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 your company, should be enough to

planning

other options do we have? The company needs to get through this crisis, and we can kick him out of the board at the same time too. I call it killing two birds

about Lily? Will she

sneered. “She’ll have

“Alright then.”

that, an understanding established between them. Robert threw his phone onto

was becoming increasingly arrogant, so much so that he would disregard even his own father. If he were allowed to continue unchecked, the consequences

in his car, his fingers skating on the surface of the steering

Bluetooth earphone from his ears, and casually tossed it into the storage compartment.

drove out of the Alvarez

two days, Mrs. Alvarez’s health had gradually recovered. Her injuries hadn’t been severe. After all, she wouldn’t

at her phone and answered the call immediately.

her phone, her pupils dilated and her hands

Lewis returned to

idly, picking at the scab on her knee out of boredom. The scab had fused with the gauze, its edges

the scab fell, but the middle of it was still healing. Upon the slight force she exerted, the entire scab came off, tearing off her flesh as it peeled.

on the gauze, taking deep breaths. It wasn’t until a few seconds later that the pain gradually

you

she heard his voice. Lewis

pressed on

stare at

briefly. Blood had begun to

raised his head to look at

nodded truthfully. She truly had been

who it was, anyone sitting in the house all day with nothing to do

too.

and don’t move.”

the first aid

he even knew where the first aid

him

first aid kit and took some fresh gauze from within. Then, he wrapped her wound

you hear me?” He told her as he sat

was still looking

the clothes he’d been wearing three days ago? His

brushed the dust off his

just started when he grabbed her arm tightly.

stared

was locked on her face, and his voice was deep when he asked her, ” Josephine, if I were to be ousted from the board, my assets seized, and left with nothing,

still stand

in