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

the event weren’t exactly assistants. Most were

for their employers.

they could only take everything that came their way, even if they encountered

it trickled down her neck and dampened the front of her shirt, attracting the attention of

pressed her lips together and averted her gaze. She looked at

fingers. His expression

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

or six bottles

at a time and going to

kept this up until it

Everyone was sleepy.

morning by the time she

per Mr.

up and remained in

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

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

crisis now could ensure more

the party of weaker bargaining strength, it was clearly impossible for them

that he

new partners. The smaller enterprises would blatantly fight over the opportunity to establish a partnership with Alvarez Corp, even if none of the larger ones would.

put it bluntly, everyone had been through the same phase. Aristocrats

started

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

he remained seated, and the others

washroom, she passed out despite

only two bottles were left, he

and put the bottles down heavily on the table. Before he could speak, he turned toward the dustbin and

sitting beside him scowled and scooted further.

Kale groggily turned toward Lewis and said, “Chairman Alvarez, I finished

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