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?”

said, “Oh, the terms must change if we win. It’s not too much to ask

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

you’re

boozing become a factor in business deals? Well, if I win,

on your side?”

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 gain. Chairman Alvarez, you can still profit even if you give up five percent, right?”

“But I have a big appetite, you know. I

swept across the room, evident from the frowns and tense expressions on

this

pointed his finger at Kiran. The latter paused before replying doubtfully, “Chairman Alvarez, you’re being unjust to me. I’m new here. How could I have devised such rules with these

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

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

retaliate. He looked calm, as though he

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

fact that Lewis didn’t leave in a fury said

join you for another round of drinks, gentlemen? We agreed earlier we’re only here to socialize and

I almost forgot

“Come, drink up.”

them picked up their glasses, but Kale persisted, “Business deals are agreed over drinks, aren’t they? As per your bargain, I’ll agree to our deal with a zero percent marginal

meant when he said to “send him back.”

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

lips. She stared

minutes before saying, “You have

here from various parts of the

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

stunned. He was incredulous.

you drunk already, Chairman