin . Mrs. Casio came out with a plate of pasta in her hands when she caught sight of a man with an elegant bearing standing at the entrance . She was somewhat surprised . " Are you looking for someone ?" One look at him and she could tell that he did not belong there . Such was his elegance and poise . Lewis said nothing and simply stared at Josephine's figure as she busied herself with work . But Josephine heard Mrs. Casio speak , so she turned around to look .