Back to the Past: Breaking the Love Spell

Chapter 108

The call came from an unfamiliar number with the last six digits ending in eights.

Carlisle answered, and a deep voice came from the other end. “Is this Carlisle from Riverland University?”

Carlisle replied, “Yes, may I ask who’s calling?”

“It’s Yuriel,” came the reply.

“Mr. Gust!” Carlisle exclaimed.

His heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively tightened his grip on the “Galloping Horses” painting he held.

This painting rightfully belonged to Yuriel, but Carlisle had bought it first. He wondered if Yuriel would

confront him over this.

“No need to be nervous. Just treat me like anyone else.” Yuriel tried to sound reassuring.

Collecting himself, Carlisle asked, “Mr. Gust, what can I do for you?”

Yuriel inquired, “Did you purchase the ‘Galloping Horses‘ painting from Retrovintique?”

“Yes, I did, Carlisle replied.

‘Til offer you 500 thousand dollars for it. What do you say?” Yuriel offered a price that would be hard for

anyone to refuse.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Gust, but I’m not willing to

thousand dollars can get you a house and a car. Think

reasoned.

called, I won’t beat around the bush. I won’t sell

than a four.”

driver was a stranger, Carlisle

understood Carlisle’s implied figure of 4 million dollars. Being a billionaire, he wasn’t fazed. “I’ll sweeten the deal with another 500 thousand dollars, but you only

that, Yuriel ended

shipment of top–notch counterfeit paintings sold

over 200 thousand tracking down the batch’s distribution to various antique shops. Over the past three months, he had visited numerous antique shops across

was his last stop.

Harold

bought.

likely bought

in his

antique paintings, he needed land

developers eyeing the same plot, competition had turned

a particular fondness for Harold Delacruz’s paintings. This led competitors

landline phone rang, and Yuriel picked

other end said, “Mr. Gust,

darkened

and Cameron were in a taxi, crossing over Laguna Bridge.

river that crossed through Riverland.

the river widened, resembling the belly of a python that had swallowed a large ox.