Back to the Past: Breaking the Love Spell



At that moment, Francis asked, "Boss, aren't you afraid that Yuriel will eliminate Alumni Network?"

Austin was Yuriel's son, after all. He had most likely come to talk because Yuriel had instructed him to do so. Brushing Austin off was akin to brushing Yuriel off.

Yuriel would undoubtedly take the steps to eliminate Alumni Network afterwards.

Carlisle was silent momentarily before taking out his phone to call Gareth.

"Hey, Carlisle. Are you asking me out for a drink?" Gareth asked as soon as he answered the phone.

It was very noisy on Gareth's end of the line. There was even the sound of cars honking. It seemned he was on the road.

It was Owen's birthday tomorrow and Gareth planned to get him a gift.

"I met Austin just now."

"What did he want?"

"They want to acquire Alumni Network!"

"Oh? For how much? Did you agree?" Gareth asked, interested.

"They offered 100 million, and I refused it. I predict that Alumni Network will face some hurdles in the near future."

Gareth sneered.

"They wanted to buy Alumni Network for just 100 million? Did Yuriel hit his head?"

Anyone could see the potential of Alumni Network. Yuriel was the wealthiest man in Riverland, yet he was bullying Carlisle due to the latter's young age.

After he said that, Gareth furrowed his brow and asked, "What do you plan to do if Yuriel does act against Alumni Network?"

Carlisle replied calmly, "I'd return the favor."

Whatever Yuriel chose to do, Carlisle would retaliate in kind.

Aurora Holdings still had 200 million dollars. If they invested all of it in a commercial war, they might be unable to bring down Evermore Properties, but they would at least cause the company significant damage.

If necessary, he could get Wade to stir up some trouble at Evermore Properties' construction sites. Even a worm would turn, after all.

Carlisle called Gareth because he would soon be leaving Riverland. He needed to inform

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"This is a minor issue. Let's see what Yuriel's next move is."

Gareth had been doing business for years, and his contacts in the business world were not to be underestimated. It was more than enough to deal with the wealthiest man in the city.

After ending his call with Carlisle, Gareth parked his Ferrari in the parking lot outside Pennmart downtown.

After a moment of contemplation, he took out his phone and called Yuriel. Although he didn't have shares in Alumni Network, he did own shares in Aurora Holdings, whose profits came from all of Carlisle's companies. Thus, Alumni Network's profits would determine Gareth's future dividends.

If Yuriel intended to target Alumni Network, he needed to give him a heads-up.

At that moment, Yuriel was on a call with Austin. Austin had just informed him about Carlisle's attitude.

Austin added fuel to the fire, stating, "He doesn't take us seriously at all. If we don't teach him a lesson, he'll think we're all bark and no bite."

Yuriel pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Handle it yourself. Just don't get into trouble."

Austin's lips curled into a smile.

"I know what to do..."

Yuriel didn't respond any further and hung up.

His focus wasn't on Alumni Network. Instead, it was on becoming the chairman of Thompson Group. The preparations were almost complete, and all that was needed was a spark to start the battle with Shein officially.

Shortly after he hung up, he received a call from an unknown number. He hesitated for a moment before rejecting it. He didn't answer calls from unfamiliar numbers outside of working hours.

When Gareth couldn't reach Yuriel by phone, he sent a text message instead.

He wrote, "Hello, Mr. Gust. I am Gareth, the former chairman of Scarlet Corporation. I have shares in Alumni Network. Please be merciful!"

Yuriel received the message and frowned after reading it. Alumni Network was not to be touched if Gareth had invested in it.

Yuriel immediately pressed the call button on the messaging app's user interface.