Back to the Past: Breaking the Love Spell



Chapter 722

Christine pointed at the blackboard.

Carlisle turned to see a newspaper printed in color stuck on the blackboard. The headline read: "Aurora Holdings' founder, Carlisle, donates 14 million and ten thousand dollars to Riverland Charity Foundation in Aurora Holdings' name, together with its four affiliated companies!"noveldrama

There was an accompanying photo.

"This is nothing. I just did what I could."

Carlisle shrugged noncommittally and tore the newspaper off the blackboard. He returned to his seat and sat down.

In the back row, Ruby's eyes were shining like stars.

She poked Carlisle's back and said sweetly, "Carl, you're amazing! My father only donated ten million, but you donated ten thousand more!"

"Don't you think that I did that just to step on your father's toes?"

Carlisle took out the book titled "How to Win Friends and Influence People" from his drawer and continued reading it. The book was written by someone called Dale Carnegie, an expert on social relationships in the 20th century.

There wasn't much content, but it was deeply meaningful. The book provided a guideline for life. It contained theories about improving communication in social relationships, improving oneself, and numerous other human relations theories.

"That's even better! Not everyone could step on my father's toes at such a large charity gala. Did he look very angry?" Ruby asked excitedly.

She could not imagine how Carlisle had grown so much in a short time. He was now even brave enough to provoke Yuriel.

"Your father and I may become business rivals in the future," Carlisle said impassively as he read his book.

"Competition in business is to be expected. My father often says there will be conflict where there are people. In the business world, conflicts can be whipped up like storms, but they also give rise to countless chances and possibilities.

"My father even said that competition is a challenge and a catalyst to growth. It allows us to transform completely through challenges and rise through difficulties. It can make us stronger.

"That's why I support you challenging my father, Carl!" Ruby reasoned.

Carlisle only shook his head in resignation.

"You're a very supportive daughter."

What Ruby said was very reasonable, but she neglected to mention the cruelty of conflicts in business.

Ryan was a good example. Terrence had taken the fruits of Ryan's work and monopolized the market share of knockoff CPUs in the domestic market. The company had gone

bankrupt, which led Ryan to almost commit suicide.

Business wars were cruel. People could lose money and, in extreme circumstances, their entire fortune.

They self-studied the entire morning. When classes were about to end, Susan entered the classroom to announce the break and the beginning of the next semester. She told everyone that they didn't need to return to class that afternoon.

The students in the classroom cheered, but Carlisle turned to look at Wanda's empty seat and murmured to himself, "Time passes by so fast... In the blink of an eye, the semester is over. Will we see each other next semester?"

"Carl, Carl!"

Daniel waved from outside as Phoebe sat by the door.

She stared at the red mark on Daniel's neck and surprisedly said, "Daniel, are you dating someone?"

Daniel hastily wound his scarf tighter around his neck.

He was in high spirits as he said, "What do you mean by that? Wise people wouldn't plunge themselves into the river of love. They'd work on building up this country instead. My goal is to become a pillar of the country. How could I allow myself to be distracted by relationships?

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Phoebe curled her lip, and she said, "Stop putting on an act. I saw everything earlier! Don't tell me that you got those red marks on your neck from mosquito bites! Experts have said that this cold snap has destroyed at least 80% of the mosquito population!"

Carlisle walked over, holding a bunch of books.

"Daniel, what did you want to see me for?"

Daniel grinned and said, "We're on vacation now, right? Let's hang out with the other guys in our dormitory!"

"Where are we meeting? Have you chosen a place?"

Carlisle rarely stayed at the dormitory and didn't interact much with his roommates. The semester was almost over, and he felt that they should meet.

"Let's eat at A1 Seafood Restaurant. Shane chose the venue. He says he wants to treat us all to a good meal today, as he's been earning a lot of money lately."

Daniel looked perplexed.

"Why does he always manage to come up with ideas to earn money when I can't?"

Carlisle ignored Daniel. He turned and looked at Christine, who was putting books into her bag.

He asked, "Christine, has Wanda contacted you today?"

Over the last few days, Carlisle had asked Christine if Wanda had contacted her. He had told Christine about Wanda's escape from the rehabilitation hospital and asked her to tell him at once if she had heard from her.

Christine hesitated momentarily, then nodded and said, "I received a message this morning from an unfamiliar number. It had an account number, and I was asked to transfer ten

thousand dollars to her for an emergency. I didn't have time to do it because I was in class, so I asked Jenny. I'm guessing that Wanda is safe!"

Carlisle looked shocked.

He asked eagerly, "What was the number? Did you call to ask-"

Behind Christine, a young woman suddenly said in a small voice, "Christine, I got the same message this morning..."