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    Chapter 700


    The other older businessmen simply remained silent, excited to watch the drama unfold.


    Yuriel''s smile widened when he heard the chatter happening among the guests.


    He looked at Carlisle and said, "Aren''t you going to grace us with some wise words, Mr. Zahn?"


    The other guests at Carlisle''s table began to look annoyed by all the other tables'' chatter. Yuriel was the wealthiest man in Rivend. Why was he giving Carlisle such a hard time? Selena tore a page out of her pocket notebook, which had a speech draft written on it.


    She passed it to Carlisle and said, "Mr. Zahn, you can use this as a guideline."


    It was Carlisle''s first time joining a g with other businessmen, and since Yuriel was also present, Selena was worried that Carlisle wouldn''t be able to keep up. Thus, she had already drafted some responses while Yuriel had been speaking.


    "Why should I have to exin myself to them?" Carlisle asked coldly, quoting a book from his past life.


    He stood from his seat and walked towards the tform with his cheque in hand. He had no idea how shocking his words were for the crowd to hear.


    They thought he was arrogant, reckless, cocky, domineering, and unreasonable.


    He seemed to be standing on top of the business world at that very moment. Even Selena, who had witnessed many legends in the business world, was taken aback.


    She had witnessed the wealthiest man in Rivend and the richest man in the countrye to the forefront. She had even seen the wealthiest man in the world during the international business conference that Forbes had organized in 2003, but she had never encountered a businessman as cocky and confident as Carlisle. After all, none of them could guarantee that they would never need help from anyone else.


    "Damn. Carlisle really knows how to hold his ground," Sean murmured as he stared at Carlisle with a burning gaze.


    He felt his passion begin to light up in his veins. Who cared about Austin? Who gave a damn about Yuriel? Did either of them really think Carlisle was that easy to pick on?


    "Carlisle is so cool!"


    Even though Lily and Christine were Carlisle''s high school ssmates and friends, they also blushed after witnessing Carlisle''s confidence.


    Back in high school, Carlisle had been so poor that he refused to buy any new clothes so he could have money to impress Sarah with. It had only been four months since they passed the college entrance exam, and yet Carlisle had already be bold enough to look down on all the major businessmen in Rivend.


    "There''s no need to be so cocky in front of us. If he really has the guts, he''ll say that on stage in front of everybody," Gareth said at an unfortunate time.


    Hank red at Gareth and said, "Easier said than done!"


    At that very moment, Carlisle had stepped onstage.


    Yuriel announced into the microphone, "I believe most of you here have already heard about Mr. Zahn, but I also believe some of you have never met or even heard of him. Allow me to introduce you all to the CEO of Aurora Holdings, Carlisle Zahn! He''s also a freshman at Rivend University!"


    Some people in the crowd began to p. However, not many of them were enthusiastic about it.


    Those sitting at Gareth''s table were pping. Bob pped as well. Lethan, Shania, and Luna were also pping for him. Even Queenie began to p after hesitating for a moment. Zachary nced at her but didn''t say anything. Sarah folded her arms over her chest and subtly smiled.


    She murmured to herself, "Carlisle, Carlisle. Your sad little ego is probably shriveling up to a husk right now."


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