A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Suddenly, the phone outside the house rang.

Bonnie quickly walked over and picked it up.

"I'm coming back to the manor tonight,"

a cold voice murmured from the other end of the line as soon as she answered. She didn't get the chance to answer because the person on the other end immediately hung up.

"What are you talking about? That sounds so sketchy,"

Bonnie muttered in complaint to herself, the phone still placed near her ear. She walked back to the study to clean the glass shards on the floor. However, she was still thinking about the phone call. 'Did he say he was coming back today?'

"Ouch! That hurts," Bonnie yelped when she stepped on a shard of glass by accident. She immediately washed the wound, removed the glass shard using a pair of tweezers, and then disinfected it with alcohol.

Once she finished bandaging her wound, she smiled at it and said, "I'm a really good nurse."

Then, she carefully cleaned the remaining pieces. She couldn't risk anyone getting hurt again from the glass fragments.

After she finished cleaning up, Bonnie made her way to the kitchen to cook. Even though she hadn't clearly heard what Darren had said, she was confident that the phone call had meant that he would come back.

"Steamed bass, vermicelli with fried meat, crucian carp soup, and mapo tofu… Ah, yes, everything is ready!" Bonnie listed out the dishes as she placed them on the table one after another.

"Hmm, it smells really great. Danny has no idea how good I am at cooking at all," Bonnie said, complimenting herself. She smiled as she looked at the dishes set on the table.

Darren's trip back to the manor didn't take long and he soon found himself standing in front of the door. His nose immediately smelled the food and he couldn't help but let out a light chuckle at the thought of the girl preparing a meal for him.

Upon hearing the noise outside, Bonnie went out to greet Darren. With a smile, she said, "Wow, Danny, you're finally back! You've been so busy."

"If I had any idea that you would cook, I would have ordered takeout before coming here," Darren teased with a sly smile on his face.

Bonnie huffed at his teasing remarks and angrily walked back into the house.

it!" she

"I do not want to waste

to the manor, but since he didn't want to feel awkward being the third wheel, he went straight

I've put the documents on your desk. I'll leave now," he informed

"Okay."

Harlan strode out of the manor

cleaned up the table and went to wash the dishes. When he finished his meal, Darren knew he didn't have time to rest, so he went

bring him a glass of milk. Admittedly, she was also a little curious to see what he was so busy

the study and placed it on Darren's desk. At that moment, she caught a glimpse of a photo of a beautiful girl on the desk. The emotions in her eyes were indescribable. Bonnie's face darkened once she saw the picture. Then, she quickly turned around

out to the yard and muttered to herself, "You big liar! You're a playboy! You're even looking at

something wrong. When he noticed the photo of an applicant at the corner of the

study to find her and saw her sitting outside with an angry look painted on her face. He quietly walked to her side and gently said to her, "This little girl

Bonnie pouted. She stood

her,

someone's resume for the company." He put the folder with the

of the folder. She was satisfied with that and tried her best to hide her smile. Additionally, Darren had always been cold to her, so she hadn't expected him to be so gentle today. He had even taken the time to explain the

does that mean you're looking for a new secretary? I happen to be free. How

let go of her hand

in her mind that she wanted to say to

I graduated from a university too, you know. I

out a chuckle. "As

back into the

but feel furious at

the Gu

document, his eyes filled with concentration. At this moment, it was as if the rest of the world didn't matter to him;

there was a knock on the door.

his focus; instead, he continued to read

quietly walked to him, knowing that he was allowed to enter anyway. However, he kept his mouth shut when he saw how serious

minutes later, Jacob finally