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.

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

the event weren’t exactly assistants. Most were specifically hired

drink for their employers.

and lived off that skill, so they could only take everything that came their way, even

Some of it trickled down her neck and dampened the front of her

and averted her gaze. She looked at Lewis.

were unfastened, leaving his collar open. He sat slackly on the sofa with a cigarette between his fingers. His expression

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

still five or six

a few sips at a time and going to

until it was

Everyone was sleepy.

morning by the time she finishes drinking. Chairman Alvarez, shall we call it a

rush? As per Mr. Wallace, we

man who spoke shut up and

he and the others had come to a consensus to take the opportunity to maximize the benefits they could get from Lewis during Alvarez

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

crisis now could ensure more profit for

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

was proof that he

smaller enterprises would blatantly fight over the opportunity to

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

started

was natural for an owner to replace his pet if it turned against

was determined to watch Kale down every bottle, so he remained seated, and the others could only follow suit.

she passed

peeved. Seeing only two bottles were left, he made

bottles down heavily on the table. Before

beside him scowled and scooted further.

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

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