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.

word and proceeded with her task

the event weren’t exactly

for

could only take everything that came their way,

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

lips together and averted her gaze.

leaving his collar open. He sat slackly on the sofa with a cigarette between his fingers. His expression was indifferent, deeming everything happening around him nothing but a meaningless farce while he was an onlooker

the end, Eva started losing her momentum. She continued drinking robotically, but Josephine noticed her eyes

were still five or six

taking a few sips at a time and going to the washroom now and

up until it was 5 am.

Everyone was sleepy.

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

said unhurriedly, “What’s the rush? As per Mr. Wallace, we shouldn’t spoil the fun.”

up and remained in his seat.

he and the others had come to a consensus to take the opportunity to

go bankrupt, no matter how severe the crisis

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

weaker bargaining strength, it was clearly impossible for them

proof that he didn’t give

them, Lewis could have easily engaged new partners. The smaller enterprises would blatantly fight over the opportunity to establish a

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

enterprises started

natural for an owner to replace his pet if it turned against him. That was the harsh reality of life.

determined to watch Kale down every bottle, so he remained seated, and the others could

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

was peeved. Seeing only two bottles were left, he made up

finished both bottles without a pause and put the bottles down heavily on the

him scowled and scooted further.

groggily turned toward Lewis and said, “Chairman Alvarez, I finished the liquor. You’d better

the creases on his sleeve, and picked up his coat. “It’s morning. Let’s