What Separates Me and You

Chapter 172 A Hero’s Weakness

Lewis didn’t bat an eyelid. He glanced at her sideways. Although he was expressionless, Josephine felt the frostiness and warning from that glance.

Josephine’s lips tightened into a thin line. She covertly looked away.

“Chairman Alvarez, your assistant here looks like a student. Could she be a minor?” asked someone jokingly. “I’ve got to hand it to you if that’s the case.”

Lewis calmly looked at Kale Wallace, the man who spoke. “How can you tell?”

Kale was stunned. “Is she, really?”

Lewis chuckled; his chuckle was void of feeling. He said, “Given your abilities to drink, why would you need your assistants? It seems to me you guys can easily keep this up until morning.

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“Haha! We’ve aged now, so it’s better to watch out for our health. We can’t push it even if we can. Besides, we’re here to meet up, not for a drinking tournament,” said Kale. He continued, However, it’s a rare occasion. Where’s the fun if we don’t come up with something new?”

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“Well, you have a point. But…” Lewis looked at Kiran and said, “President Kiran, you said you were getting my assistant, but why this eye candy, of all people? Are you eager for me to embarrass myself?”

Kiran lifted a brow and replied calmly, “My apologies, Chairman Alvarez. I didn’t know you had other female assistants in your office. I only know Miss Vance. However, we can’t judge a book by its cover. Looks aside, Miss Vance must be capable, somehow, to qualify as your assistant. She might come out as a winner. Am I right, Miss Vance?”

Hearing her name, Josephine tensed up. She had never had alcohol before, not to mention competing against people like them. She would lose for sure.

Josephine didn’t have an answer and couldn’t have replied, even if she did. She could only look at Lewis.

She wasn’t the only one-everyone was looking at Lewis.

Lewis lit a cigarette and leaned back onto his chair casually. “What’s the bet?”

if we win. It’s not too much to ask for a five percent marginal profit increase on our side,

that case, should we even proceed

“Does that mean you’re calling it off, Chairman

replied, “Shouldn’t I be the one asking that question? Since when has boozing become a factor in business deals? Well, if I win, could you agree to

your

almost choked. “Listen to yourself. Every party expects a profit in a business deal; it’s just. a matter of earning more or less. There’s no reason for the deal to exist when there’s nothing to

big appetite, you know. I don’t intend on giving

wave of visible upset swept across the room, evident from the frowns and tense expressions on everyone’s

this bet and who agreed to

being unjust to me. I’m new here. How could I have devised such rules with these gentlemen?”

a man sitting on the leftmost chipped in, “Well, I think Chairman Alvarez is being protective of his assistant, shielding her from having to

Now that you mention it, it’s becoming apparent to me as well. Chairman Alvarez had been drinking with us without a fuss before she came. Now he’s turning on

as they joked around and didn’t retaliate. He looked calm, as though he wasn’t the center of

contrary, beside him, Josephine was perplexed. She didn’t know her presence would bring him such a dilemma.

didn’t leave in a fury

the chairman and I join you for another round of drinks, gentlemen? We agreed earlier

right. I almost

“Come, drink up.”

agreed over drinks, aren’t they? As per your bargain, I’ll agree to our deal with a zero percent marginal profit if you

knew what he meant when he

cunning old fox obviously proposed this dirty trick because he noticed Lewis cared for his assistant

lips. She stared fixedly at Lewis.

before saying, “You have exceptional taste as always, Mr.

work. We flew here from various parts of the country for this event. Can’t spoil the fun for

this: I’ll

stunned. He

already, Chairman