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.

disappoint his

people. To Darren's dismay, they all refused his

had agreed to meet with him was to mock

one, Darren

stood by him, not daring to

employees that used to comprise the backbone of the company, but none

gravity of the situation, squatted on the ground and ran his fingers through his hair

rejected multiple times pummeled his mind. He and his company were like a single wooden boat floating aimlessly on a

a storm broke out, the boat would be swallowed mercilessly

his mind was still a

the bad images slowly drifted away and

a beam of warm sunshine

at Harlan. "Let's go and come up with

was sure that he could make things work one way

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

the car and said over his shoulder to Harlan, "To

quiet. The road was clear, and the trip was

asking the servants

when he will come back?

difficulty getting information and sometimes felt lonely. She was constantly surrounded by servants and no one else.

They would only say what they were

It tormented Bonnie.

importantly, Mr. Xu had been gone for

and she

leave the manor. Bonnie felt that it might have

bothered her enough to make her lose

ask the servants about it.

to looked behind her and

and saw Mr. Xu.

thought she was dreaming. She rubbed her eyes hard

Xu still stood there, looking at

When he arrived, he saw Bonnie asking the servants about