Back to the Past: Breaking the Love Spell

Carlisle woke up sneezing. He rubbed his nose and muttered, “Wanda must be thinking about me!”

As if on cue, his phone rang. He was sure it was Wanda calling him,

Carlisle excitedly picked up the phone, but his smile froze when he saw it was from a familiar, nameless contact.

It was Sarah calling. Carlisle answered indifferently, “What is it?”

“Carlisle… I’ve made my decision.”

“What have you decided?” Carlisle was confused. He wondered what Sarah was up to now.

Sarah gathered all her courage and said, “I want to have a relationship with you. I want to be your girlfriend!”

After observing Kelvin for the past two days, she concluded that Kelvin had no redeeming qualities other than having a father who made a hundred thousand dollars a year.

Kelvin wouldn’t spoil her with treats every day like Carlisle did, nor would he text her regularly to check on her.

Most importantly, Kelvin’s looks couldn’t compete with Carlisle’s. Her roommate even asked why someone as beautiful as her would go out with Kelvin

In high school, Carlisle chasing her made her the envy of all the girls in school. Sarah missed those days terribly.

Last night, she had a heart–to–heart with Sienna. Sienna agreed that Sarah should be with Carlisle.

So today, she worked up the courage to tell Carlisle.

Carlisle was stunned, but then he chuckled. “Sarah, have you lost your mind? You should call your therapist!”

Carlisle… You…” Sarah’s eyes widened in disbelief. She couldn’t believe that such cold and heartless

words came from Carlisle.

“I already have someone I like, so please don’t bother me again.” With that, Carlisle hung up.

Sarah was with Sienna at a nearby cafe. She immediately burst into tears. “Sienna, Carlisle has changed. He doesn’t like me anymore. What am I going to do?”

“I think he’s just testing you. After all, you hurt him before. Think about it. If he didn’t care about you, why wouldn’t he block you on MSN?” Sienna held Sarah’s hand and comforted her.

Sarah thought for a moment and found Sienna’s words reasonable. “What am I supposed to do next? I’ve

never chased a guy before!”

“Treat him like how he treated you before!” Sienna sipped her coffee and smiled.

Sarah recalled Carlisle’s humble attitude and frowned. “I don’t want to be that modest!”

“Then I can’t help you. I’ve never been in a relationship before, and I wouldn’t stoop that low. Love shouldn’t come through humility!”

Sarah bit her lip as tears welled up in her eyes. They could fall at any moment.

Sienna sighed under her breath. “Maybe you should just give up on him. With your looks, you can get any

man you want.”

“Other people want me for my looks. I’ve just realized that only Carlisle cares about me,” Sarah said after shaking her head.

Some time ago, Kevin had taken her to a hotel.

He wanted to spend the night with her. Even a fool could see what he was after.

Sienna looked at Sarah with a complicated look on her face. She found her friend increasingly hard to

understand.

“Wow… What kind of car is that? It’s so beautiful!”

A couple of girls at the next table suddenly looked out the window.

Sienna and Sarah were also drawn to look.

There was a convertible sports car parked on the side of the road below.

A well–dressed senior gave them a disdainful look. “What a bunch of uncultured people. They don’t even recognize a Porsche!”

“Porsche?”

‘I’ve never heard of it. Have you?”

“Me neither. I only know BMW, Mercedes, and Audi!” a couple of the girls whispered to each other.

Sienna whispered to Sarah, “Have you ever heard of Poe?”

Sarah shook her head in confusion. Her family wasn’t poor, but they weren’t wealthy either. Her dad’s car was a 20 thousand dollar used Suzuki Alto.

The senior student nonchalantly remarked, “The price of this Porsche Carrera is 2.8 million dollars!” “Whoa…”

The surrounding students exclaimed in amazement.

Many of them pulled out their cell phones to take pictures.

“Oh my God, a car that costs 2.8 million? Is there really a car that is that expensive in the world?”

Sienna’s eyes almost popped out of her head. The price of the car completely overturned her worldview.

Sarah looked at the luxury car with fiery eyes and clenched her fists. “Enna, I’ve found a criteria for my future boyfriend!”

“Have you given up on Carlisle?*

“Could Carlisle ever make enough money in his lifetime to afford this car?”

Sienna smiled cunningly. “With your looks, it wouldn’t be impossible for you to snag a rich guy!”

Back at Carlisle’s studio, maintenance on The Legendary Tale was complete.

All previous cheats and scripts were now ineffective.

After downing a bottle of Chardonnay, Hank quickly wrote a new script and cheating software.

Carlisle was amazed.

Writing cheats was second nature to Hank. He was truly a genius.

The five of them sat in front of their computers and logged into their secondary accounts.

Heath suddenly said, “Carl, let’s name our studio!”

“How about Dragonaire? It means our future–a dragon soaring through the sky!”

Carlisle let out a smile. “Dragonaire is a nice name.”

“I’ll design a logo. Who knows, it could be a business one day!”

Hank grabbed a notebook and pencil and started sketching. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Carlisle’s smile indicated ambition, “Make it look good. Our company could go international one day!”

Everyone’s eyes were on Carlisle as he made that statement.

Hank’s hand shook slightly as he held the pencil. “Let’s get the studio off the ground before we make any big plans!”

Gold farming studios were profitable, but with so many existing now, the price of equipment and materials had plummeted. Plus, Carlisle’s high salaries made huge profits hard to come by.

“Hank, do you have to be such a killjoy?” Sean replied irritably. “Every startup needs a goal, right? Carl’s