A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

The thin man smiled as if he had expected Darren's answer. "Important people are not valued in your company but replaced by incompetent ones. I think that's funny and very wrong."

After a pause, he continued, "I'm with another company now, Mr. Xu, a company that values me. I'm sorry, but I reject your offer."

As soon as he finished speaking, the thin man lounged on the sofa, sipped his tea, and started watching TV.

The intention of his words was very clear.

The bald man did not say anything, but he did not openly object to what the thin man said.

It seemed that the two of them shared the same view.

The room fell silent. Only the sound from the TV could be heard.

Darren cleared his throat and said, "Very well."

He stood up and bid the two men goodbye. He then stepped out of the room with Harlan following suit.

The moment Darren closed the door, his knees buckled. He staggered and almost fell down. Harlan caught him and helped him lean against the wall.

"I've made an appointment with someone else. It's in an hour," Harlan said.

"Good. Let's go," Darren replied. Then he sighed and added, "They're right. There's something wrong with the company's management. But we can't give up as long as there's still a chance."

Darren waved his hand, indicating that he could stand without assistance.

He closed his eyes and kept leaning against the wall. No one knew what he was thinking.

Harlan looked at him and said nothing.

A few seconds later, Darren opened his eyes. They looked clear now and hopeful.

"Come on," Darren said, patting Harlan on the shoulder.

It was rare for him to have someone to accompany him.

could not disappoint

made an appointment with three other people. To Darren's dismay, they all refused his

that the only reason they had agreed to meet with him was to mock

By the last one, Darren had descended into a very bad mood, his face

not daring to say

an appointment with a few former employees that used to comprise the backbone of the company, but none of them accepted the offer.

on the ground and ran his fingers through

He and his company were like a single wooden boat floating aimlessly on a vast sea.

boat would be swallowed mercilessly by the ocean.

took several deep breaths, but his mind was still

reason, the bad images slowly drifted away and were replaced by Bonnie's

of warm sunshine into Darren's withered

raised his head, stood up straight, and looked at Harlan. "Let's go

he could make things work

better mood, Harlan breathed a sigh of relief and replied,

to Harlan, "To the manor." Harlan nodded

was quiet. The road was

Bonnie was asking the servants about

will come back? I'm worried about

in a big manor, Bonnie had difficulty getting information and sometimes felt lonely. She was constantly surrounded by servants and no one else.

to talk to them, they always responded formally. They would only say what

It tormented Bonnie.

Xu had been gone for a

she

the manor. Bonnie felt that it might have something to do with Mr. Xu.

enough to make

decided to ask the servants about it.

was talking to looked behind her and suddenly

turned around and saw Mr. Xu.

thought she was dreaming. She rubbed

there, looking at

a long time. When he arrived, he saw Bonnie