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?”

win. It’s not too much to ask for a five percent marginal profit increase

“In that case, should we

that mean you’re

one asking that question? Since when has boozing become a factor in business deals?

on your

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 gain. Chairman Alvarez, you can still profit

I have a big appetite, you know. I don’t intend on giving in.”

across the room, evident from the frowns and tense expressions on everyone’s faces.

this bet and who agreed to it. President

unjust to me. I’m new here. How could I have

chipped in, “Well, I think Chairman Alvarez

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 us when she’s here. It seems even heroes have a weakness for the charms

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

the contrary, beside him, Josephine was perplexed. She didn’t know her presence

that Lewis didn’t leave in a fury said it all. They

round of drinks,

You’re right. I almost forgot

“Come, drink up.”

I’ll agree to our deal with a zero percent marginal profit if you win, Chairman Alvarez. Conversely, forget about the five percent increase;

knew what he meant when he said to “send

because he noticed Lewis

lips. She stared fixedly at

several minutes before saying, “You have exceptional taste

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

about this: I’ll give you a 50 percent increase

was stunned. He was

already,