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?”

too much to

“In that case, should we even proceed with the deal?”

face changed. “Does that mean you’re

a factor in business deals? Well, if I win, could you agree to

on your side?”

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 even if you give up five percent, right?”

appetite, you know. I don’t

of visible upset swept across the room, evident from the frowns

up with this bet and who agreed to it. President Kiran, was

The latter paused before replying doubtfully, “Chairman Alvarez, you’re being unjust to me. I’m new here.

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

with us without a fuss before she came. Now he’s turning on us when she’s here. It seems even

silence as they joked around and didn’t retaliate. He looked calm, as though he

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

seemed influential, and the fact that Lewis didn’t leave in

another round of drinks, gentlemen? We agreed earlier we’re only here

I almost forgot about that.”

“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; I want your assistant

he said to “send him

old fox obviously proposed this dirty trick because he noticed

lips. She stared fixedly at

several minutes before saying, “You have exceptional taste

“We must talk about something else, if not work. We flew here from various parts of the country for this event. Can’t

Mr. Wallace. How about this: I’ll give you a 50 percent increase if

was stunned. He was

you drunk already,