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Mr. Esparza chuckled and said, “What do you mean by going too far? Since we are discussing business at the dining table, drinking is inevitable. If your company can’t afford it, then don’t play!”
“That’s right!” Mr. Schultz sneered at Winston. “Just a few drinks, and Mr. Humphrey is already impatient? His temperament and determination are really incomparable to our Mr. Humphrey. No
wonder Mr. Humphrey can succeed, while you have to struggle so hard to ask for investment for a project.”
Almost everyone in Freybourne knew that the two young masters of the Humphrey family did not get along.
Reynaldo has always been the abandoned child of the Humphrey family since he was young, while Winston has always been raised like the center of attention among the stars.
In the past, when the Humphrey family still had a reputation and Reynaldo had not yet prospered, almost everyone in Freybourne spoke highly of Winston and looked down upon Reynaldo.
Now Reynaldo has become successful, and the situation has suddenly turned around.
How can it not be ironic when talking about it?
The world was still governed by power.
Winston tightly held onto the hand beside him, his face looking very pale.
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I saw unwillingness, anger, and patience in his usually gentle eyes.
He grew up in the spotlight from a young age, but now he is always compared to Reynaldo, which inevitably creates a sense of disparity in his heart.
I took a deep breath and smiled at the two bosses, “You have misunderstood, we do have sincerity, but our boss has always been considerate of the employees. He was afraid that drinking alcohol would harm my stomach, so he said that.”
Actually, our boss is also very capable. After all, Clicks Media is not at small company. You can really look forward to the results of our project.
“Huh!” I had just finished saying, and Reynaldo chuckled lightly, full of irony.
I ignored him and just picked up the wine, laughing, “Isn’t it just eight glasses of wine? I can drink, I can drink.”
With that, I looked at Reynaldo again and said, “Mr. Humphrey, don’t forget what you just said.”
After saying that, I immediately finished the first glass of wine.
The strong liquor entered the throat, creating a burning sensation.
I was quite grateful to Lavonne, who often took me to bars and helped me develop my limited alcohol tolerance.
I picked up the second cup again and drank it all in one go.
Isn’t it just eight glasses of wine? Just treat it like taking a sip of herb
soup.
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However, after drinking the fourth cup, my stomach started to feel uncomfortable. It was burning intensely, and my head was a little. dizzy. My throat was also throbbing with a fiery sensation.
I propped up the edge of the table, furrowing my brow uncomfortably.
In a hazy gaze, I saw Reynaldo blowing smoke rings, his cold black eyes silently staring at me.
Afraid that he would become impatient. I dared not rest and quickly picked up the fifth glass of wine.
Just as I was about to take a sip, my wrist was suddenly grabbed by a large hand.
Winston looked at me with a complex expression on his face and said, “Ralda, stop drinking. I don’t want this investment anymore.”
I shook my head and pulled away his hand, “No, I promised you and I must keep my word. There are still four glasses of wine left, I can’t give up halfway, otherwise the first four glasses would have been drunk in vain.”
At that moment, Anton suddenly said to Reynaldo, “Let me drink for her instead.”
Reynaldo smirked and chuckled leisurely, “What, do you feel sorry for her? If that’s the case, then why did you deliberately bring her along?”
Since you brought her here, don’t put on such a pitiful and hypocritical
appearance.
Anton frowned, wanting to say something more.
I shook his arm and smiled at him, saying, “It’s alright, Mr. Pruitt. It’s just drinking, I have drunk before, so don’t worry.”
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A hint of complexity quickly flashed through Anton’s deep eyes.
He looked at Reynaldo and sarcastically said, “I just didn’t expect Mr. Humphrey to truly despise his ex–wife as the rumors say. But, Mr. Humphrey, as a CEO, isn’t it a bit petty to target your own ex–wife like this?”
I lowered my gaze and looked at the swaying drink in the cup, with a bitter smile.
It turns out that everyone really knew that Reynaldo disliked me, even Mr. Pruitt knew!
Reynaldo’s disgust towards me, it seemed, had truly never been disguised.
Luckily, I was about to break up with him.
“Regarding her?” Reynaldo chuckled.
He sat up straight and calmly looked at me, “They say I’m targeting you, what do you think?”
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