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.

picked up where she left off without a single word and proceeded with

“assistants” present at the event weren’t exactly assistants. Most were

drink for their employers.

skill, so they could only take everything that came their way, even if they encountered people who would deliberately

it trickled down her

her lips together and averted her gaze.

on the sofa with a cigarette between his fingers. His

She continued drinking robotically,

or six bottles on the table.

at a time

kept this up until it was 5

Everyone was sleepy.

man said, “It will be morning by the time she finishes drinking. Chairman

rush? As per

up and remained in his

in a partnership, and he and the others had come to a consensus to take the

large enterprise and wouldn’t simply go bankrupt, no matter how severe the crisis was; it was only

could ensure more profit for them in the long

bargaining strength, it was clearly impossible for them to take advantage of

toward Kale was proof that he didn’t give

the opportunity to establish a partnership with Alvarez Corp, even if none of the larger

been through the same phase. Aristocrats aside, most of

enterprises started

it turned

watch Kale down every bottle, so he remained seated, and the others could only follow

passed out despite Kale’s effort to

bottles were left, he made up his mind and chugged them

both bottles without a pause and put the bottles down heavily on the table. Before he could speak, he turned toward the

him scowled and

and said, “Chairman Alvarez,

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