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 as

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

for their

that

trickled down her neck and dampened the front of

averted her

his shirt were unfastened, 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

Eva started losing her momentum. She continued drinking robotically, but

were still five or six bottles on

sluggishly, taking a few sips at a time and going to the

up until it was

Everyone was sleepy.

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

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

who spoke shut up and remained in

in a partnership, and he and the others had come to a consensus to take the opportunity to maximize the benefits they could get from

bankrupt, no matter how severe the

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

strength, it was clearly impossible

attitude toward Kale was proof that he didn’t give a damn

without them, Lewis could have easily engaged new partners. The smaller enterprises would blatantly fight over the opportunity to establish a partnership

it bluntly, everyone had been through the

enterprises started

pet if it turned against him. That was the harsh reality

determined to watch Kale down every bottle, so he remained

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

only two bottles were left, he made up his

the bottles down heavily on the table. Before he could speak, he turned

sitting beside him scowled and

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

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