What Separates Me and You

Chapter 122 Left With Nothing

Before Robert’s slap could land, Lewis caught his hand.

Robert glared at him, his anger palpable. “Are you trying to rebel against me?”

Lewis’ lips curved upward. He started slowly, “We are discussing workplace matters here. Since we’re talking about work, let’s leave the father-son disciplining out of this. I am not only Alvarez Corp’s president but also one of the corporation’s shareholders. We are equals. It’s inappropriate for you to resort to violence against an equal.”

“Fine! Fine! Fine! Whatever!” Robert shook off Lewis’ arm. “Since you want us to talk about work, let’s talk about work! Now that the corporation is facing such a major problem under your leadership, you attempt to brush it off by quitting, and I will allow it! Even if you want to resign, you must resolve this matter and get the company back on track before doing so!”

Lewis’ brows raised. He smiled. “Alright.”

Robert’s rage flared even more as he looked at Lewis’ nonchalant smile.

“Get the fuck out!”

Lewis nodded, turning to leave.

His behavior was impeccable, but his demeanor was even more infuriating. He remained calm even though anyone in his position would have been riddled with anxiety in the face of that.

Either way, his respectful attitude was provocative in every way possible.

When Lewis had left, Robert fumed in the room for a while. He could not understand any of this. Subsequently, he picked up his phone to make a call.

The call connected quickly.

The person on the other end did not speak. Robert opened his mouth, his expression collapsing into a blend of complex emotions.

“What?”

“Hey, did you see the news about Alvarez Corporation?”

“Yes. Why?”

Robert fell silent. He found it difficult to speak, having not yet decided how exactly to go about

this.

“What? Are you regretting it now? Haven’t you been hopeful about this son of yours?” the person on the other end of the call spoke again.

“I might have been wrong.”

“So, what if you are wrong? It’s not like you can turn back now.”

Robert sat down on his chair weakly. He raised his head and gazed at the ceiling, his dark eyes shining with newfound determination.

“No, we still have a chance.”

“What chance?”

shares to you now, along with Lily’s. That, combined with what you already have in

“Oh, planning a merger, are you?”

him out of the board at the same

about Lily? Will she

sneered. “She’ll have

“Alright then.”

after that, an understanding established between them. Robert threw his phone onto the desk, closed his eyes,

was becoming increasingly arrogant, so much so that he would disregard even his own

car, his fingers skating on the surface of the steering wheel lightly.

his ears, and casually tossed it into

out of the Alvarez family mansion and called

was still by Mrs. Alvarez’s side. In the past two days, Mrs. Alvarez’s health had gradually recovered. Her injuries hadn’t been severe. After all, she wouldn’t have been foolish enough to jeopardize her own life, so her collision with the tree hadn’t been too forceful.

at her phone and answered the

hearing his voice emanating from her phone, her pupils dilated and her hands

to

couch idly, picking at the scab on her knee out of boredom. The scab had fused with the gauze, its edges on the verge of peeling off. She couldn’t stand the sight of it.

scab fell, but the middle of it was still healing. Upon the slight force she

pressed down on the gauze, taking deep breaths. It wasn’t until a few seconds

did you

she heard his

on

could only stare at

her briefly. Blood had begun to seep out from her ripped

he raised his head to look at Josephine. “Are you

nodded truthfully. She

sitting in the house all day

too.

and don’t move.”

retrieved the first aid kit, and returned to her

he even knew where the first

watched him silently.

and took some fresh gauze from within. Then, he wrapped her wound up again.

the scab to fall by itself, you hear me?” He told

still looking at

wearing three days ago? His black coat had long been dusted with

reached out and brushed

started when he grabbed her arm tightly.

her head and stared at him in surprise.

asked her, ” Josephine, if I were to be ousted from the board, my assets seized, and left with nothing,

you still stand

in shock.