What Separates Me and You novel Chapter 122

Chapter 122 Left With Nothing 

Before Robert’s slap could land, Lewis caught his hand. 

Robert glared at him, his anger palpable. “Are you trying to rebel against me?” 

Lewis’ lips curved upward. He started slowly, “We are discussing workplace matters here. Since we’re talking about work, let’s leave the father-son disciplining out of this. I am not only Alvarez Corp’s president but also one of the corporation’s shareholders. We are equals. It’s inappropriate for you to resort to violence against an equal.” 

“Fine! Fine! Fine! Whatever!” Robert shook off Lewis’ arm. “Since you want us to talk about work, let’s talk about work! Now that the corporation is facing such a major problem under your leadership, you attempt to brush it off by quitting, and I will allow it! Even if you want to resign, you must resolve this matter and get the company back on track before doing so!” 

Lewis’ brows raised. He smiled. “Alright.” 

Robert’s rage flared even more as he looked at Lewis’ nonchalant smile. 

“Get the fuck out!” 

Lewis nodded, turning to leave. 

His behavior was impeccable, but his demeanor was even more infuriating. He remained calm even though anyone in his position would have been riddled with anxiety in the face of that. 

Either way, his respectful attitude was provocative in every way possible. 

When Lewis had left, Robert fumed in the room for a while. He could not understand any of this. Subsequently, he picked up his phone to make a call. 

The call connected quickly. 

The person on the other end did not speak. Robert opened his mouth, his expression collapsing into a blend of complex emotions. 

“What?” 

“Hey, did you see the news about Alvarez Corporation?” 

“Yes. Why?” 

Robert fell silent. He found it difficult to speak, having not yet decided how exactly to go about 

this. 

“What? Are you regretting it now? Haven’t you been hopeful about this son of yours?” the person on the other end of the call spoke again. 

“I might have been wrong.” 

“So, what if you are wrong? It’s not like you can turn back now.” 

Robert sat down on his chair weakly. He raised his head and gazed at the ceiling, his dark eyes shining with newfound determination. 

“No, we still have a chance.” 

“What chance?” 

“I will transfer my shares to you now, along with Lily’s. That, combined with what you already have in your company, should be enough to oust him from the board!” 

The person laughed. “Oh, planning a merger, are you?” 

“What other options do we have? The company needs to get through this crisis, and we can kick him out of the board at the same time too. I call it killing two birds with one stone.” 

“What about Lily? Will she agree?” 

Robert sneered. “She’ll have to. 

“Alright then.” 

Both of them remained silent after that, an understanding established between them. Robert threw his phone onto the desk, closed his eyes, and sighed. 

Even though he’d valued Lewis highly, Lewis was becoming increasingly arrogant, so much so that he would disregard even his own father. If he were allowed to continue unchecked, the consequences would be dire. 

Meanwhile, Lewis sat in his car, his fingers skating on the surface of the steering wheel lightly. 

A moment later, he laughed, removed the Bluetooth earphone from his ears, and casually tossed it into the storage compartment. 

He drove out of the Alvarez family mansion and called Daphne. 

At that moment, Daphne was still by Mrs. Alvarez’s side. In the past two days, Mrs. Alvarez’s health had gradually recovered. Her injuries hadn’t been severe. After all, she wouldn’t have been foolish enough to jeopardize her own life, so her collision with the tree hadn’t been too forceful. 

Daphne looked at her phone and answered the call immediately. 

Upon hearing his voice emanating from her phone, her pupils dilated and her hands trembled. 

Then, Lewis returned to Styx Mansion. 

Josephine was sitting on the couch idly, picking at the scab on her knee out of boredom. The scab had fused with the gauze, its edges on the verge of peeling off. She couldn’t stand the sight of it. 

The corners of the scab fell, but the middle of it was still healing. Upon the slight force she exerted, the entire scab came off, tearing off her flesh as it peeled. 

Josephine immediately pressed down on the gauze, taking deep breaths. It wasn’t until a few seconds later that the pain gradually subsided. 

“Why did you touch it?” 

She turned in bewilderment as soon as she heard his voice. Lewis knelt down in front of her 

and pressed on her wound. 

She could only stare at him, dazed. 

Lewis glanced at her briefly. Blood had begun to seep out from her ripped wound. 

His brows knitted as he raised his head to look at Josephine. “Are you that bored?” 

Josephine bit her lip and nodded truthfully. She truly had been that bored. 

No matter who it was, anyone sitting in the house all day with nothing to do would go crazy 

too. 

“Sit here and don’t move.” 

Lewis stood up, retrieved the first aid kit, and returned to her side: 

The fact that he even knew where the first aid kit was was remarkable to her. 

Josephine watched him silently. 

Lewis opened the first aid kit and took some fresh gauze from within. Then, he wrapped her wound up again. 

“Don’t touch it anymore. Wait for the scab to fall by itself, you hear me?” He told her as he sat down by her side after everything had been done. 

Josephine nodded. She was still looking at him unblinkingly. 

Why was he still wearing the clothes he’d been wearing three days ago? His black coat had long been dusted with traces of light-colored grime. 

Instinctively, she reached out and brushed the dust off his collar. 

She’d just started when he grabbed her arm tightly. 

Josephine raised her head and stared at him in surprise. 

His depthless gaze was locked on her face, and his voice was deep when he asked her, ” Josephine, if I were to be ousted from the board, my assets seized, and left with nothing, 

would you still stand by my side?” 

She blinked in shock. 

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She did not understand the meaning behind his words, let alone the reason why he would ask 

such a question. 

Was he testing her?