"Yeah." Carl reminded him solemnly, "For this period of time, don't interact with him. Minimize any communication with him and let someone else handle the project."
Actually, the reason why Carl said that was not to help Lucas avoid any embarrassment. Instead, he wanted Lucas to keep his distance from Zayn.
In that case, even if a conflict arose between the Giblo family and the Lierger family, their family would not be affected.
"That's not really appropriate, right?" Lucas still felt worried. "Even if we stopped interacting as much, I still need to be held accountable to him for the project."
"What's there to be accountable for?" Carl disagreed. "He's calling for a shareholder meeting, so I'm afraid that he's going to withdraw."
"If he really withdraws, the project is doomed." Lucas frowned. "I've never accomplished anything in the past. I spent so much effort on the project because I want to prove myself. If the project ends up in a failure halfway, I'd be a complete joke."
"In the past, I would be really worried. However, things are different now. You're going to be married to Carla soon! With the powerful Lierger Corporation backing you up, there's no need for you to fear the Giblo family."
Carl continued confidently, "Mr. Lierger has always disliked Zayn. If he knows that Zayn has withdrawn from the project, he'll definitely be willing to chip in."
"But…"
"Alright, stop entertaining those irrelevant thoughts." Carl patted Lucas' shoulder. "The Giblo family and the Lierger family are rivals. Since you're going to become Daemon's brother-in-law, you should keep your distance from Zayn."
With a heavy heart, Lucas lowered his head in silence.
"You're so melodramatic and indecisive, you know?" Carl hated it when he acted like that. "Don't you understand the situation now? You haven't let Zayn down! He's the one who betrayed you by calling for a private meeting with the shareholders to overthrow you…"
"Dad…" Just when Lucas was about to speak, his phone rang. After seeing that it was a call from Theo, he quickly picked it up, "Hello, Mr. Naytr."
Carl snatched his phone away and put it in speaker mode.
"Lucas, I've already informed the other shareholders about your good news! Everyone's really happy for you. Listen!"
Immediately after Theo spoke, the voices of the other shareholders sounded from the phone. All of them were congratulating Lucas and urging him to inform them what the wedding date was. No matter how busy they were, they would definitely attend it.
Everyone was fighting to congratulate him, with some eagerly asking who the bride was. Stunned, Lucas took a while to return to his senses before blurting out loud, "What about Zayn?"
"Mr. Giblo went back to rest after the meeting, " replied one of the shareholders. "His complexion looks quite pale recently. He must be exhausted after Mr. Jombo passed away. Oh, right. He even brought his son with him, so he probably returned to his villa to keep his son company."
"Lucas…" Theo snatched the phone over and said, "I've told him about your marriage. He told me to congratulate you, and to inform him when the wedding is."
When Lucas heard that, his heartbeat quickened and he asked anxiously, "What else did he say?"
"Nothing much. He said that he'd like to tell you some good news!" said Theo with a chuckle.
"W-What's the good news?"
Lucas' hands trembled as he grabbed the phone. He thought that Zayn was referring to ‘good news' as a form of dark humor…
"Mr. Giblo increased his investment for our Pillere project! Since we don't need to accumulate more funds, we can kickstart the project earlier. When are you going back to Pillere? We'll meet you there."
When Lucas heard that, he was shocked. Initially, he thought that Zayn would withdraw his investment to make him fail horribly. Surprisingly, Zayn increased his investment instead.
Does he not blame me at all?
Even Carl was astounded. A doubtful look crossed his face.
What is Zayn doing?
"Lucas? Lucas?" Theo called out to him over the phone.
"Oh, I'll be leaving in the evening and will reach Pillere tomorrow." Lucas returned to his senses and said distractedly, "I'll call Zayn first…"
"Okay!"
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