What Separates Me and You

Chapter 173 Favor or Request

Josephine dared not get her hopes up because every time she did, utter disappointment followed.

He didn’t urge her to drink, no doubt. But he kept Sierra out of this altogether, didn’t he?

She sat silently, staring at her toes. Time seemed to crawl by.

Everyone was watching Eva as she drank. Her alcohol tolerance was indeed excellent, but she started swaying after downing five or six bottles.

She excused herself to go to the washroom. Staggering, she walked about a dozen feet away before squatting next to a dustbin, retching and vomiting uncontrollably.

Kale’s face darkened.

Josephine saw Eva’s condition and felt sympathy for her.

Shiftily, Kiran looked back and forth between Josephine and Lewis out of the corner of his eyes. His expression was incomprehensible.

Kale took a bottle and said, “I’ll go on while Eva’s using the washroom.”

They were halfway there, and it would be a pity to give up now.

He needed only to finish two or three bottles and let Eva handle the rest. Then, they would seal the deal.

However, he missed the glint in Lewis’ eyes.

He wasn’t familiar with Lewis and naively thought Lewis was just another businessman.

Those who knew Lewis would have known it would take inexplicable mercy on Lewis’ side to strike another deal with him in the future after things turned out this way, let alone acquiring the 50 percent increase Lewis offered.

It would be fortunate if Kale’s business operations could run as usual after this.

At least, that was how Kiran saw it.

Kale’s quite a heavy drinker too, but he had already drunk a considerable amount before this. He could take another four bottles at most, nothing more.

Eva took her time in the washroom and returned to her seat only after Kale finished another four bottles.

up where she left off without a single word and proceeded with her task as everyone else

present at the event weren’t exactly

for

that skill, so they could only take everything that came their

bottles of liquor as though they were water. Some of it trickled down her neck and dampened the front of her shirt, attracting the

and averted her

fingers. His expression was indifferent, deeming everything happening around him nothing but a meaningless farce while he was an onlooker and nothing concerned

momentum. She continued drinking robotically, but Josephine noticed her eyes were already closed.

six

sips at a time and going

until it was 5 am.

Everyone was sleepy.

man said, “It will be morning by the time she finishes drinking. Chairman Alvarez, shall we call it a

rush? As per Mr. Wallace, we shouldn’t

spoke shut up and remained in

take the opportunity to maximize the benefits they could get from Lewis during Alvarez

wouldn’t simply go bankrupt, no matter how severe the crisis was; it was only a matter of time before

the most of its crisis now could ensure more profit for them in the long

of weaker bargaining strength, it was clearly

proof that he didn’t give a

could have easily engaged new partners. The smaller enterprises would blatantly fight over the opportunity to establish a partnership with Alvarez

had been through the same phase. Aristocrats aside, most of

started small.

natural for an owner to replace his pet if it turned against him. That

bottle, so he remained

washroom, she passed out despite Kale’s effort to wake her

he made up his mind and

bottles without a pause and put the bottles down heavily on the table. Before he could

beside him scowled and

Alvarez,

on his sleeve, and picked up his coat. “It’s morning. Let’s dismiss. I