Chapter 226

Even without a phone, the school had newsletters coveting local news in Riverland, right? They wondered

If Sean had ever read one.

Austin was momentarily surprised, then laughed and turned to a nearby rich kid, saying, “Tell him who I

am!”

Before the rich kid could speak, Sarah quickly said, “Sean, this is my boyfriend, Austin.”

Sean sneered, “I thought he was-”

Lily tugged on Sean’s sleeve and whispered, “Austin’s the son of the richest man in town!”

Sean’s heart skipped a beat, and his eyes went wide.

“The wealthiest man’s son? Sarah actually landed him?

“Holy crap! Why didn’t Carlisle say anything earlier?” Sean groaned inwardly.

Sienna shot Sean a disdainful look and taunted, “What’s the matter? Are you chickening out of throwing a punch now?”

Sean was seething with anger but remained silent

Sienna was Sarah’s best friend. Sarah’s alliance with Austin, the town’s most powerful figure, gave significant influence.

More importantly, Sean couldn’t risk dragging Lily and Carlisle into trouble over a moment of anger.

Carlisle stepped in, saying, “Sean, let’s go.”

Sean nodded and followed Carlisle out.

Sienna, however, refused to let the matter go.

She blocked Sean’s path, taunting, “Leaving already? Not so fast!”

Sean looked down, visibly shaking. He couldn’t muster any bravado in front of Austin.

Carlisle asked calmly, “What do you want?”

With her arms crossed, Sienna demanded, “I want him to apologize to me!”

With a smile, Carlisle asked, “Did he hit you?”

“He insulted me.”

Sienna looked up and locked eyes with Carlisle.

Carlisle glanced at Austin and mouthed something. Sienna understood. It was two words.

She immediately turned to Sarah and blurted out, “Sarah, Carlisle insulted me!”

her

Sarah looked at Carlisle calmly, demanding. “Apologize to my friend.”

“What if I don’t?” Carlisle challenged.

“You gonna call the cops on me?”

This time, Carlisle decided to have his friend’s back.

When Sean was severely beaten last time, Carlisle had simply kept quiet. But now, he couldn’t stand by and watch Sean be mistreated again.

Sarah, feeling helpless, turned to Austin with a frustrated plea.

“Austin, do something…”

Austin narrowed his eyes at Carlisle.

“So, you’ve bought Riley Phones?”

Carlisle grinned insincerely.

“You’re well–informed, Mr. Gust.”

Austin lit a cigarette and said, “If you apologize to Sienna, we’ll let this go. Otherwise… your phone company might run into some issues.”

Sean’s eyes widened slightly, and he stepped forward, whispering to Carlisle, “Maybe we should just swallow our pride and say sorry. We can always pick our battles another day.”

With his hands in his pockets, Carlisle walked over to Austin with a smile and leaned in to whisper something in his ear.

Austin’s hand holding the cigarette trembled slightly. A cold glint flickered in his deep eyes.

Carlisle’s lips curled into a sly grin.

“Sean, let’s go.”

“Huh?” Sean was caught off guard.

He couldn’t believe they could leave just like that and wondered what Carlisle had said to Austin.

“Let’s go!” Lily pulled Sean toward the exit.

“Austin, should we stop them?” asked two rich kids next to Austin.

“Let them go,” Austin narrowed his eyes and said through clenched teeth.