Chapter 86 - 86

"Will they really listen to me?" Ian asked Marco as he looked at the list of people that they had gathered.

It was a list of all known associates of Manuel's family that had business with the Reyes Group. By the looks of the list it was almost every single client of Manuel's family business as well as several family friends.

"Use the number I gave you and introduce yourself properly, you don't need to say who you are, just who you work for." Marco explained as he handed Ian a phone.

"I can help if you need me to," Camilla said as she gave Ian a concerned look. "I need to learn how to do these things too."

"Okay." Ian said with a nod. "Let's just mark the numbers that we are calling so that we don't overlap."

"I'll go talk to my chef, I know your preferences, I'll have something that we all like made for dinner." Marco said as he got up and left.

For a few minutes, Ian just stared at his phone, something in him felt like this was the wrong move to make. 

"You know if you don't do anything, Manuel's family will continue to exploit people." Camilla said with a frown. "And if you don't act now they will come after you. We might have all of these connections but we still have our limits."

Ian closed his eyes and took a deep breath as he convinced himself that this was the right thing to do.

"I got it right, didn't I?" Camilla asked. "You're hesitating cause you're feeling guilty."

"We already beat him up and sent him to jail. Most people would be satisfied with that." Ian said with a sigh.

"And you aren't?" Camilla asked as she tried to understand how Ian felt.

Ian shook his head and dialed the first number.

"No, I'm not satisfied. The impact they had on my family was just too much." Ian told Camilla as the phone began to ring. "It was because of them that we were never able to recover."

Camilla was about to ask Ian something when the person at the other end of the call picked up.

"M- M- Mr. So, what can I do for you?" The man asked in a shaky voice, it was clear that he didn't expect Marco to ever contact him.

"This isn't Marco, but one of the new assistants to the CEO and the Reyes Heir." Ian said as he introduced himself.

"Sir, yes, how can I help you?" The man asked.

"If I am not mistaken you work with the Juans?" Ian asked as he mentioned Manuel's last name, Juan.

"Yes, I do. I've worked with them for years." The man said.

"I am happy that you are being honest with me." Ian said in a cold and intimidating tone. He tried his best to keep a persona over the phone, one that the man would fear and respect.

"I have no reason to lie to the Reyes Group or the Reyes Family, sir." The man said in a respectful tone.

"Good." Ian told him. "Stop working with them."

"S- s- s- sir?" The man stuttered. "You want me to pull out twenty eight projects from the Juan family's business?"

"Yes." Ian said plainly. "But not yet." 

"Sir, may I ask why?" The man said in a shaky tone. It was clear that he knew that in asking he was already endangering himself to the Reyes Group's wrath.

"It doesn't matter why, but for your sanity I will tell you." Ian decided. He wanted to paint the Juan family in an image that they would never be able to escape. He was simply repaying them for what they made the Lims suffer all those years ago.

"Thank you for understanding, sir." The man at the other end of the call said.

"The Juans attacked a member of the close staff of the CEO and the future CEO." Ian told him. "They also made sure that this person's family could never get up. They also have other illegal activities that will drag you down with them, all of these will come to light soon."

"Thank you for letting me know, sir. When do you want me to pull out my investments?" He asked. 

"In a week, we will call but with another number." Ian explained.

"I will wait for your call, sir." The man said as Ian dropped the call.

"Wow, that was easy." Ian said in a relieved tone. He had expected that he would need to argue with the man or that he would need to threaten the person at the other end of the call.

"It seems that the Reyes name and even just Marco's name instills fear into the right people." Camilla said as she took the phone from Ian and dialed another number.

"Hey, I was going to use that." Ian grumbled as she took a look at the long list.

"I can't exactly call them with my phone." Camilla grumbled as Marco walked back into the room with two paper bags.

"Why are you arguing over my phone?" He asked them as he placed the paper bags in front of them. 

"One phone, two people making calls." Ian said with a laugh.

"Then these arrived at the perfect time." Marco said with a grin as he pointed at the two paper bags on the table. 

"What are those?" Camilla asked as she placed Marco's phone down. 

"Your company issued phones." Marco said as he pushed the paper bag towards them. "The numbers of the Reyes Group executives and assistants are all unique. Most serious businessmen can recognize the number. The more zeros the more important the person is."

"So are we 007 or something." Ian said with a laugh.

"Nice joke, but no." Marco said as he shook his head. "Try using those numbers to call the people on that list. Most of them should know where you are from and that you are important. For those that don't then we will need to send a message."

"Isn't that too much?" Camilla asked as she inserted the sim into her new phone.

"No, not really." Marco said as he shook his head. "The Reyes Group and it's employees cannot afford to be seen as weak, especially the assistants. As it is, people question what our roles really are and look down at us. We need to show them that we are serious and that we mean business." 

"Will the CEO be alright with this?" Ian asked. "We are using the Reyes Group's name, the Reyes Group's resources, and the Reyes Family's influence for our personal issues."

"Trust me, if anything he will be more than happy to help." Marco said with a smile as he watched Camilla dial a number.

"H- h- hello?" The person asked nervously, making Camilla smile.

Ian wanted to laugh at how it seemed everyone they were going to call would be nervous to pick up the phone. 

"This is one of the CEOs new assistants, the Reyes Group would like to know if you have business with the Juan family?" Camilla said in a confident tone.

"Yes." The person said.

"Cut all business deals with them next week." Camilla said plainly as she imitated Ian's tone from the earlier call.

"Yes ma'am." The person said as Camilla dropped the call.

"Wow, that was so much easier." Camilla said with a grin. 

"I'm sure there are those that will question who you are and will choose not to believe you." Marco said as he took a look at the list. "There are some small companies here that we have never done business with."

"We'll convince them." Ian reassured Marco with a nod.

"News travels fast in these circles, you should know this by now." Marco told Ian and Camilla. "They might not tell people about what the Reyes Group asked them to do, but they will tell everyone they know that there are new assistants."

"I bet they will be so confused, a man and a woman." Ian said with a laugh. 

"They will figure it out eventually." Marco said as he shook his head. "For now, go plant the foundation for your plan. The boss needs something from me. I'll be back." Marco said as he left the pair alone once more.

"Well, let's get to work then.." Camilla said with a grin as she started to work on her half of the list.